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Australia to bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Alex

Alex

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Glorious said:
you have a point, but i would assume it is a numbers game and i bet if the cup was hosted here, MCG would be the final.


plus as earlier mentioned we have 9 or 10 stadiums that are suitable under FIFA rules. Yes most are ovals but they still comply.
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I disagree. Its not entirely about the numbers, remember the Uruguay games were played at Telstra Stadium, not the G.

I think a World Cup final would be much better at Telstra. Simply because it is much better for Football. MCG spectators are so far from the action! Altho studies have shown this leads to better refereeing, and after the recent World Cups refereeing maybe the MCG would be a good idea, esp. for Australian matches ;)

As for most of our stadiums being ovals: Suncorp, SFS/Aussie Stadium and Telstra Stadium are some of the best rectangle stadiums in the world IMO. Theyre all really close to the action, but hold big crowds and have modern facilities.

The dome and the MCG are the main two stadiums that would be useda that are better suited to oval sports, but the dome isnt overly big anyway.

I think itll be hard to convince FIFA to hold the Cup outside of europe for a third time in a row tho...So maybe 2022 is more realistic! If we got the World Cup, Im sure there would be funds for stadiums to be upgraded or a new stadiums built anyway...But already there is loads of good stadiums: Suncorp, ANZ Stadium, Aussie Stadium, Telstra Stadium, Telstra Dome, MCG and that's just down the east coast! Some other NRL stadiums could be upgraded to hold more people too...At the moment the problem is we have loads of decent stadiums that hold around 30,000 people, but we need them to go to that next level and hold a few more..
 
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Krypton X

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Sydney should host it in Marconi stadium, they make some pretty good kebabs at the shop beneath the stands. And the Souvlakis at Bob Jane stadium in Melbourne are legendary. (Y)
 
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ausbarca

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haha u got a point, cant watch the footie with a kebab in one hand and an icy cold beer in the otha

but telstra should definitely have the final cos its much closer and they could possible add those extra seats again lyk they had during the olympics to get backt eh 100,000+ capacity, i remember seeing teh olympic soccer final there and it was absolutely awesome, so many of the players there are now big lyk eto'o, xavi etc. hope to see them over here again some day
 
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Parra Power

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ausbarca said:
haha u got a point, cant watch the footie with a kebab in one hand.....
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Meh, I've learnt to appreciate a roll of cevapi that I used to get at various NSWPL venues during half time, and then again pre-game towards the end of the Sydney FC season... WAAAAAAAAY better than kebabs !!! :jambo:
 
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