gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Dec 2, 2010 10:26am
Coming soon from the FIFA heads will be the announcement of the locations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups - USA is in the running for 2022.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Dec 2, 2010 10:34am
Qatar better not get it. They hosted the African Nations Cup (or whatever it is), and apparently he was a complete disaster.
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buck
Posts: 140
Dec 2, 2010 10:34am
espn reported england is out of the running, i am going to say 2018 games go to spain/portugal
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Dec 2, 2010 10:37am
2018 goes to Russia
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buck
Posts: 140
Dec 2, 2010 10:38am
2018 games go to RUSSIA
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Dec 2, 2010 10:38am
WOW Russia won, and they didn't even show up to give a presentation.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Dec 2, 2010 10:39am
Has Russia ever hosted? Now they have the Olympics and the WC in the next 10 years.
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buck
Posts: 140
Dec 2, 2010 10:40am
gorocks99;584763 wrote:Has Russia ever hosted? Now they have the Olympics and the WC in the next 10 years.
no, it was the 2nd bid
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Dec 2, 2010 10:41am
In Soviet Russia, ball kicks you
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Dec 2, 2010 10:41am
Russia doesn't have the olympics?
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buck
Posts: 140
Dec 2, 2010 10:42am
like_that;584769 wrote:Russia doesn't have the olympics?
they have the 2014 winter Olympics
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Dec 2, 2010 10:44am
Ohhhh, Winter Olympics. I never pay attention to those games, so i wouldn't know. Makes sense now.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Dec 2, 2010 10:44am
Here we go w/ the 2022 announcement ...
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Dec 2, 2010 10:44am
Qatar. Ghey. That will be an uber disaster.
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buck
Posts: 140
Dec 2, 2010 10:44am
really QATAR?
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Dec 2, 2010 10:46am
SMH. They haven't even qualified for the World Cup.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Dec 2, 2010 10:49am
So, South Africa, Brazil, Russia, Qatar. I suppose Haiti and Iraq are the next logic step on FIFA's list?
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wkfan
Posts: 1,641
Dec 2, 2010 10:49am
Well...now they will qualify for the 2022 Cup.like_that;584778 wrote:SMH. They haven't even qualified for the World Cup.
what a load.....
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Dec 2, 2010 11:00am
by the way...got this from a friend...
It is a punishable offence to drink alcohol or be drunk in public in Qatar.
Offenders may incur a prison sentence or deportation. Alcohol is,
however, available at licensed hotel restaurants and bars, and
expatriates living in Qatar can obtain alcohol on a permit system. You
should not carry alcohol with you, including in your car ...(except to take
it on the day of collection from the warehouse to your home).
It is a punishable offence to drink alcohol or be drunk in public in Qatar.
Offenders may incur a prison sentence or deportation. Alcohol is,
however, available at licensed hotel restaurants and bars, and
expatriates living in Qatar can obtain alcohol on a permit system. You
should not carry alcohol with you, including in your car ...(except to take
it on the day of collection from the warehouse to your home).
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Dec 2, 2010 11:04am
Fuck Sepp Blatter. Eric Wynalda hit the nail on the head twice. First he said:
"I fear for the USA because Sepp Blatter is riding off into the sunset. This is his final stand, and he wants that Nobel Peace Prize. Bringing the World Cup to Qatar would go a long way towards his legacy."
Then:
"I'm not even sure if this is about soccer anymore, because Qatar just bought the World Cup."
"I fear for the USA because Sepp Blatter is riding off into the sunset. This is his final stand, and he wants that Nobel Peace Prize. Bringing the World Cup to Qatar would go a long way towards his legacy."
Then:
"I'm not even sure if this is about soccer anymore, because Qatar just bought the World Cup."
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Dec 2, 2010 11:06am
I like Bill Simmons' comment:
"Any time you can hold a World Cup in a hot Middle East country that's smaller than Connecticut + has no soccer tradition, you have to do it."
SMH, what insanity is this. It's a traveshamockery.
"Any time you can hold a World Cup in a hot Middle East country that's smaller than Connecticut + has no soccer tradition, you have to do it."
SMH, what insanity is this. It's a traveshamockery.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Dec 2, 2010 11:17am
We've qualified for at least one World Cup. Automatically more soccer tradition than Qatar.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Dec 2, 2010 11:18am
All I can do is just laugh right now. Qatar is such a fucking joke to host the WC. I mean I'm disappointed like many others that the US didn't get it but they could have given it someone else who actually deserved it.
derek, that is just funny.
derek, that is just funny.
killer_ewok
Posts: 11,379
Dec 2, 2010 11:44am
Horse shit.
End of Line
Posts: 6,867
Dec 2, 2010 12:03pm
Qatar really?