2018 world cup bid

[MaestroZidane]

Russia will be in 2018, so it will be Pre-Qatar.

Regarding the winter WC, I read that they chose to have the final in December 18 so England can still have their boxing-day matches. Do they actually think teams and players will be up and ready to play those games right after the WC?? What a complete joke.

 

[Pogba4Now]

England should just give up the hectic winter schedule. From the world cup to playing 2 times a week? Players usually take 1 month off after the WC.

 

[Mandieta6]

The prem should use this massive fuckfest to implement a winter's break.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

The major European nations should all pull out of Qatar and hold our own World Cup in summer 2022, with the final at Wembley of course

 

[Back Door Skip]

That doesn't sound like a terrible idea.

 

[Back Door Skip]

I actually think Russia will be great, they're rich as fuck, it's gonna be post-qatar and they're going to want to show off to the western world, it'll be a massive propaganda session, I'd hate to be a lower or middle class citizen though, something has to give...

I distantly remember Sochi being a bit of a disaster. Not sure if that would be a sign of things to come, though.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

That doesn't sound like a terrible idea.

I hope England proposes this but absolutely no-one joins us except for the home nations, then England can finally win the world cup again!!!! (or more likely finish runner-up to Wales)

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

I distantly remember Sochi being a bit of a disaster. Not sure if that would be a sign of things to come, though.

Before all this crimea nonsense and general anti-western posturing on behalf of Putin, I thought Russia 2018 had to potential to be an amazing (and unifying) tournament and I was actually thinking of making a massive effort to attend, I also hoped that it would reduce the severity of Russian visa requirements for good and might open up a wider variety of Russian cities to foreign visitors. But now I fear it runs the risk of having the feel of the 1936 olympics...

 

[Bobby]

Do you think Russia will be able to host 2018 at all? I'm not sure they will. The war with Ukraine is one thing, the economic beatdown the US is putting on them is another thing entirely.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

They will find the money to host it in style even if it means 5 millions russians in the east going without food and starving to death in the months following the tournament, the only thing that could stop it is some kind of international boycott

 

[Bobby]

Probably. They better get on the stick with a couple of the stadiums though considering how long it's taking to finish Zenit's and construction on it started in 2006.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

I wonder what will happen if the Ukraine qualifies

 

[Bobby]

They'll get a special pot so they're kept away from Russia, and probably wind up getting put in some hellacious group with Brazil, Italy, and the USA. Russia will get England, China, and Honduras and lose.

 

[Xifio]

I wonder what will happen if the Ukraine qualifies

Putin would complete the annexation, claim the spot belonging to his new province, and use it to field a second Russian team ...

 

[Deisler]

He will built a Stadium in Crimea and put a huge banner saying "Welcome to Russia", and will force Ukraine play and lose all group stages there.

 

[Mus]

Before all this crimea nonsense and general anti-western posturing on behalf of Putin, I thought Russia 2018 had to potential to be an amazing (and unifying) tournament and I was actually thinking of making a massive effort to attend, I also hoped that it would reduce the severity of Russian visa requirements for good and might open up a wider variety of Russian cities to foreign visitors. But now I fear it runs the risk of having the feel of the 1936 olympics...

I'm probably going to go

 

[Mandieta6]

http://screamer.deadspin.com/journalists-critical-of-fifa-arrested-and-detained-in-q-1702020802

I'm going to bet that those promises about alcohol being served and Israelis allowed in are going to vanish pretty quickly too once June 22 rolls in.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I'm probably going to go

I might go too.

 

[Bobby]

"Russian authorities want to use prison labor to drive down the costs of holding the 2018 World Cup."

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268759/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=14ysbP9M

 

[RobbieD_PL]

"Russian authorities want to use prison labor to drive down the costs of holding the 2018 World Cup."

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268759/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=14ysbP9M

I'm just surprised they haven't already done so. Oh wait...