FIFA: Destroying Football Since 1904

[Jordinho]

2030 World Cup to be played in Spain, Portugal and Morocco and three matches in South America to celebrate the centenary.

Having covered three continents with this one and North America with 2026, bidding for 2034 is only open to Asia and Oceania, which obviously means brown envelopes from Saudi.

 

[jts1882]

What a stitch up.

Saudi Arabia have announced they will bid and FIFA have given Australia 25 days to lodge a bid and president of the Asian federation say they are completely behind the Saudi bid.

It's worth quoting the opening post in this thread

According to Norwegian media, FIFAs Jerome Valcke confirmed this today.
He's quoted saying the World cup will probably be held between 15. November and 15. January.

What my favourite buttplug.

 

[Lilbaz]

Yay great idea. Increase u17 world cup to 48 teams. Then have it every year in Qatar. Go fifa.

Qatar appointed as host of FIFA U-17 World Cup™ annually from 2025 to 2029

Qatar will stage its third global FIFA tournament after the FIFA Council awarded the Gulf state multi-year hosting rights to the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

inside.fifa.com

 

[Lemonade Money]

Yay great idea. Increase u17 world cup to 48 teams. Then have it every year in Qatar. Go fifa.

Qatar appointed as host of FIFA U-17 World Cup™ annually from 2025 to 2029

Qatar will stage its third global FIFA tournament after the FIFA Council awarded the Gulf state multi-year hosting rights to the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

inside.fifa.com

All those in favour of 2 weeks holiday under the pretense of work, all expenses and desires paid for, every year, say 'aye'

 

[Lilbaz]

All those in favour of 2 weeks holiday under the pretense of work, all expenses and desires paid for, every year, say 'aye'

48 teams though. You are going to get some poornations competing. Can they even afford to send their squads year on year? Unless qatar have agreed to put them and their squads up in hotels for free. Give them training pitches to use etc...

They might well have done thinking it will attract tourists. Dunno.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

48 teams though. You are going to get some poornations competing. Can they even afford to send their squads year on year? Unless qatar have agreed to put them and their squads up in hotels for free. Give them training pitches to use etc...

They might well have done thinking it will attract tourists. Dunno.

I like youth football and try to watch the tournaments but the crowds for them are poor unless home team is playing, even then stadiums are half empty.