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Chinese companies see surge in demand for FIFA World Cup merchandise

4 May 2026, 10:34 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
Chinese companies see surge in demand for FIFA World Cup merchandise
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

There's still more than a month to go before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in North America. But in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu — a global trade hub for small commodities — merchants are already seeing a surge in demand for tournament merchandise.