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Qatar World Cup In Doubt?
- Thread starter Green Cross Code Man
- Start date
- Apr 5, 2014
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We hear that every time a tournament is held outside Europe. The papers seem to forget that there are quite a few countries that could host at fairly short notice.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Stadiums in Oz are all geared up to hosting the thing should the FIFA bribes all need to be reimbursed 
Exactly, we're all in shock and wonder what people have to gain by making up such outrageous stories.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,151
Disgusting that so many economic SLAVES held under disgusting conditions with their passports withheld by gang masters have already given their lives in pursuit of this corrupt folly.
kjgood
Well-known member
Could I ask why the UK needs the world cup? doesnt the host country usually end up losing money on events like the world cup or olympics? Its clear that team GB is currently broke we cannot afford a multi million pound loss.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Nowhere in that article are England mentioned as a possible replacement country?
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
When they have to invest multi-millions in stadiums and infrastructure and large-scale building projects then yes, countries end up losing money (Brazil being the most obvious case in point).
England could stage a World Cup tomorrow. But (a) FIFA hate us, and (b) there's not as many backhanders and kickbacks for the FIFA bigwigs when stadiums don't have to be built. We'll never see it on these shores again.
kjgood
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beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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i believe this came up before and England and Germany have sufficient grounds up to scratch to host a world cup. US could do it if they used some non-football arenas.
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
2022 isn't Europe's "turn", so I think you can forget us and Germany. USA could certainly lay it on again, but personally I think if they do bin off Qatar (and I sincerely hope they do), I think Australia would be very capable of staging a good World Cup.
kingcole
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If (and I doubt it) the WC was taken away from Qatar I would actually be very surprised if we didn't get it.
We will have been proven correct that our conerns were founded. We are a safe, stable country with the ready infrstructure and great air connections to the whole world. We are the easy and correct answer.
We will have been proven correct that our conerns were founded. We are a safe, stable country with the ready infrstructure and great air connections to the whole world. We are the easy and correct answer.
Leekbrookgull
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and how many workers have died building the stadiums ? Any numbers ?
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
All true, but they won't stage 2 World Cups in a row in Europe. They haven't done that since 54 (Switzerland) and 58 (Sweden). Since then, it always goes around the continents.
kingcole
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That's the norm, but we are in a position to to cover it. If Qatar do have it pulled it would be rather exceptional circumstances. Would the USA have any interest for it? And they've had it fairly recently anyhow.
I seem to recall in '86 just after the terrible Mexico Earthquake it was initially uncertain the WC could be held there and again we were mentioned as possible hosts.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
It was held in Mexico as Columbia couldn't hold it
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Both USA and Australia put bids in for the 2022 World Cup, along with Japan and South Korea. Being as Japan / South Korea only staged it in 2002, I would think the natural fallback would be either USA or Australia, being as they lost out to Qatar in that disgusting carve-up in the first place. Both of those could lay on a great World Cup, but as its never been in Australia I'd hope they would be awarded it, if its taken away from Qatar.
Sadly, that decision would require an element of competence and logic from FIFA. And those are traits that simply do not exist at any level within that fetid, rancid organisation.
kingcole
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Us, USA or Oz is way better than the current option..... Bring it on