China scores World Cup goal with its products

　　The 2014 FIFA World Cup is just two days away. Although China has failed to qualify for the worldwide soccer carnival, the country's stamp is on most of soccer fan apparel and souvenirs that are available in Brazil.

　　But if you think that's all China has to offer, think again. Fuleco, the mascot of this year's game, was actually manufactured by Kayford Holdings Ltd, a Chinese company based in Hangzhou, Jiangsu province. The company is the official licensee of 'FIFA 2014 Brazil World Cup' for plush mascot, mascot 3D figurines, key chains, party products and car accessories.

　　Brazuca, the official match ball, is also made in China. And then there are the urban EMU trains in Brazil, official live scoreboards and solar panels set to power the stadiums in Brazil. China's Yingli Green Energy Holding Co has become one of the eight sponsors of the world's most widely watched sporting event.

　　The list can go on and on. But here we have picked only some of the products that will shine at the upcoming event.

　　Adidas Brazuca

　　Official match ball was developed by a Chinese company in Shenzhen, with its testing taking place worldwide by several football clubs and associations ahead of its launch for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

　　Italy's Ciro Immobile (R) fights for the ball with Fluminense's Jean during a friendly soccer match ahead of the 2014 World Cup at the Cidadania stadium in Volta Redonda, June 8, 2014. The match ball was developed in China. [Photo / Agencies]

　　Fuleco

　　Tatu-bola, an armadillo that defends itself from predators by rolling up into a ball, was chosen as the official mascot by FIFA in September 2012. After the draft paper design by Brazil, it was actually manufactured by Kayford Holdings Ltd, a Chinese company based in Hangzhou which as the offical licensee has the right to set prices for the plush mascots and other related products.

　　Fuleco, with its message of environmental concerns, the ecology and the sport, turned out to be very popular with football teams around the world.

　　The World Cup

　　Commemorative and standard editions of the World Cup have been made by Dongguan Wagon Giftware Co Ltd, a leading manufacturer in the gifting/premium services industries.

　　A five-meter World Cup is on display in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, June 7, 2014. [Photo / IC]

　　Live score board

　　Three Chinese companies, among other firms worldwide, were chosen as the suppliers of the live scoreboards at several stadiums in Brazil. Two of them are situated at Shenzhen, one in Central China's Changsha, Hunan province.

　　A live scoreboard for the 2002 World Cup is pictured during a semi-final match in Japan, June 21, 2002. [Photo / CFP]

　　Solar panels

　　China's Yingli Green Energy Holding Co has become one of the eight sponsors - and the only Chinese company - of the world's most widely watched sporting event. Yingli has provided 27 sets of solar panels to power all stadium lighting masts in the host cities of the World Cup. It has also installed solar power stations in the media centers.

　　A Chinese worker manufactures solar panels at the plant of Yingli Solar in Tianjin, China, March 12, 2013. [Photo / IC]

　　National flags for fans

　　International businessmen have been busy importing fan flags for the upcoming World Cup, mostly from the Yiwu International Trade City. Statistics from the Yiwu customs office show that sporting goods shipped to Brazil were worth $1.25 million in the first quarter, up 41.7 percent from a year earlier. Total exports from the township stood at $64.2 million in the same period, growing 15.8 percent year-on-year.

　　A businessman chooses flags for the coming World Cup in Brazil at the Yiwu International Trade City. [Photo / Asianewsphoto]

　　Scarves

　　Along with other fan accessories, scarves available in the Brazilian market are mostly from China. And they are affordable.

　　A female worker examines fan scarves of Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Portugal produced for the 2014 Brazil World Cup at a manufacturing factory in Lin'An city, East China's Zhejiang province, April 26, 2014. [Photo / IC]

　　Wigs

　　China-made wigs have become a great catch of worldwide soccer fans and a best-seller in the Yiwu International Trade City, the world's largest small commodity wholesale market in East China's Zhejiang province.

　　A staff worker of a Chinese company in Shandong province shows bright-colored wigs prepared for the upcoming World Cup, May 24, 2014. [Photo / IC]