The big World Cup final of France v Croatia is dominating the top trending topics lists on Weibo today, with one particular moment during the game attracting the attention of Chinese netizens, which is when one man in the audience was spotted waving a Chinese flag.
The still was posted on Weibo by a popular micro-blogger (@大锅只是喝醉) who only wrote: “This dude..”
Within ten hours after the Chinese flag man post was published, it received more than 22,000 shares, 148,000 likes and more than 20,000 comments.
“At least the flag made it!” a popular comment says.
The Chinese team was not qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The PRC has only once participated in the World Cup, in 2002, and scored zero goals.
Despite the lack of a strong team, China has great ambitions when it comes to soccer. The Chinese soccer dream is such a priority that the National Development and Reform Commission, Chinese Football Association, and the Sports Bureau and Ministry of Education have set out a visionary plan to produce one of the world’s strongest soccer teams by 2050.
Besides great ambitions, China also has a big soccer fanbase.
The Chinese man spotted at the game apparently was not the only Chinese national waving the flag.
“I can tell you that I went to the game and also carried the [Chinese] flag. Many people did,” one soccer fan posted, publishing a photo taken on Sunday at the game.
Other Chinese soccer fans posted similar photos.
“The national team might be late to the party, but we made it,” some joked: “We will keep dreaming on!”
By Manya Koetse
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