I think there should probably be a rule that you have to have qualified for a World Cup to be able to host one.
World Cup 2018 & 2022 bids
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Graham Taylor is sticking the boot in.
...wha?
Russia isn't the only footballing nation with millions of fans.
USA hosted it in 94, not 04, they already had all the infrastructure in place
Qatar are hosting it in 22, it's only fair that Wales will finally get to host the event after that.
Your logic is still that Russia deserves it because some other cnuts have hosted it in the past.
Hey any of the countries that didn't vote for us get huge amounts of aid from us by the way? I'm feeling in a mean mood
Qatar almost won it in round one.
England and the USA NEVER stood a chance.
England and the USA NEVER stood a chance.
Yep, just like the 2018 bid. You could see their minds were made up from the start. The other bid teams were just delaying the inevitable.
Really, England 2030 it is then.
So.....wonder who's going to make up the shortfall in revenue for Russia and Qatar then?
Mark Saggers who is in Zurich for Talksport, has heard that Blatter reminded his fellow committee members this week of "certain media reports".
For my part i hope we serve up a whole load more every year until 2018, keep an eye on FIFA and the Russia/Qatar bids like no other. Throw the doors wide open to their corruption.
For my part i hope we serve up a whole load more every year until 2018, keep an eye on FIFA and the Russia/Qatar bids like no other. Throw the doors wide open to their corruption.
He forgot to mention that most of Shahar Peer's matches at that tournament had to be played on a secluded court with hardly any camera coverage and crowd seating because of the hostile reception she'd have received playing in front of a full court. So what'll happen to the Israeli team if they qualify and have to play in front of probably over 40,000+ people?
If the rotation policy holds, concacaf should get 2026, right?
Pretty much how I feel. The amount of misguided jingoistic imperialism on boards like this though make me sad.
England came up short big time. All those involved are saying 'they worked really hard' ... what do you want a medal?! .... all the other bids worked just as hard and one obviously worked harder as he won!
For whatever reasons, the bid was fundamentally flawed and has been shown up to be so. People should just deal with that instead of some of the arrogant and misguided bollocks being spouted.
Deffo. I think its time the big footballing nations started turning their backs on FIFA.
The whole organisation is corrupt. Why should we dance to their tune?
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has expressed his satisfaction with the outcome of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process.
FIFA's Executive Committee members voted for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup, while Qatar were awarded the right to host the world's biggest football tournament in 2022.
"We will travel to two completely new countries. There has never been a World Cup in Russia or elsewhere in Eastern Europe," Blatter was quoted as saying by reporters.
"Additionally, nations from the Middle East and the Arabic world have long been waiting to get the chance to host the World Cup.
"This being said, I'm clearly a satisfied man at the moment. Football is moving in the right direction and these decisions make me a happy FIFA president."
FIFA's Executive Committee members voted for Russia to host the 2018 World Cup, while Qatar were awarded the right to host the world's biggest football tournament in 2022.
"We will travel to two completely new countries. There has never been a World Cup in Russia or elsewhere in Eastern Europe," Blatter was quoted as saying by reporters.
"Additionally, nations from the Middle East and the Arabic world have long been waiting to get the chance to host the World Cup.
"This being said, I'm clearly a satisfied man at the moment. Football is moving in the right direction and these decisions make me a happy FIFA president."
But don't they have rules about only using a certain number of stadia per city?
It should have gone to Indonesia.
Maybe but have we got any pointless friendlies lined up with any of them. They should be abandoned.
No idea, ask him.
I guess I'm the only one that thinks Qatar will be excellent hosts.
He went on to say that the exercise he'd gotten from lifting sacks full of money had "rejuvenated him". "I think I'm going to buy an island. Australia, maybe? The price ought to be low, heh heh heh."
Yeah the reactions on here are almost as if this was an English football club forum...
Judging by the vote results and the presentations, the Russians didn't win it because they worked harder.
USA is not a footballing nation, majority of the population don't give two fecks about it.
I didn't say anything about Quatar.
Hosting the World Cup is not just about having the necessary infrastructure in place, it's about the history of the sport and if you followed football longer than a couple of years you'd know that Russia is deserving of that honor far more than for example, USA, which already had a chance to host it, hence my example.
Qatar's not that big. There are only 2 cities in the country anyway, and one of them is artificial.
They'll be excellent, everything should be fantastic, it's the most romantic bid in a gimmicky type of way. It's just a strange one that won't actually benefit football.
You're probably the only who hasn't specifically been paid to think that.
You weren't, were you?
Well that would have ruled Japan out back in the 90s then.
I have no problem with the Qatari bid - England were not up against them anyway.
Nope, just think they will be very good, there's no reason to believe otherwise other than jealousy/bitterness.
No rotation anymore, just bans on the continental association for the 2 WCs after the one they host.
I can see a rapid change of rules very soon if China show any interest, or the AFC being split into 2.
You arent - I said yesterday that their bid was far and away the most impressive on paper and we know they have the cash to pull it off
Adrian Durham going mad saying that Arshavin should not be let back in the country
None of the 2022 bids were footballing nations but all of them except Qatar have national teams that can actually qualify on their own.
So the great and good of RedCafe know better than SAF
So many moronic views on this threadIf its good enough for SAF, then its more than good enough for me.
I never claimed that they were a footballing nation.
By applying your logic, another non-footballing nation deserves the world cup, as USA hosted it in 94, what about Yemen, they clearly deserve it.
You didn't say much about Quatar, but surely your logic for how Russia deserves it applies to Quatar and other countries as well ?
Yeah, not sure we can really afford it either, and the transport infrastructure will be as shit, or even shittier, than it is now. Any lift to the economy is going to be confined to hospitality proceeds, as the stadiums are all in place, and we're not going to splurge on widening motorways or something.
Not happy we didn't get it, but at least it's gone to a country it's never gone to before.
Well, you have at least 11 old men who suddenly received an influx of funds agreeing with you.
Considering the high ratings received by the England bid versus the votes obtained it seems obvious that voters were not impressed by the bribery allegations and sting operations by the UK media.
I think Japan qualified for the cup 4 years before they were due to host it.