Qatar-a solution?

lawros left foot

Glory hunting since 1969

Jun 11, 2011

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Worthing

• Jun 12, 2014

• #1

If the 2022 World cup goes ahead, (and I really don't think it should) would it be feasible to play the games late at night, to minimise the effects of the extreme temperature?. It must be better to play games at night, rather than change the tournament to a winter, with all the upheaval that would cause

 

surrey jim

Not in Surrey

Aug 2, 2005

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Bevendean

• Jun 12, 2014

• #2

Doing a quick google, it appears the temperatures are still around 30o even at 2am

 

strings

Moving further North...

Feb 19, 2006

9,965

Barnsley

• Jun 12, 2014

• #3

I think that is the only option. Games at 8, 10 and midnight local time. Only problem with that is that Qatar is only 2 hours time difference from Us and 1 hour from Europe - hardly good for the core TV audience.

 

Pavilionaire

Well-known member

Jul 7, 2003

30,557

• Jun 12, 2014

• #4

Anything is feasible if you pay Blatter enough cash.

 

Notters

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Oct 20, 2003

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Guiseley

• Jun 12, 2014

• #5

Temperatures for 4th July in Qatar by time:

 

bhafc99

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Oct 14, 2003

7,079

Dubai

• Jun 12, 2014

• #6

It would help, a bit, but the humidity is still pretty bad even then.

There remains the issue that aircon stadiums are one thing, an un-airconditioned city is another. You couldn't walk far without suffering, whether that's 6pm, 3am or 9am.

Also TV firms are unlikely to be happy with games kicking off then – we're 2/3 hours ahead of UK/continental Europe at this time of year, so a 2am kick off here is 11pm for you. Not great, when it doesn't need to be like that.

Not to mention the players themselves having to live a strange life where they play in the middle of the night, yet are then expected to 'sleep' at midday in a busy noisy city?

 

vegster

Sanity Clause

May 5, 2008

27,886

• Jun 12, 2014

• #7

Notters said:

Temperatures for 4th July in Qatar by time:

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Looks like an early start then Notters, may be hard hard to get a Bud or a Big Mac though at that time.

 

Simster

"the man's an arse"

Jul 7, 2003

54,165

Surrey

• Jun 12, 2014

• #8

I'm SURE Sepp and his FIFA chums have thought it all through properly everyone. Let's all just relax and enjoy soccerball powerhouse Qatar put on a quite terrific show.

 

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MattBackHome

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Jul 7, 2003

11,719

• Jun 12, 2014

• #9

Simster said:

I'm SURE Sepp and his FIFA chums have thought it all through properly everyone. Let's all just relax and enjoy soccerball powerhouse Qatar put on a quite terrific show.

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Exactly. This was decided by a fair and democratic process where the best country won. I'm sure they've got it all covered.

 

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius

Jul 21, 2003

35,287

• Jun 12, 2014

• #10

bhafc99 said:

Not to mention the players themselves having to live a strange life where they play in the middle of the night, yet are then expected to 'sleep' at midday in a busy noisy city?

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thats not a problem, they'll just impose a curfew during the day for the duration. the Indian, Sri Lankan, Filipino workers can work at night (many of them as "crowd" to fill the otherwise empty stadiums)