On June 11, a Douyin clip went viral as a Chinese soccer fan got emotional at the opening ceremony. Filming himself from the stands alongside other international fans, he shouted with tears and despair: “When will our national flag fly in the World Cup stadium?…”
His grief echoes what many other fans feel watching yet another World Cup without their own team. What his phone doesn’t show is the irony of the moment: the replay he is watching runs…
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