5 countries who will be footballing superpowers in the next decade

5) China

There is a lot of money being pumped into Chinese football

It is admittedly fairly presumptuous to put down China in a list that includes countries that already have a host of exciting young footballing talent, but the fact is that their increasing financial and political investment in football cannot be ignored.

The Chinese government and their most wealthy businessmen have, in recent times, been pumping money into the European game and have recently taken over Inter Milan, one of Europe’s most prestigious clubs. AC Milan, the 7-time European champions are in line too and China has also made significant investment in clubs in the Premier League and La Liga.

There are extremely serious about this foray in football, and plans are already underway to have serious partnerships with the best clubs in the world to conduct training sessions and build academies in their country.

China is looking to host the 2026 World Cup, and all of this could well be their grand plan of putting out a competitive team out in that tournament, should they be chosen as hosts. With the full backing of their government and their wealthiest businessmen, China could be on a steep ascent to the top of the world footballing pyramid.