Which country won the 2022 Football World Cup?
If your answer is Argentina, then it is correct but there was another country that won the world cup without even playing a single match. And that country is China.
The following has been taken from the timeline of Kannan V Menon;
"10 ways in which China quietly worked behind the scenes at the Qatar World Cup...
One: World cup buildings got green electricity from a next generation power station which harvests only solar energy, built by the Power Construction Corporation of China.
Two: People were taken where they need to go in a fleet of 888 fully electric buses, made by Yutong Bus, a Chinese firm that has quietly become, as far as I can tell, the world’s biggest bus maker.
Three: The main stadium was built by China Railway Construction Corporation: that’s the firm that pops up in Africa and Europe and around the planet, known for its extraordinary ability to create infrastructure in difficult environments.
Four: What’s a sporting event without souvenir merchandise? It’s estimated that almost 70 per cent of World Cup related goods, from footballs to flags to jerseys to whistles, came from a single location in China, a southeastern city called Yiwu.
Five: A purpose-built extra-large reservoir provided clean drinking water for sports people and fans. It was constructed by Gezhouba Group, from Wuhan.
Six: The stadium-building operations needed huge amounts of heavy equipment, from massive earth movers to cranes – nearly 100 of these were supplied by China’s Sany Heavy Industry, one of the world’s biggest construction firms.
Seven: The most innovative venue was Qatar’s Stadium 974, which can be disassembled and reassembled anywhere. Designed by a Spanish architect, the 974 building blocks were made by China International Marine Containers.
Eight: Notice all the LED floodlights everywhere? They came from the Unilumin Group of China.
Nine: Most people say airconditioners are a must for survival in that environment – and China’s Midea Co supplied 2,500 aircons for the event.
Ten: Last but not least, this was the most expensive sporting event in world history, and needed a lot of support from businesses.
Nineteen China firms signed up to sponsor the event, of course with advertisements.
We are nowhere in their league yet.
There is a lot to be done - quietly and with immense national will, laser like focus, indomitable Indian spirit and most of all, sheer hard work!
Work Hard India
