足球在中国：如何预测世界杯冠军？🧸📊 How to Predict the World Cup Winner? | Day 3

A small city in China predicts the World Cup winner better than most experts. Welcome to the Yiwu Index. China didn't qualify for the World Cup. But a factory town on the eastern coast — Yiwu, the "world's supermarket" — has become the most unlikely oracle of tournament outcomes. How? By reading the orders. In this episode: What is the Yiwu Index? How do 150,000 jersey orders reveal who will win? Why does a factory boss who never watches football know the champion before kickoff? And what does this phenomenon say about China's role in the world economy — manufacturer for everyone, brand owner for no one? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Chapters ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 — The most accurate World Cup predictor 5:11 — Yiwu: the world's supermarket 7:27 — The Yiwu Index explained 10:27 — Orders as data — 150,000 jerseys 11:51 — OEM: made in China, owned by whom? 16:19 — Next episode teaser ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Vocabulary ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 义乌 (Yī wù) — Yiwu, the global small-commodity hub 指数 (zhǐ shù) — index, indicator 预测 (yù cè) — to predict, prediction 订单 (dìng dān) — order (for goods) 代工 (dài gōng) — OEM, contract manufacturing ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Subscribe ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Like, subscribe, and hit the bell — new episodes daily during the World Cup!