World Cup announcement

**ISUAgronomist** · 12-02-2010, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Knownothing

No reason to bring it to the United States to be quite honest. We are not a soccer country.

This. Soccer is recreation in the US. It's a way a life in some countries.

**twistedredbird** · 12-02-2010, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Knownothing

Ivan Drago is happy. No reason to bring it to the United States to be quite honest. We are not a soccer country. We would probably fill up the stands for the USA games. However they should keep this tourny over on that side of the pond. THey really like this sport.
If it were football NFL style I would be outragged.

the 1994 World Cup set the record for tickets sold and attendance. How many Europeans are gonna want to travel to the middle east?

**jdoggivjc** · 12-02-2010, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by wxman1

This is bs no one want's to go to either of those places

I would love to go to Russia, and search the missing parts of my family history while I'm at it...

**twistedredbird** · 12-02-2010, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

I would love to go to Russia, and search the missing parts of my family history while I'm at it...

Russia would be cool.

Qatar, no so much. Wonder which needy countries they are going to donate those buildings to.

**shagcarpetjesus** · 12-02-2010, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Knownothing

Ivan Drago is happy. No reason to bring it to the United States to be quite honest. We are not a soccer country. We would probably fill up the stands for the USA games. However they should keep this tourny over on that side of the pond. THey really like this sport.
If it were football NFL style I would be outragged.

90% of FIFAs revenues come from the World Cup. And considering that the US set the all-time attendance record when it hosted in 1994 FIFA would have a large financial incentive to have another US-hosted WC. And I would argue that the US has many more interested soccer fans now than in 1994. Soccer doesn't have to rule the overall US sports landscape 24/7, 365 days a year for the US to pack stadiums for an event like this.

**jdoggivjc** · 12-02-2010, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by twistedredbird

Russia would be cool.

Qatar, no so much. Wonder which needy countries they are going to donate those buildings to.

Qatar will be cool too - from in front of a large, Hi-def TV sitting inside of my air conditioned home.

**twistedredbird** · 12-02-2010, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by shagcarpetjesus

90% of FIFAs revenues come from the World Cup. And considering that the US set the all-time attendance record when it hosted in 1994 FIFA would have a large financial incentive to have another US-hosted WC. And I would argue that the US has many more interested soccer fans now than in 1994. Soccer doesn't have to rule the overall US sports landscape 24/7, 365 days a year for the US to pack stadiums for an event like this.

And its not just the US attendees. Its inexpensive for Europeans, and a popular destination for South Americans and Latin Americans as well. Most of which that have money to travel, speak English as a second language. This decision was purely political.

**dtclones** · 12-02-2010, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by shagcarpetjesus

90% of FIFAs revenues come from the World Cup. And considering that the US set the all-time attendance record when it hosted in 1994 FIFA would have a large financial incentive to have another US-hosted WC. And I would argue that the US has many more interested soccer fans now than in 1994. Soccer doesn't have to rule the overall US sports landscape 24/7, 365 days a year for the US to pack stadiums for an event like this.

Your points are valid, but attendance aside, most other countries would appreciate hosting the WC more than the US. The fact that their country is hosting such a big time event means more to them than the average American.

**twistedredbird** · 12-02-2010, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

Qatar will be cool too - from in front of a large, Hi-def TV sitting inside of my air conditioned home.

good point.

**3GenClone** · 12-02-2010, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by twistedredbird

it was all politics. US just isn't popular in world opinion right now.

#1 reason US wasn't picked - Travel. Can you imagine the nightmare for fans trying to get to the US that hail from the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and North Korea/China?

**Clonefan32** · 12-02-2010, 10:18 AM

Which stadiums were they planning on using in the U.S. got the bid?

**iowastatechris** · 12-02-2010, 10:19 AM

FIFA is corrupt I am convinced of it, only plausible explanation. Russia is fine but Qatar over the U.S. or Australia? What a terrible choice.

**twistedredbird** · 12-02-2010, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by 3GenClone

#1 reason US wasn't picked - Travel. Can you imagine the nightmare for fans trying to get to the US that hail from the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and North Korea/China?

Just as the Olympic committee went for the political "world unity," story so did FIFA. Donating the stadiums to needy countries, a stadium of friend ribbons suggesting world unity, bringing unity to a war-torn middle east, yadah yadah.

**mj4cy** · 12-02-2010, 10:22 AM

I just learned this year that Qatar exists. I just hope it helps the economy/fighting around there.

USA has become the "ISU" of the World....getting kicked in the nuts twice this year already.