I seem to remember Qatar promising similar as well as allowing the sale of alcohol but then reneging on both last minute. I expect similar will happen here.
2034 WC to be Held in Saudi Arabia after Australia Pulls out
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I seem to remember Qatar promising similar as well as allowing the sale of alcohol but then reneging on both last minute. I expect similar will happen here.
Yeah but there’s both Americas, Africa and Europe in between, so it had to be Asia in 2034 apparently.
Sadly I suspect you will be proven right.
Will they be hosting the Women’s World Cup as well?
When is football actually coming home? World Cup 2038 in the UK?
The conversation will quickly pivot on to respecting other cultures whilst forgetting that it's a worldwide sporting event that's meant to cross social and political divides.
By 2034 I hope Infantino is in prison
I reckon this is a tactical thing, encouaging the Saudi's to buy up everyone's deadwood for silly money
Yeah but there’s both Americas, Africa and Europe in between, so it had to be Asia in 2034 apparently.
South America has its own association (CONMEBOL), Mexico and other Central American countries are with the US and Canada in a seperate association (CONCACAF)… Thus 2034 was only open for Oceania’s 0FC and Asia’s AFC countries (CONMEBOL considered to be a co-host to 2030), we’ll see if they are allowed to bid for 2038. Anyway, once Australia pulled out, the Saudi bid for 2034 run unopposed.
It's all good, they've asked nicely!
I am aware. I think 2042 will be UAE (if they even want it, if not then Qatar can have it again) but they will let someone else have 2038.
Yes, the latter.
It is awesome for FIFA since they can pretend that Africa, Europe and Southern America all hosted that one WC so they can sell it to Saudi 4 years later.
Not that I know the specifics of what you'll be doing there (nor am I interested), but they'll be very professional and efficient at keeping it as hidden as possible and presenting an image of a happy and well treated workforce. Just like Qatar did.
It must be nice to live in your world.
This is not very intelligent, nor particularly amusing.
On the flip side it also means it comes back around to the different continents quicker,
I suspect this is going to be the norm going forward because some regions/countries don't have the means to host any more, especially with the expanded version
Some of the 'stadiums' look like something sci-fi out of Dune or Star Wars https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn4xy2el3jno
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn4xy2el3jnoOrginally the World Cup was meant to alternate between South America and Europe. Now it seems it alternates between being in an Arabian oil state, and being played across a whole continent, or multiple continents. Seems fair
Came across this report
Whilst not anywhere near good enough it does seem to indicate that they are starting to take some action
Whilst not anywhere near good enough it does seem to indicate that they are starting to take some action
Australia with the old Worldcupus Interuptus.
Nice of them.
Nice of them.
I think you’ll find the actual ‘moral police’ are in those very countries, chasing after people whose crime is loving someone they shouldn’t
Some of the 'stadiums' look like something sci-fi out of Dune or Star Wars
If they actually look like that then I'm all for it. Give me a World Cup on another planet.
Obviously it's a piss take that they're hosting the World Cup, the least they could do is make it look fecking incredible. And maybe not kill thousands of workers while constructing the stadia and cities to make it happen.
Won't be watching that one either. Genocide supporting cnuts
Putting aside the moral argument for a moment, this will be twice in the space of 12 years that the so-called World Cup will have been held on a desert peninsula with no football pedigree and an aggregate population less than most of the big Western European countries. It’s almost like there is some other factor driving these decisions.
Human rights, LGBT rights and alcohol. All these seem to be talking points only for the fans and some media. The national football associations, just like their national govt., don't seem to think that these are big enough problems to boycott the World cup or stay away from these countries.
On a related note and not gonna happen, but what happens if UK and European NTs threaten to pull out of FIFA ?
On a related note and not gonna happen, but what happens if UK and European NTs threaten to pull out of FIFA ?
As always statements with so much nonsens. Like many football associations do. People are not stupid. It is always about money and always will until football falls apart.
I would love to see small countries getting tournaments in future. Give it to Finland, Kenya, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Vietnam, Singapore and so on. Sadly, that will never happen.
It's a farce, they've made a sham world cup for 2030 so they can host it in Saudi. They'll change the rules so they can host it more often in SA or Qatar. I imagine it will be Europe/ME first, NA/SA second/Far East/Oceania third, with Africa 2.5
I’m Saudi and I’m absolutely thrilled and delighted of course, I really loved how Saudi put a 13 years old boy and girl to present the bid. They will be 23 years old by the time the World Cup comes and they’ll be looking back with great fondness at that moment. I hope they turn out to be great athletes.
On a side note, I was watching it on Sky Sports on YouTube because I didn’t want Arabic dub on other countries presentations, I don’t know if it was a technical issue, but Sky cut the stream the moment the floor went back to Saudi after announcing the winners. I thought this was absolutely disgraceful but well…
On a side note, I was watching it on Sky Sports on YouTube because I didn’t want Arabic dub on other countries presentations, I don’t know if it was a technical issue, but Sky cut the stream the moment the floor went back to Saudi after announcing the winners. I thought this was absolutely disgraceful but well…
The moral virtue signalling predictably stopped as soon as the football started.
It doesn't change the fact thousands of people died building football stadiums for a 1 month long tournament and thousands more were treated appallingly.
If it's similar this time people SHOULD make much more of a fuss about it, not less.
What about the Women's WC are they willing to host that too?
Stop this whataboutery and make an own thread. Bite
As a Saudi myself living in Saudi Arabia, I think a lot has changed here than a lot of people realize. It's not just the change for the sake of international reputation. I haven't seen a country change this much in a span of mere 5 to 6 years.
The public is very welcoming towards the foreigners and I know LGBTs living and working in KSA.
The public is very welcoming towards the foreigners and I know LGBTs living and working in KSA.
Starting to think that devilsadvoca8 might be a troll, it's the second time I've seen them post something that they know will rile people up and then dip without responding to anyone.
For anyone wondering they were the poster in the Dan Ashworth thread saying that X has never been in a better place. Never stuck around to expand on that when people called them out on it.
For anyone wondering they were the poster in the Dan Ashworth thread saying that X has never been in a better place. Never stuck around to expand on that when people called them out on it.
Make me
What about the women? Genuine question? We hear a lot of things that might not be accurate but as someone living there enlighten us.
Make me
What about the women? Genuine question? We hear a lot of things that might not be accurate but as someone living there enlighten us.
Blatant whataboutery!
Spain don't need to share the WC with anyone, although I liked the "Iberian World Cup" idea. Nobody in Spain has any interest in a WC with Morocco. Actually the opposite, most of the people prefer no WC rather than that. Morocco was included last minute who knows why. Not only that that we need to share the WC with another 3 countries in South America, which makes even less sense.
Yes, probably so Saudi Arabia could buy their WC in 2034.
2030 is a complete joke and I hate that my country is part of that. They just stuffed all they could together to swallow the Saudi oil.
Anybody knows any organization more corrupted than FIFA?
anyone watching European competitions with Izraeli clubs participating and being perfectly fine with that will be perfectly fine with this as well.
also, "another" winter WC? the last one was in autumn, no?
also, "another" winter WC? the last one was in autumn, no?
As long as you aren't one of the slaves who built it, or a woman, or non-straight.
They have a women's league now.
The bolded is just plain wrong, as you were told at the start of this thread.
I agree with your second and third paragraphs though.
It's not wrong at all it is what happened. We went from "I'm boycotting the world cup" players threatening to protest etc. To "best world cup ever lolz" in the space of only a few weeks.
Last I checked lots of people still died building the stadiums while working in inhumane comditions, so anyone proclaiming it the best world cup ever really needs a slap in the face. ESPECIALLY if they dared pretend they were appalled by it beforehand..
I will admit being slightly culpable myself but the tournament still leaves a bad taste in my mouth whenever I stop to think about it for more than a few seconds.
It's not something to hold against Saudi Arabia BT default but IF any world cup ends up being pit together in similar circumstances I won't be watching it, and will be hoping it kicks up enough outrage to end up being cancelled