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Unless you were being facetious, what exactly did I read incorrectly?

Yes...exactly

FIFA is currently pretty bent on breaking new ground/opening new frontiers. When the USA got the WC back in the 90's, they benefited for that trend -- America was pretty indifferent to soccer (at that level), but FIFA saw it has a huge potential market to open up.

FIFA pushed for South Africa really hard. You think South Africa was really the "best" place to host a WC? Is there infrastructure competitive with America or Europe? Hell no...but FIFA wanted a WC in Africa. The said part is they are these hugely expensive stadium all over South Africa now and people without running water & sewage not too far away. I wonder if it was really the best use of their money...

Now FIFA picks Russia (first Eastern Bloc country) and Qatar (first Arab/Middle East country) to host World Cups. You think the fix was in? Or maybe FIFA has different metrics than you or I?

I don't think FIFA cares if you already have world class stadiums or you build them from scratch. Whether you have outstanding infrastructure, or you have to upgrade them. They make the same pot of gold regardless.

Until they, like the IOC, sees lots of red on the books. Then, they will come running to the US to say, "Save us!"

We'll get the WC in 2026, only to wipe out the debts.

Actually, I think FIFA will make a small mint with every WC. Its the various countries that are paying for all the stadiums and infrastructure.

Sorry guys, I have to take full responsibility for Qatar getting the WC and not USA. I was personally involved with the design of the coolest 5-a-side showcase stadium in the history of the world. (I helped design the cool-ass solar powered cooling system). Lol.
http://bit.ly/gIv8so

Sorry guys, I have to take full responsibility for Qatar getting the WC and not USA. I was personally involved with the design of the coolest 5-a-side showcase stadium in the history of the world. (I helped design the cool-ass solar powered cooling system). Lol.
http://bit.ly/gIv8so

By the time 2022 rolls around, that'll be 28 years since we had it.

32 and counting — and we care a bit more about soccer than you guys. ;)

You'd never know it by the team you put on the pitch in South Africa.

we even won one of those tacky golden statues in the recent past, IIRC.

And the Carolina Panthers made it to a super bowl six years ago.

(by the way we haven't hosted the olympic games since rome 1960. hell, we can't even get the f'ing european football championships, the last time was in 1968…)

Sounds like some serious problems with your country there. Maybe you should stop talking with your hands so much.