Qatar Wins World Cup Bid 2022

[Bay Ridge Jet]

Originally Posted by HDCentStOhio

Anyone else thinks this sets up well for the US in 2026?

England, US, Mexico

China was thought to be a heavy favorite for 2026

[HDCentStOhio]

Originally Posted by Bay Ridge Jet

England, US, Mexico

China was thought to be a heavy favorite for 2026

England is out, they don't go to the same Federation for the two prior world Cups. The earliest England is eligible would be for 2030.

[WoodyPaige]

Originally Posted by HDCentStOhio

Anyone else thinks this sets up well for the US in 2026?

It pretty much has to unless they go back to Africa. European and Asian countries can't host it that year. I guess Mexico could but they've already had 2 so **** em.

[WoodyPaige]

At least we have more of this to look forward to.



What a ****ing joke.

[Bay Ridge Jet]

Originally Posted by HDCentStOhio

England is out, they don't go to the same Federation for the two prior world Cups. The earliest England is eligible would be for 2030.

Figured it was just one. US and Mexico are still apt and I could some country like an Argentina(too quick of a turnaround from 2014) or a joint African bid(Egypt involved).

Of course Ocenia never got it. Aussies could jump back in. Initial reports say they were the first eliminated so that could discourage them.

[JetsFan2012]

Under Obama the US has lost bids for the Summer Olympics and the World Cup.

Coincidence?








j/k... maybe

[WoodyPaige]

Originally Posted by Bay Ridge Jet

Figured it was just one. US and Mexico are still apt and I could some country like an Argentina(too quick of a turnaround from 2014) or a joint African bid(Egypt involved).

Of course Ocenia never got it. Aussies could jump back in. Initial reports say they were the first eliminated so that could discourage them.

Australia counts as Asia. They're out too.

[DevsJetsYanks88]

Didn't think USA would get it, but I'm shocked by the Qatar decision.

I agree with everything said by Bay Ridge, as well.

[Bay Ridge Jet]

Originally Posted by WoodyPaige

Australia counts as Asia. They're out too.

you sure? they qualify for the tourney as "Ocenia". Im pretty uninformed about this process.

[WoodyPaige]

Originally Posted by Bay Ridge Jet

you sure? they qualify for the tourney as "Ocenia". Im pretty uninformed about this process.

Yup they switched to the Asian Football Confederation in 2005. They qualified to the 2010 World Cup through Asia.

[TheMikeIsHot]

FIFA is clueless.

[Bay Ridge Jet]

Originally Posted by WoodyPaige

Yup they switched to the Asian Football Confederation in 2005. They qualified to the 2010 World Cup through Asia.

Thanks. I had no idea. Yeah 2026 seems like a pretty easy get

[JetsFan2012]

Originally Posted by Bay Ridge Jet

Thanks. I had no idea. Yeah 2026 seems like a pretty easy get

Sweet. I'll be 43 years old.

[Come Back to NY]

Originally Posted by HDCentStOhio

Anyone else thinks this sets up well for the US in 2026?

maybe obama and holder can't start pimping now....worked so well for the WC and 2016 olympics....

[HDCentStOhio]

Full results of 2022 voting:

Round 1: Australia1 vote, Japan 3 votes, US 3 votes, South Korea 4 votes and Qatar 11 votes.


Round 2: Japan 2 votes, South Korea 5 votes, US 5 votes and Qatar 10 votes.

Round 3 South Korea 5 votes, US 6 votes and Qatar 11 votes.

Round 4 US 8 votes and Qatar 14 votes (Qatar obtain absolute majority)

[HDCentStOhio]

Full results of 2018 voting:

Round 1: England 2 votes, Netherlands/Belgium 4 votes, Spain/Portugal 7 votes and Russia 9 votes.

Round 2: Netherlands/Belgium 2 votes, Spain/Portugal 7 votes and Russia 13 votes (Russia obtain absolute majority)

[TerminatorJet]

Originally Posted by pauliec

Qatar has no soccer fanbase, oppressive weather, no current infrastructure, sits in a volatile region, and -- oh yeah -- outlaws the sale of alcohol.

Sounds like a great host.

No soccer fan base? In Qatar? Really? The Arabs are f'n crazy about soccer so I don't where you got that idea from. Maybe Fox News has you thinking the #1 sport in the Middle East is camel racing or stoning women but it's actually soccer.

I've actually been to Qatar. I was on a 4 day R&R break there during a deployment to Iraq. Doha is actually a very beautiful, modern and advanced city that rivals Dubai. It actually looks like a city from the future like in the movies - and they are extremely wealthy (they bought the votes).

I don't know the official state law but people are allowed to drink there. Servicemembers were allowed to drink 3 beers a day on post and alcohol was sold at bars in the civilian hotels and restaurants off-post though we weren't allowed to touch any of that stuff.

As for the whole volatile region thing - what are they supposed to do? Never have an Olympics or World Cup ever in the middle east? What kind of message is that supposed to send especially when considering that the government of Qatar has actually been an ally of ours?

[TerminatorJet]

Originally Posted by pauliec

Under Obama the US has lost bids for the Summer Olympics and the World Cup.

Coincidence?








j/k... maybe

Bush Jr did a swell job of getting us the 2012 Olympics though.

[HDCentStOhio]

Originally Posted by TerminatorJet

Bush Jr did a swell job of getting us the 2012 Olympics though.

You can thank Sheldon Silver for that one. The IOC had no confidence that a West Side Stadium would ever be built.

[Rexamillion5592]

Originally Posted by HDCentStOhio

You can thank Sheldon Silver for that one. The IOC had no confidence that a West Side Stadium would ever be built.

+1 you can also thank the dolans for never getting the olympics or the west side stadium for the jets....sepp blatter is going to go down as one of the most corrupt men in sports...those petrodollars from Qatar must have had to convince him to put the world cup there because a u.s. world cup would have been the largest (money wise and attendance wise) and it would set attendance records just like the '94 one here.....blatter and even jacques rogge (who made obama look like an a**hole by having him go all the way to copenhagen just to get embarrassed in front of the world by the IOC) are corrupt and it seems to me like they're anti american...i may be going out on a limb but im just saying here....