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Post by suedehead on Dec 1, 2010 16:10:06 GMT 1
Holding it in Qatar would be ridiculous. I know Qatar well it is not a big place, a small emirate, they also would not have the hotels to accomodate hundreds of thousands of fans and not enough stadiums to seriously handle 32 teams playing matches. They build new ones. That's sort of how it works. Some of them are already in place as Qatar is hosting the Asian Cup in January. Those venues would be redeveloped for the World Cup. However, the size of the country could well be a problem, as many of the venues would be within a short distance of each other. www.qatar2022bid.com/stadiumsThey have also said that, after the World Cup, they would dismantle the new stadiums and rebuild them in developing countries.
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Post by Panda on Dec 1, 2010 16:13:07 GMT 1
Proposed venues for the Australian bid: Stadium Australia, Sydney (2000 Olympic stadium) Sydney Football Stadium Blacktown Stadium, Sydney (new) MCG, Melbourne Brisbane Stadium Perth Stadium (new) Adelaide Oval Gold Coast Stadium Newcastle Stadium Canberra Stadium (new) Geelong Stadium Townsville Stadium www.australiabid.com.au/australias-bid_stadiums.aspx
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Post by Panda on Dec 2, 2010 14:32:34 GMT 1
Latest odds:
4/6 Qatar 5/1 USA 11/2 Australia 100/1 Japan 250/1 South Korea
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Post by Mart!n on Dec 2, 2010 16:46:34 GMT 1
Qatar have got it
Another new host.
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Post by Paddy on Dec 2, 2010 16:47:12 GMT 1
I am glad about this one .
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Post by o on Dec 2, 2010 16:48:49 GMT 1
What did I say?
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Post by Mart!n on Dec 2, 2010 16:52:12 GMT 1
I am glad about this one . But the country is very small, where are they going to house all the people
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Post by Paddy on Dec 2, 2010 16:55:00 GMT 1
They have high rise hotels, plus Bahrain is very nearby, has lots of hotels, plus Abu Dabi
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Post by S1m on Dec 2, 2010 17:10:07 GMT 1
Ouch! Max temps of 46 degrees and a low of 29 in July!
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Post by ThinWhitePuke on Dec 2, 2010 17:14:18 GMT 1
They have high rise hotels, plus Bahrain is very nearby, has lots of hotels, plus Abu Dabi Several hours each way on coach or car, unrealistic
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Post by Paddy on Dec 2, 2010 17:15:37 GMT 1
Plane.
I am sure the plans are sorted out for the bid to have won.
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Post by Panda on Dec 2, 2010 18:21:48 GMT 1
2022 vote results:
Round 1 Qatar 11 South Korea 4 Japan 3 USA 3 Australia 1
Round 2 Qatar 10 South Korea 5 USA 5 Japan 2
Round 3 Qatar 11 USA 6 South Korea 5
Round 4 Qatar 14 USA 8
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Post by greendemon on Dec 2, 2010 20:43:11 GMT 1
australia out in round 1! that's a shame.
i don't know how i feel about this - on the one hand, it's great it's gone to a country that's never hosted before, in a new region, but on the other hand i am quite concerned about the climate, and are they really going to be as happy to relax their laws as they say?
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Post by Panda on Dec 2, 2010 20:53:50 GMT 1
australia out in round 1! that's a shame. i don't know how i feel about this - on the one hand, it's great it's gone to a country that's never hosted before, in a new region, but on the other hand i am quite concerned about the climate, and are they really going to be as happy to relax their laws as they say? FIFA is more powerful than any government. Qatar has been desperate for a global sporting event like this so I expect they'll jump through whatever hoops are necessary.
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Post by Mart!n on Dec 3, 2010 11:06:45 GMT 1
FIFA is more powerful than any government. Qatar has been desperate for a global sporting event like this so I expect they'll jump through whatever hoops are necessary. One good thing the WAGs won't be able to have a bit on the side.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 3, 2010 11:33:14 GMT 1
2022 is still a long way off. I would have liked to see it in Australia - I am sure they could have adapted or built the stadiums in time .I think having it during winter is good because that is the weather conditions in which games are usually played anyway.
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Post by Paddy on Dec 14, 2010 17:50:48 GMT 1
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Post by ThinWhitePuke on Dec 14, 2010 18:11:20 GMT 1
I think he was just stating the obvious there tbh, gay sex out in Qatar is punishable by death.
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Post by Paddy on Dec 14, 2010 18:19:01 GMT 1
Yeh, pointing out obvious, its just funny hor he does it.
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Post by suedehead on Dec 14, 2010 18:56:17 GMT 1
I think he was just stating the obvious there tbh, gay sex out in Qatar is punishable by death. But that's the whole point. Should FIFA be holding the tournament in such a country?
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