England to host 2018 World Cup

[kevo]

Wouldn't normally believe anything in the Daily Star, but they have a point. If the Qatari bid is ruled out due to corruption surely that casts doubts over the Russia bid as well, as voting took place at the same time.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/world-cup-2014/381764/England-in-line-to-HOST-World-Cup-in-2018

 

[Mr Smggles]

Wouldn't normally believe anything in the Daily Star, but they have a point. If the Qatari bid is ruled out due to corruption surely that casts doubts over the Russia bid as well, as voting took place at the same time.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/world-cup-2014/381764/England-in-line-to-HOST-World-Cup-in-2018

If anyone is equipped to hold a WC at such short notice, its us.

However I fear its just clutching at straws.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

If anyone is equipped to hold a WC at such short notice, its us.

However I fear its just clutching at straws.

I agree
And
I agree

 

[Seasider78]

The decisions won't be changed they will come up with some fluff about how they have installed new processes for future bids that will safeguard against any wrong doing.

They are never short of a few brown envelopes at FIFA

 

[Eeyore]

There are a number of nations who could host the finals at short notice, but as a previous poster said, it won't happen. These lofty reports often occur. It's best to read nothing into them.

 

[kevo]

I think the investigation is looking at both bids. If they definitely find some FIFA officials were taking back-handers over Qatar, you'd have thought they'd have to have a re-vote on both. But, as you say, it's extremely unlikely - although I'm surprised the FA aren't kicking up a bit of a stink over it.

 

[Hillian1]

If true, and I don't believe it for a second, we should agree and then pull out with a months notice.

 

[Ernest]

Maybe the FA can't be bothered and don't want to host it anymore

 

[Hugo Rune]

Interesting. If 2018/2022 WC's go back to a vote with the original bids considered only , one would imagine the least corrupt bids would come out on top however, I suspect the two runners up would get the gigs. Portuagal/Spain 2018 & USA 2022.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids

 

[Mr Smggles]

Maybe the FA can't be bothered and don't want to host it anymore

Have you ever heard the FA turning their nose up at cash?

 

[Drebin]

Nothing will be changed. They're only leaking this information and making a fuss about it now because they're deflecting attention away from Brazil who aren't quite ready to host a world cup which is a week and a half away. Bah, humbug.

I hope I'm wrong though.

 

[Guy Crouchback]

World cup 2018 should be taken away from Russia; the aggresor country waging a war against their neighbour cannot be the organiser of World Cup. Please, sign the petition:

http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitio...-relocate-the-2018-world-cup-away-from-russia

 

[Drebin]

Wouldn't normally believe anything in the Daily Star, but they have a point. If the Qatari bid is ruled out due to corruption surely that casts doubts over the Russia bid as well, as voting took place at the same time.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/world-cup-2014/381764/England-in-line-to-HOST-World-Cup-in-2018

Probably won't happen with the Russian world cup. The big difference being that Russia didn't fail the technical reports spectacularly in the way that Qatar did, making it harder to call foul play re the voting.

"Fifty degrees in summer, you say? Celsius or fahrenheit?"

"Fahrenheit! Definitely fahrenheit!"

 

[Beach Hut]

If anyone is equipped to hold a WC at such short notice, its us.

However I fear its just clutching at straws.

USA has already offered if Brazil had failed they would be ready in 6 weeks, that is impressive.

 

[Mr Smggles]

USA has already offered if Brazil had failed they would be ready in 6 weeks, that is impressive.

I don't think we would be too far off that timescale, but then again, I have no idea what goes into scheduling a WC.

 

[Milano]

Forget that, a World Cup in Portugal & Spain would be unbelievable. I might even come out of international retirement for that!!

 

[Guy Crouchback]

If they take the World Cup away from Russia, they should give it to:

a) a European country that never organised a World Cup before

b) has a great footballing tradition (at least 2 world cup medals and 3 olympic medals in football)

c) be located somewhere in the centre of Europe, so qualified teams have more or less the same distance to travel there (ideally it should border Scandinavia by sea, Germany, Russia and Czech Republic).

Now, is there a country that meets all these requirements?

World Cup 2022 should be given to Australia (Europe, South/North America, Africa and Asia already had their tournaments).

 

[Stat Brother]

England should host a rival world cup in 2022.

Either:-

Everybody will turn up and the most corrupt governing body EVER (which takes some doing when in competition with the Olympics) will be ousted from power.

or

Nobody will turn up and England win the World Cup.

 

[SeagullinExile]

World cup 2018 should be taken away from Russia; the aggresor country waging a war against their neighbour cannot be the organiser of World Cup. Please, sign the petition:

http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitio...-relocate-the-2018-world-cup-away-from-russia

But they're not waging war against their neighbour - It's separatists don't you know

 

[supaseagull]

Interesting. If 2018/2022 WC's go back to a vote with the original bids considered only , one would imagine the least corrupt bids would come out on top however, I suspect the two runners up would get the gigs. Portuagal/Spain 2018 & USA 2022.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids

Haha least corrupt? A broke Spain and the birth place of capitalist corruption America? I'm voting for Sicily if that's the case