The World Cup thread
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Give me a break, I can barely remember what happened this morning, never mind four pages ago.
Having the WC in those three countries will be an abosolute nightmare for supporters.
If a Country doesn’t have the infrastructure in place to host a tournament or plans in place along with the necessary means to fulfil the plans then they shouldn’t be considered as hosts.
All this having it in developing ( either developing football or economic countries) is bollocks. It should be held in countries where football is developed & the host nation’s infrastructure can cope with a mass influx of guests.
Develop first, sustain the development, then apply to be host.
If a Country doesn’t have the infrastructure in place to host a tournament or plans in place along with the necessary means to fulfil the plans then they shouldn’t be considered as hosts.
All this having it in developing ( either developing football or economic countries) is bollocks. It should be held in countries where football is developed & the host nation’s infrastructure can cope with a mass influx of guests.
Develop first, sustain the development, then apply to be host.
Canada will have the stadiums, I think.
US certainly do.
Mexico have held it before, so can put it on.
I dont get it.
I'm sure that's what FIFA was thinking / hoping that the joint bid would be successful. Oh and £8.1 BILLION, that's BILLION profit to FIFA according to US Soccer President, Carlos Cordiere.
It’s not just the Stadiums. It’s hotels, bars, restaurant, public transport, accessibility to stadiums, distance between games, safety, how many are killed Building the stadia, country accessibility, the list is endless.
They rely on the support of football developed nations who have an interest in the game to subsidise countries where there is limited interest in the game.
I was in San Jose last month, their games are played in a half full ground. We searched a lot of local shops for a shirt (We always get Al one when we go travelling) & nobody sold them. Sports shops, supermarkets, other sports shops, Adidas store (who make their kit) no ****er. You could get LA Lakers vests for $225 but he’s bigger than me & would have twatted me. No interest locally. Why the **** should they be hosting another WC if the previous attempt has failed to spark interest?
The logistics of getting to the US to Canada to Mexico to Canada to the US will be a nightmare. There could literally be walls to climb.
One Country at a time.
All true. But why you're buying Al Rawdah a shirt I'll never know. Let him get his own or at least give you the money.
FIFA look at the crowds the World Cup attracts not the crowds at clubs like San Jose. The average attendance for games at the World Cup in the USA was the highest ever, over 68,000. The next highest was 52,000.
Travelling will be a nightmare but if looking at crowds is the criterion the USA win hands down.
Figures here - https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/statistics-and-records/worldcup/index.html
They might have a job matching those numbers this time, the average ticket price is going to be £324.
I don't.
It doesn' t matter to me if they hold it in 6 different countries.
Perhaps. But the revenue raised will in all probability outstrip what they would achieve anywhere else. And not saddle the host country with billions of pounds in stadium building costs.
