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Post by twothousandonemark on Feb 28, 2018 21:57:09 GMT
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Feb 28, 2018 22:10:00 GMT
Not an expert on Moroccan weather, but I would assume a WC in Morocco would mean another winter WC. I can't imagine fun temperatures in north Africa in June and July.
Where will 2030 be? Syria? The Solomon Islands?
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Feb 28, 2018 22:20:23 GMT
I never liked the idea of a world Cup in THREE countries, especially ones as big as Canada, the US and Mexico. The area is too big and the traveling would be a nightmare.
Morocco has been trying to get the World Cup for a very long time, but I think it has become too big for them. Isn't the 2026 WC going to be the first one with 48 participants?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2018 23:15:36 GMT
Not an expert on Moroccan weather, but I would assume a WC in Morocco would mean another winter WC. I can't imagine fun temperatures in north Africa in June and July. Where will 2030 be? Syria? The Solomon Islands? Antarctica. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2018 23:47:18 GMT
What's the infrastructure like in Morocco? I'm not thinking it's up for the challenge of accommodating fans of 48 teams.
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Post by flasuss on Mar 1, 2018 0:13:35 GMT
If Blatter is supporting Morocco, they're probably offering a whole lotta bribes.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 1, 2018 0:49:23 GMT
The area is too big and the traveling would be a nightmare. NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB... not sure if FIFA has money & time enough to travel like them. |
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Post by sdm3 on Mar 1, 2018 1:10:56 GMT
Morocco would be a lot more interesting than US/Canada/Mexico. I hate joint World Cups as it is, and 3 countries is even worse.
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Post by OrsonSwelles on Mar 1, 2018 3:08:37 GMT
Morocco would be a lot more interesting than US/Canada/Mexico. I hate joint World Cups as it is, and 3 countries is even worse. How is Morocco more interesting unless you're actually going there? As long as the stadiums are full the only thing location affects is what time a game is played. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 3:15:19 GMT
Morocco would be a lot more interesting than US/Canada/Mexico. I hate joint World Cups as it is, and 3 countries is even worse. What's wrong with joint World Cups? Does it really make any difference as a spectator on TV whether the games are being played in one or two countries? |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 1, 2018 3:36:41 GMT
Morocco would be a lot more interesting than US/Canada/Mexico. I hate joint World Cups as it is, and 3 countries is even worse. What's wrong with joint World Cups? Does it really make any difference as a spectator on TV whether the games are being played in one or two countries? FIFA & IOC both need to check themselves. WC host cities, do most of us really know/care where each match is being played while we're watching it? Sure there was Italy v England in the Amazon or whatever. |
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Mar 1, 2018 3:57:37 GMT
What's the infrastructure like in Morocco? I'm not thinking it's up for the challenge of accommodating fans of 48 teams. Wikipedia says there are 6 stadiums over 40,000 capacity. They would have to build one 100,000 capacity stadium for the final but most host countries have to do that. Not like Qatar which had to build several stadiums. Morocco has a large tourist industry, has around the population of Canada in a much smaller place so getting around and accommodation should not be a problem. I was there in March, great weather. And the kif is good. |
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Post by sdm3 on Mar 1, 2018 4:06:24 GMT
It just appeals to me more to have different countries have a chance to host the World Cup. It makes the whole thing more unique. Soccer is a global sport and there are many, many nations who've waited a long time for their chance to host this thing. In this proposed US/Canada/Mexico Cup, the US would host the vast majority of games anyway. What's the point? The US held the tournament in 1994, there are so many other options to explore in the spirit of diversity, a celebration of soccer's global appeal. If we're talking about how the US has the best capabilities to host, well shit, why don't we just give it to them every single time? The World Cup isn't about that.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Mar 1, 2018 16:04:27 GMT
It just appeals to me more to have different countries have a chance to host the World Cup. It makes the whole thing more unique. Soccer is a global sport and there are many, many nations who've waited a long time for their chance to host this thing. In this proposed US/Canada/Mexico Cup, the US would host the vast majority of games anyway. What's the point? The US held the tournament in 1994, there are so many other options to explore in the spirit of diversity, a celebration of soccer's global appeal. If we're talking about how the US has the best capabilities to host, well shit, why don't we just give it to them every single time? The World Cup isn't about that. That is how I feel too. I was probably the only one on the old boards that actually liked when Qatar got the World Cup - of course that was before it became clear that they were using slave labour to build the stadiums, and that their promises of a revolutionary cooling technology that would allow the tournament to take place in June/July were bullshit. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 16:11:09 GMT
China and Australia should get it in terms of every major nation and continent hosting at some point. Maybe Canada too. But after that, do what you like.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Mar 1, 2018 22:13:47 GMT
China and Australia should get it in terms of every major nation and continent hosting at some point. Maybe Canada too. But after that, do what you like. China is just a question of time - as soon as the rotation goes back to Asia, they will surely get it. I would love to see another World Cup here in Canada in my lifetime, but unless it's a joint bid with the USA I don't think it will happen. |
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Post by weststigersbob on Mar 2, 2018 1:31:18 GMT
Anybody at all surprised by anything FIFA does after the Qatar 2022 fiasco is just as mentally retarded as FIFA themselves.
I’m still yet to hear a single genuine reason as to what would make Qatar a better host than Australia other than time zones.
Why would they not pick Morocco over the USA ? I’m surprised a joint Somalia / Djibouti / Yemen bid hasn’t been considered yet.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 2, 2018 2:51:03 GMT
It just appeals to me more to have different countries have a chance to host the World Cup. It makes the whole thing more unique. Soccer is a global sport and there are many, many nations who've waited a long time for their chance to host this thing. In this proposed US/Canada/Mexico Cup, the US would host the vast majority of games anyway. What's the point? The US held the tournament in 1994, there are so many other options to explore in the spirit of diversity, a celebration of soccer's global appeal. If we're talking about how the US has the best capabilities to host, well shit, why don't we just give it to them every single time? The World Cup isn't about that. North America wants to throw any & all money available at FIFA for this thing, & they're gonna turn around & say no? lols Unbelievable. IOC be like wtf are they smoking? |
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Post by sdm3 on Mar 2, 2018 4:21:47 GMT
It just appeals to me more to have different countries have a chance to host the World Cup. It makes the whole thing more unique. Soccer is a global sport and there are many, many nations who've waited a long time for their chance to host this thing. In this proposed US/Canada/Mexico Cup, the US would host the vast majority of games anyway. What's the point? The US held the tournament in 1994, there are so many other options to explore in the spirit of diversity, a celebration of soccer's global appeal. If we're talking about how the US has the best capabilities to host, well shit, why don't we just give it to them every single time? The World Cup isn't about that. North America wants to throw any & all money available at FIFA for this thing, & they're gonna turn around & say no? lols Unbelievable. IOC be like wtf are they smoking? Oh, let's just give it to them every time then. They're entitled to the World Cup on account of having lots of money. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 2, 2018 4:22:48 GMT
North America wants to throw any & all money available at FIFA for this thing, & they're gonna turn around & say no? lols Unbelievable. IOC be like wtf are they smoking? Oh, let's just give it to them every time then. They're entitled to the World Cup on account of having lots of money. Qatar paid the money. Global sports shouldn't turn their backs on growing the game to even more ridiculous fandom just because Morocco is cute. No one is suggesting the WC be a western only party. |
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