Footballs manufactured in Haimen district in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo/ntfabu.com] 

Orders for footballs at Nantong Winner Sports Goods Co Ltd in Haimen district in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province have increased 50 percent year-on-year during the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 

Winner Sports has received over 1 million orders from countries including Dubai, South Korea, Israeli, the United States and Italy. 

The combined annual output value of football enterprises in the district this year currently stands at more than 200 million yuan ($189.75 million), with tens of millions of footballs sold to countries around the world, according to authorities.