2034 World Cup

[Der Kaiser]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67271423

The sportswashing truly does know no boundaries

[goats]

Re: 2034 World Cup

Vital we make it to the one in the USA….after the last two shams, looking at the next few too…..can’t quite work out where 2030 even is?

[lardy]

Re: 2034 World Cup

It's completely normal. What's the problem?


2018 Russia
2022 Qatar
2026 Canada, Mexico, United States
2030 Morocco, Portugal, Spain, (Honorary hosts: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay)
2034 Saudi Arabia

[lardy]

Re: 2034 World Cup

2038 Panama
2042 Cayman Islands

[Der Kaiser]

Re: 2034 World Cup

Vital we make it to the one in the USA….after the last two shams, looking at the next few too…..can’t quite work out where 2030 even is?

I can't wrap my head around why the feel the need to go from 1 host, to 3, up to 6 and then back down to 1.

Interesting that only Asia and Oceania can bid for 2034 as they gave those poxy games to South America in 2030. Almost like this has all been planned so they can line their pockets with a world cup in Saudi Arabia...

[Der Kaiser]

Re: 2034 World Cup

2038 Panama
2042 Cayman Islands, Jersey and Switzerland

Think that would be more fitting for 2042

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

Re: 2034 World Cup

Has Hamas put in a bid?

[goats]

Re: 2034 World Cup

2038 Panama
2042 Cayman Islands

What about North Korea it’s twinned with Wales now I hear

[Dave Blue]

Re: 2034 World Cup

It will raise a few eyebrows but the irony of citizens of a country that has butchered half the world in its time complaining cannot be lost on the Saudis.

[JamesWales]

Re: 2034 World Cup

Football:

Kiss a woman on the lips - banned for three years.

Deny every woman the vote and tonnes of other rights - get the world cup!

[goats]

Re: 2034 World Cup

It will raise a few eyebrows but the irony of citizens of a country that has butchered half the world in its time complaining cannot be lost on the Saudis.

Back in the dark ages though right?

[ToTaL ITK]

Re: 2034 World Cup

2046 Palestine ?

[Wozza16]

Re: 2034 World Cup

Gutted that Australia has pulled out, it would have been Saudi v the world in the bidding. Women's world cup was such a success here it would have only improved our bid claim.

FIFA have ruined the World Cup for me, having Wales finally qualify then host it in that dump killed most of the enthusiasm I had, then we performed like that

The Euros will become stronger and stronger and 24 teams is the sweet spot, it's a much better competition. More competitive across all games and whatever country they host it in has strong football heritage and culture.

[City123]

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Gutted that Australia has pulled out, it would have been Saudi v the world in the bidding. Women's world cup was such a success here it would have only improved our bid claim.

FIFA have ruined the World Cup for me, having Wales finally qualify then host it in that dump killed most of the enthusiasm I had, then we performed like that

The Euros will become stronger and stronger and 24 teams is the sweet spot, it's a much better competition. More competitive across all games and whatever country they host it in has strong football heritage and culture.

The 48 team World Cup will be a farce. Outside of Europe and maybe South America there just isn't the depth of talent. Based on current rankings we'll be getting the likes of Qatar, Iraq, UAE and Panama with New Zealand almost guaranteed entry in Oceania. You'll also be getting some proper crap in the intercontinental playoffs (Burkina Faso, Chile, Oman, Solomon Islands, El Salvador, Honduras as it stands) with at least one of the latter 4 getting to the World Cup! We're going to be seeing Rugby World Cup style blowouts in the ridiculous 3-team groups

32 was a good number that made sense, allowed some surprise qualifiers without diluting the quality too much.