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Beijing: Right into the World Cup craze

China.org.cn, June 27, 2014

• World Cup in my heart: an unforgettable souvenir

  Name: Hsienlai Deng Age: 24 Occupation: master candidate

  The photo shows Hsienlai Deng holding the World Cup souvenir dating back to 2010 when he was an exchange student in Russia. "I watched the game with foreign friends on a grassland near the Lake Seliger, Tverskaya Oblast in middle Russia. It was a souvenir given out by the McDonalds. Bottom of the souvenir, the engraved numbers 1978 and 1986 represent the championship of Argentina."
  
  

  The statue is a FIFA World Cup on the land of Argentina, different people carrying the cup. But in that competition, Argentina was defeated by Germany.

  Starting watching World Cup at the age of eight under the influence of his soccer fan father, Deng says he is strongly affected by the spirit of sports in Beijing.

  World Cup in my heart: soccer ball video games

   

  Name: Pei Xinyan Age: 27 Occupation: PhD candidate

  The Photo shows Pei Xinyan dressed in his FIFA World Cup T-shirt and FC Bayern Scarf. Fond of watching soccer games since his middle school years, Pei says the World Cup has marked different stages of his school life. However, Pei doesn't play soccer ball. It is the virtual soccer ball video games on the computer that make him become a big fan for World Cup.
  
  

  Pei started playing the PES (a virtual soccer ball video game) in the year of 2003, and has since become a skilled player. "During the World Cup, I would play as the exact combating teams before the real game to predict the results," says Pei. "This can really add to my watching experience."

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