There is only one country that can really host a 48-team Cup (excluding dictatorships wasting citizens money building one-time use stadiums)... the USA. So I think the future is regions of countries coming together hosting it from now on.
There is only one country that can really host a 48-team Cup (excluding dictatorships wasting citizens money building one-time use stadiums)... the USA. So I think the future is regions of countries coming together hosting it from now on.
So why did the USA get two other countries involved?
There is only one country that can really host a 48-team Cup (excluding dictatorships wasting citizens money building one-time use stadiums)... the USA. So I think the future is regions of countries coming together hosting it from now on.
Not really. The big european countries can host it, as could China, Japan and maybe even Australia.
There is only one country that can really host a 48-team Cup (excluding dictatorships wasting citizens money building one-time use stadiums)... the USA. So I think the future is regions of countries coming together hosting it from now on.
Not really. The big european countries can host it, as could China, Japan and maybe even Australia.
Well, yeah, if FIFA is cool with having some of the stadiums being 70 years old and holding 35,000. Australia has only 6 stadiums in the whole country that hold over 34,000. Japan has only 5 stadiums over 50,000. Sorry, that just won't cut it with 48 teams.
The USA has 8 stadiums over 100,000. Twenty over 82,000. Old Trafford would not even rank in our top 50.
There is only one country that can really host a 48-team Cup (excluding dictatorships wasting citizens money building one-time use stadiums)... the USA. So I think the future is regions of countries coming together hosting it from now on.
So why did the USA get two other countries involved?
Only because by adding Mexico and Canada, we suckered FIFA into not saying "no" to two countries they like. If it had been just the USA, we would have lost just due to Trump, alone.
There is only one country that can really host a 48-team Cup (excluding dictatorships wasting citizens money building one-time use stadiums)... the USA. So I think the future is regions of countries coming together hosting it from now on.
Not really. The big european countries can host it, as could China, Japan and maybe even Australia.
Well, yeah, if FIFA is cool with having some of the stadiums being 70 years old and holding 35,000. Australia has only 6 stadiums in the whole country that hold over 34,000. Japan has only 5 stadiums over 50,000. Sorry, that just won't cut it with 48 teams.
The USA has 8 stadiums over 100,000. Twenty over 82,000. Old Trafford would not even rank in our top 50.
Only 2 of the stadiums in Russia are over 50k, and 2 of them are less than 35k.
Plenty of countries can host a world cup with 48 teams. In fact with more and more 'lesser' ranked countries involved, we're unlikely to need huge stadiums. Are we really going to need an 80k seat stadium for a group match between Hungary and Saudi Arabia?
i think there are usually four international breaks during a season - correct me if I am wrong. The problem is, you are going to need a couple to prep for the world cup, but that gives you two weeks. Then you start the season two weeks early and end it two weeks late. There will be no summer tournament so the players will get a break - the following season could start a week later!
Anyway - it wont be perfect, but I'm sure something can be worked out.
but why do all that when you can have the status quo by not moving it to the winter ??
I must be the only one who thinks watching the World Cup in the winter for one tournament might be fun. Couldn’t give a toss about the PL. Now whether Qatar should be hosting it is another question.
There is only one country that can really host a 48-team Cup (excluding dictatorships wasting citizens money building one-time use stadiums)... the USA. So I think the future is regions of countries coming together hosting it from now on.
So why did the USA get two other countries involved?
Only because by adding Mexico and Canada, we suckered FIFA into not saying "no" to two countries they like. If it had been just the USA, we would have lost just due to Trump, alone.
Not really. Trump's veiled threats about the political consequences were not treated that seriously by FIFA - the narcissist in chief tweeted: "The U.S. has put together a STRONG bid w/ Canada & Mexico for the 2026 World Cup. It would be a shame if countries that we always support were to lobby against the U.S. bid. Why should we be supporting these countries when they don’t support us (including at the United Nations)?"
Damage already done by then.
Also FIFA didn't allow the CAF president to make a presentation to his own federation supporting a bid from his own federation, but the leader of the US/Can/Mex bid was allowed to address the council of Southern Africa Football Associations to support their bid.
Bottom line is the North American bid promised more profit for FIFA.
I must be the only one who thinks watching the World Cup in the winter for one tournament might be fun. Couldn’t give a toss about the PL. Now whether Qatar should be hosting it is another question.
How many international breaks for friendlies or qualifiers are there usually in a season? 3 or so? They should be the first to go and would claw back 3 weeks worth of league fixtures. Then probably need to find an extra 4 or so weeks from there by extending the season i'd say.
Will be interesting to see what championship/league 1 do though, particularly if there is a lot of snow in Jan/Feb which could cause further chaos!
Seen it said that the premier league season will apparently need to start 3 weeks earlier and will end 3 weeks later. Which obviously also impacts on the season before it and the season after.
We're the worst affected major league as we don't (yet) have a winter break. The other leagues will just double up their winter break as the 'recovery' time for teams after the tournament ends and just pick up again from mid-January.
We (well the PL) will have a winter break by the next WC, the issue being it is not the same as other countries as instead of literally all teams getting the same two weeks, the PL is spreading it out so there is still games on each week I believe, which obviously won't work for the WC year.
My other concern is i don't think fifa are going to be prepared to help the leagues out by not having international breaks either, I certainly wouldn't put it past them anyway...
Either way the various leagues will have to find at least 6 weeks I'd say. It's a real mess and won't be an easy fix. Could easily see one or both of the cups being cancelled for that year which would be very risky and unpopular. Hope I'm wrong and/or being pessimistic.
6 weeks can easily be made up though.
Season 21-22 ends end of April. Season 22-23 starts mid July. Ends end of May. Season 23-24 starts end of August
I must be the only one who thinks watching the World Cup in the winter for one tournament might be fun. Couldn’t give a toss about the PL. Now whether Qatar should be hosting it is another question.
How many international breaks for friendlies or qualifiers are there usually in a season? 3 or so? They should be the first to go and would claw back 3 weeks worth of league fixtures. Then probably need to find an extra 4 or so weeks from there by extending the season i'd say.
Will be interesting to see what championship/league 1 do though, particularly if there is a lot of snow in Jan/Feb which could cause further chaos!
Seen it said that the premier league season will apparently need to start 3 weeks earlier and will end 3 weeks later. Which obviously also impacts on the season before it and the season after.
We're the worst affected major league as we don't (yet) have a winter break. The other leagues will just double up their winter break as the 'recovery' time for teams after the tournament ends and just pick up again from mid-January.
We (well the PL) will have a winter break by the next WC, the issue being it is not the same as other countries as instead of literally all teams getting the same two weeks, the PL is spreading it out so there is still games on each week I believe, which obviously won't work for the WC year.
My other concern is i don't think fifa are going to be prepared to help the leagues out by not having international breaks either, I certainly wouldn't put it past them anyway...
Either way the various leagues will have to find at least 6 weeks I'd say. It's a real mess and won't be an easy fix. Could easily see one or both of the cups being cancelled for that year which would be very risky and unpopular. Hope I'm wrong and/or being pessimistic.
6 weeks can easily be made up though.
Season 21-22 ends end of April. Season 22-23 starts mid July. Ends end of May. Season 23-24 starts end of August
There is only one country that can really host a 48-team Cup (excluding dictatorships wasting citizens money building one-time use stadiums)... the USA. So I think the future is regions of countries coming together hosting it from now on.
So why did the USA get two other countries involved?
Only because by adding Mexico and Canada, we suckered FIFA into not saying "no" to two countries they like. If it had been just the USA, we would have lost just due to Trump, alone.
Not really. Trumps veiled threats about the political consequences to were not treated that seriously by FIFA - the narcissist in chief tweeted: "The U.S. has put together a STRONG bid w/ Canada & Mexico for the 2026 World Cup. It would be a shame if countries that we always support were to lobby against the U.S. bid. Why should we be supporting these countries when they don’t support us (including at the United Nations)?"
Damage already done by then.
Also FIFA didn't allow the CAF president to make a presentation to his own federation supporting a bid from his own federation, but the leader of the US/Can/Mex bid was allowed to address the council of Southern Africa Football Associations to support their bid.
Bottom line is the North American bid handed more cash to officers of FIFA.
Be interesting to see how many fans would go to Qatar. Is it an interesting place? Can't imagine a lot of bars, assume drinking is allowed there but probably quite expensive.
Be interesting to see how many fans would go to Qatar. Is it an interesting place? Can't imagine a lot of bars, assume drinking is allowed there but probably quite expensive.
There's an amazing market and alcohol is available, although heavily restricted.
Met up with a few Charlton boys back in 2009/10 when England played Brazil out here. They had a whale of a time at the Ritz Hotel pool bar if i remember rightly.
Was a lot of money involved or is it for purely football reasons so they can improve before their own world cup?
There are usually a couple of other sides who get invited. Japan are also playing in it next year. Mexico often play in it, so do Jamaica. But yeah i'd imagine they've paid CONMEBOL some decent money so they can take part and test themselves.
Was a lot of money involved or is it for purely football reasons so they can improve before their own world cup?
There are usually a couple of other sides who get invited. Japan are also playing in it next year. Mexico often play in it, so do Jamaica. But yeah i'd imagine they've paid CONMEBOL some decent money so they can take part and test themselves.
Think I saw Mexico have played everytime since 1993 when invited teams were allowed apart from 2019
Was a lot of money involved or is it for purely football reasons so they can improve before their own world cup?
There are usually a couple of other sides who get invited. Japan are also playing in it next year. Mexico often play in it, so do Jamaica. But yeah i'd imagine they've paid CONMEBOL some decent money so they can take part and test themselves.
Think I saw Mexico have played everytime since 1993 when invited teams were allowed apart from 2019
Mexico can't play in it next year as it runs the same time as the CONCACAF Gold Cup
"The Confederations Cup, considered an important dress rehearsal, will not be held in Qatar in the lead-up to the 2022 World Cup, FIFA announced"
They can't play Confed Cup in Qatar in the summer and they can't move another European season to accommodate it so it will be hosted by a completely different Asian country.
Are we really going to need an 80k seat stadium for a group match between Hungary and Saudi Arabia?
In the USA, that would sell out in 45 minutes.
Remember that in a little town called Ann Arbor, Michigan, they sell out 110,000 seats for a crappy pre-season friendly with Real Madrid every year. And Michigan is not even big enough to get a venue for a World Cup.
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The USA has 8 stadiums over 100,000. Twenty over 82,000. Old Trafford would not even rank in our top 50.
Plenty of countries can host a world cup with 48 teams. In fact with more and more 'lesser' ranked countries involved, we're unlikely to need huge stadiums. Are we really going to need an 80k seat stadium for a group match between Hungary and Saudi Arabia?
if it aint broke don't fix it.
Damage already done by then.
Also FIFA didn't allow the CAF president to make a presentation to his own federation supporting a bid from his own federation, but the leader of the US/Can/Mex bid was allowed to address the council of Southern Africa Football Associations to support their bid.
Bottom line is the North American bid promised more profit for FIFA.
This is a side who in the past year have been beaten by Syria, China, Liechtenstein, Curacao and Iraq.
Was a lot of money involved or is it for purely football reasons so they can improve before their own world cup?
Mexico often play in it, so do Jamaica. But yeah i'd imagine they've paid CONMEBOL some decent money so they can take part and test themselves.
"The Confederations Cup, considered an important dress rehearsal, will not be held in Qatar in the lead-up to the 2022 World Cup, FIFA announced"
They can't play Confed Cup in Qatar in the summer and they can't move another European season to accommodate it so it will be hosted by a completely different Asian country.
Remember that in a little town called Ann Arbor, Michigan, they sell out 110,000 seats for a crappy pre-season friendly with Real Madrid every year. And Michigan is not even big enough to get a venue for a World Cup.