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2026 World Cup

CharltonMadrid
CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
edited June 2018 in Other Football and Sports
The host nation or nations will be decided soon, either Morocco or the joint bid of USA/Mexico/Canada. Who do you think will get it and who would you prefer?

Either way it will be a better choice than Qatar.

World Cup 2026: Morocco to face joint United States, Mexico & Canada bid - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44338953
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  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,740
    Not sure Morocco's brown envelope will be big enough to secure this.
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    SuedeAdidas said:

    Not sure Morocco's brown envelope will be big enough to secure this.

    Spot on but I hope it is.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Without wanting to stray into politics on here, haven't there been concerns about US government influence with Trump's veiled threats on Twitter about countries not supporting their bid?
  • SouthWest_Addicks
    SouthWest_Addicks Posts: 6,307
    I would much prefer one host nation over three. Hoping Morocco are selected to host it.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    Why would they need to have a joint bid anyway?

    Canada have enough resources to make existing stadiums big enough to host World Cup games, and Mexico have enough big stadiums to not worry about having to build new ones.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Morocco-Spain would have been an interesting joint bid.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    Hoping for Morrocco, three host nations seems a bit much especially as the distances between Mexico City and one of the Canadian host cities must be vast.
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,866
    Mexico!
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    100% hope that Morocco win it.

    USA only held it 24 years ago and Mexico have already hosted it twice.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,619
    None of the above. The World Cup should be all about ten of thousands of fans from lots of nations being able to follow their country’s team. Logistically, it doesn’t work with very large countries which don’t have a ‘commutable’ public transport system that can cope with moving that many fans. The best tournaments are usually the European ones such as Germany, France etc. Probably the most ideal country would be England. Mexico is a nonstarter for other reasons.
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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,597
    Would be a f*****g joke if Mexico are involved again. 3 times since 1970 and we haven’t even had a sniff.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Under the confederation rotation system this one would have to be in Africa, North/South America or Oceania so those two are probably the most logical bids for those continents. Morocco does have a decent transport infrastructure but security might be a concern.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,310
    Isnt Morocco meant to be one of the safest Islamic Countries in the world?
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,740
    DaveMehmet said:

    Would be a f*****g joke if Mexico are involved again. 3 times since 1970 and we haven’t even had a sniff.

    I bet you have. Poppers at least?!?
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    Want USA/Mexico/Canada to win it because it'll be much easier for me to get to multiple games and have a great summer doing so.

    Want Morocco to win it because I'm already feeling nauseous about Donald Trump bragging about it every two minutes.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    I'm honestly surprised there was no Australia/New Zealand bid if Oceania was able to host.

    I know that Australia technically switched to the Asia confederation a few years back but it's still Oceania in a geographical sense.

    Plus it seems a weird rule to say Australia can't host 2026 because Qatar hosts 2022. How far is that journey by plane?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,310
    A World Cup in New Zealand would be epic!!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Callumcafc said:

    I'm honestly surprised there was no Australia/New Zealand bid if Oceania was able to host.

    I know that Australia technically switched to the Asia confederation a few years back but it's still Oceania in a geographical sense.

    Plus it seems a weird rule to say Australia can't host 2026 because Qatar hosts 2022. How far is that journey by plane?

    Yes, massively further from Qatar than say Morocco
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,117
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Isnt Morocco meant to be one of the safest Islamic Countries in the world?

    Probably safer than America!

    America hosted it in 94, Mexico in 86, how can they even be in with a chance?
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    CharltonMadrid said:

    Under the confederation rotation system this one would have to be in Africa, North/South America or Oceania so those two are probably the most logical bids for those continents. Morocco does have a decent transport infrastructure but security might be a concern.

    Cabs are pretty cheap in Morocco, you can get a 6-8 seater to go around 100km for roughly a fiver each.
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  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Callumcafc said:

    Want USA/Mexico/Canada to win it because it'll be much easier for me to get to multiple games and have a great summer doing so.

    Want Morocco to win it because I'm already feeling nauseous about Donald Trump bragging about it every two minutes.

    Can see USA winning the tournement
    All the USA games would be in America as Trump wont allow them to go to Mexico.

    Plus most countries wont be allowed in as Trump will find something to stop them entering, banning non us citizens to enter the country or something
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    USA we missed the chance last time and it would be amazing to watch a World Cup there
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    We will never be let host the World Cup again ever
  • ScrappyCAFC
    ScrappyCAFC Posts: 278
    Politics aside, Trump won't be in office in 2026 even if he wins a second term.

    Now I do have a bias as I live in Canada, I would prefer a European country as was mentioned for logistical reasons everything is closer together. Russia alone is a nightmare with the distances involved but I had read with the North American bid that each group of three teams would play in a certain time zone, rather than crisscrossing the country.

    So if group A plays on the east coast, all there group games would be played there.

    Much like the UK, the US especially can host a tournament of this size at the drop of a hat, the stadiums are there, hotels are there and infrastructure to get from site to site is there.

    That being said, with what was released today and Morricone only getting a 2.5 out of 5 on there rating to host the event I can see it somehow going their way. If they scored a 2 they would have automatically been disqualified.

    Also, with these countries that have to invest billions into new stadiums that just fall into disrepair after the tournament is over, why waste the money. All the NFL stadiums exceed FIFA's requirements and slight modifications can be made to the Canadian ones.

    As with everything Fifa, I smell corruption, greasy palms etc.

    I do love the quote in the article about politics making it harder for some people to get there, but yeah, Russia... That's fine. As I said, Trump can't be in office lol.

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44338953
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    Re Trump, I was talking more about him bragging about it every two minutes after the decision is made rather than when 2026 actually comes around. But yeah, not the thread for politics.

    A World Cup in the States would be bloody brilliant from a personal perspective.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    England are supposed to be considering a bid for the 2030 World Cup.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Not that it'll effect me but Morocco for me.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    The MLS struggle so much because of logistics. Away games have hardly any away support because America a is just so big! Canada is larger so add Mexico to the mix and it’s like having a World Cup in England, Iceland and Algeria. It just cannot work!

    Morocco would also be problematic because it remains a Muslim nation. Doesn’t matter if it’s one of the safest Muslim nations - it doesn’t have money to throw around on security, stadia and that kind of stuff.

    Neither option is particularly well suited to be honest. Well done FIFA for shortlisting a clusterfuck yet again!
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Morocco. No chance of any hooliganism. You can't even raise a finger in mild irritation without the exertion causing you to foul yourself horribly. Such a fun honeymoon I had there.

    It is a cool place though, the people and food are great.
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,750
    I would like there to be two rules for World Cup bids:

    1. No joint bids. One nation for one competition. No exceptions. (24 or max 32 teams to make this a reasonable rule)

    2. All stadiums must already be built and up to obligatory capacities for the bid to be accepted.


    These rules would ensure that true footballing nations only would receive the honour of hosting a World Cup Finals. Bollocks to Qatar and other wanabees.

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