Don't give it to countries where the money should definitely be diverted elsewhere
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The World Cup is shit.
Fact.
Fact.
Cos of the planes. They couldn't fly in then.
Japan was absolutely phenomenal. The Japanese were great hosts; I am reduced to tears of happiness when I think of wearing a green wig in Niigata! Or chanting Aaarunando in Shibuya.
Oncy you sound like the unworldly Americans which you frequently decry.
Oh and US 94 was brilliant too.
Oncy you sound like the unworldly Americans which you frequently decry.
Oh and US 94 was brilliant too.
I suspect there's no-one at FIFA bright enough to suggest they play the games in the middle of the night, local time, when the temperature drops to a more manageable 30 degrees and would make the games prime time in Europe.
There's absolutely no reason why the lines of Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, United States & Canada shouldn't be on that list.
They're all capable - most with the infrastructure already in place to do it.
But in at least 3 of those countries they call it "soccer" and so disqualify themselves
You, Sir, are a genius.
Like Enter the Dragon?
Oncy you close-minded cunt!
The world cup here in Japan was great. What was also great was that it seemed thugs weren't generally able to afford coming. Which meant I didn't hear about a single incident, which was a feat in that era.
The world cup here in Japan was great. What was also great was that it seemed thugs weren't generally able to afford coming. Which meant I didn't hear about a single incident, which was a feat in that era.
Canada?
Swings & roundabouts though, when they're that expensive to get to you also lose a lot of real fans, so the atmosphere suffers a helluva lot.
Come on now. Steady on.
You'd think so, wouldn't you.
Yet the atmosphere up in Hokaido for the England Argentina game I went to had a fantastic atmosphere, both before, during and after the game.
Unless you personally know people who said it was shite?
Only judging by what I saw on the tv & read at the time.
Tbh I suppose it somewhat moot anyway cos the prices are so high wherever it is that it stops the average fan going.
Yes. Not a single foreigner in sight. We don't like outsiders here.
And birds couldn't migrate
I reckon it'd be awesome there - Canadians are proper mental.
Nah - would fuck up the tv signal as well.
It'd add a whole new dimension too, playing on ice.
FIFA is now planning to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November rather than January, a source at the governing body toldkicker.
GettyImagesBlatter has confirmed he will ask for the 2022 World Cup to be rescheduled.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter hasconfirmed that he intends to ask for the tournament to be held in the winter as temperatures in the Gulf state can reach 50°C during the summer.
It was initially expected that the tournament would be brought forward to January 2012, but kicker reports the intention is now to move it to November that year, with the final set to take place on December 18.
A winter World Cup would have a significant effect on domestic football across Europe. The major leagues in the continent all kick off in the summer, with the Russian Premier League changing its schedule to follow the same pattern a year ago, and will face severe disruption as a result of the Qatar tournament.
The planned change had been backed by Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and the German Football League’s executive Andreas Rettig.
However, former German Football Association president Theo Zwanziger has warned that a winter World Cup would have a serious effect on European leagues and could also put the “unity of German football” in danger.
Zwanziger, a member of the FIFA executive committee, told Sport Bild: “If you change the match calendar, it not only affects Bundesliga but also goes all the way down to the minor leagues. The structure of German football is in danger and therefore the unity of German football.”
The 68-year old added: “If the decision [to award the World Cup to Qatar] was wrong back then you have to reverse it and should not load extra burdens on non-participants.”
Zwanziger said he had little hope that FIFA would change its plans.
“Looking at the executive committee and the interests there, the proposition will get the vote. I am curious to find out what US association president Sunil Gunati, who is new in the committee, will vote for,” he said.
The United States had also made a bid for the 2022 World Cup but lost out to Qatar.
It sounds like it might be a bit fun watching the world cup at christmas time but it's still an irrational choice.
What happens? It adds probably two months of international football right in the middle of the season, will the league resume in January and play on until July with the following season starting in August?
What happens? It adds probably two months of international football right in the middle of the season, will the league resume in January and play on until July with the following season starting in August?
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