World Cup announcement

**mj4cy** · 12-02-2010, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Clonefan32

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

You know we would have shown off Jerry Jones' toy and the new Meadowlands stadium. Heck they would have tried Yankee Stadium I bet.

**shagcarpetjesus** · 12-02-2010, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Clonefan32

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

That hadn't been determined. There were 18 cities included in the bid, but they would have had to narrow down the list before 2022 obviously. Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, LA, Miami, Nashville, New York/NJ, Philly, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington DC were the 18.

**Clonefan32** · 12-02-2010, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by iowastatechris

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.

I honestly didn't know there was anything in Qatar other than U.S. military bases and oil.

**ISUboi12** · 12-02-2010, 10:25 AM

In Qatar, drunkenness is punishable by execution, homosexuality is forbidden, and you can be jailed for PDA.

Go world!

**shagcarpetjesus** · 12-02-2010, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by ISUboi12

In Qatar, drunkenness is punishable by execution, homosexuality is forbidden, and you can be jailed for PDA.

Go world!

It's a bad day for party-loving, flamboyantly gay footie fans.

**RayShimley** · 12-02-2010, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by ISUboi12

In Qatar, drunkenness is punishable by execution, homosexuality is forbidden, and you can be jailed for PDA.

Go world!

Sounds like a blast.

**iowastatechris** · 12-02-2010, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Clonefan32

I honestly didn't know there was anything in Qatar other than U.S. military bases and oil.

Yep that pretty much sums it up, oil money and nothing else. way to go FIFA pick the most polluted country in the world, a country with less than 2 million people, and average highs of around 110 degrees. Over the worlds biggest economy with many airports to fly into or you could go with Australia which has over 20 million people. way to go FIFA.

**CyJack13** · 12-02-2010, 10:35 AM

**** Morgan Freeman, this is all his fault.

**ISUboi12** · 12-02-2010, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by shagcarpetjesus

It's a bad day for party-loving, flamboyantly gay footie fans.

So you are saying it's a bad day for soccer fans....

**BryceC** · 12-02-2010, 10:41 AM

Funny thing to think about - I will be 41 years old when the 2022 World Cup rolls around.

**Bewilderme** · 12-02-2010, 10:41 AM

Russia will be crazy, Qatar will suck.

**timhisu** · 12-02-2010, 10:44 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.

We set attendance RECORDS for the World Cup in 1994 here. C'mon man..

"Average attendance was nearly 69,000, which broke records that had stood since the 1950 World Cup, because of the bigger capacities of the American stadiums compared to those of Europe and Latin America. The total attendance of nearly 3.6 million for the final tournament remains the highest in World Cup history, despite the expansion of the competition from 24 to 32 teams (and from 52 to 64 matches) in the 1998 World Cup."

1994 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**timhisu** · 12-02-2010, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by twistedredbird

good point.

Unfortunately, these games will be played 9 hours ahead of CST. So noon or afternoon games are going to be in the middle of the night to early early morning.

**jdoggivjc** · 12-02-2010, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by BryceC

Funny thing to think about - I will be 41 years old when the 2022 World Cup rolls around.

I will be older than that...

**thatguy** · 12-02-2010, 11:03 AM

good luck with safety issues in Qatar. It is a very likely scenario that some of the Western teams won't show up. Qatar is also a known allies of Iran. That should go well.