[Football] World Cup Saudi Arabia 2034 - official thread

[Dick Knights Mumm]

So effin depressing.

 

[BadFish]

Agreed and with the USA’s support for Israel in the ongoing atrocities I won’t be watching the games that are played in the USA at the next one

Quite, not sure I am going to be watching another FIFA organised competition. They are are too far gone.

 

[Mellotron]

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Quite, not sure I am going to be watching another FIFA organised competition. They are are too far gone.

The days of Sepp Blatter almost feel like a golden era!!!

 

[nicko31]

The days of Sepp Blatter almost feel like a golden era!!!

Almost feels like it.

Australia would have done a fine job hosting the WC. But they got burnt before with the Qatar bid, they weren't going to make the same mistake again.

Maybe this time the PL should just carry on, business as usual and players can decide if they want to go.

 

[herecomesaregular]

Almost feels like it.

Australia would have done a fine job hosting the WC. But they got burnt before with the Qatar bid, they weren't going to make the same mistake again.

Maybe this time the PL should just carry on, business as usual and players can decide if they want to go.

All the players would go!

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Australia would have done a fine job hosting the WC.

IIRC, they bid for the WC which Japan/South Korea won.

Missed out to Qatar in 2022 and USA in 2026

Would have make fantastic hosts

Such a shame.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

It’s all so disgusting and wrong. Shame we can’t just opt out of FIFA but unless enough countries get together and stop this shambles we’re going to have to suck it up.

 

[Hamilton]

Time to give FIFA a bloody nose, or at least bring it all to a head.

Let's pull out or at least be open about it and rename FIFARSE - Federation of International Football Associations Reporting to Saudi Egotists.

I will be boycotting again.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

They also want to host the Women’s World Cup in 2035. This seems unthinkable, given their record on Women’s rights, but it will happen.

Saudi Arabia wants to host 2035 Women's World Cup - BBC Sport

Saudi Arabia wants to host the 2035 Women's World Cup, says the technical director of the country's women's team.

www.bbc.com

 

[Chicken Run]

Quite, not sure I am going to be watching another FIFA organised competition. They are are too far gone.

Tbh I’m done with Spains element of the WC too, their treatment of Mexican’s was horrific, no way should countries like these be awarded prestigious events

 

[Chicken Run]

Almost feels like it.

Australia would have done a fine job hosting the WC. But they got burnt before with the Qatar bid, they weren't going to make the same mistake again.

Maybe this time the PL should just carry on, business as usual and players can decide if they want to go.

I’m not particularly happy with the way have and continue to treat their indigenous population, it’s a no from me Clive!

 

[trueblue]

Sadly, I predicted this on the Albion Roar last time I was on and it's really not surprising in the least.

At best there might be a further liberalising of the country. Will they have special alcohol zones like Qatar? What will the attitude to female visitors be? What about beer companies sponsorship?

No, it's not a lot but at the 'opening ceremony' before the Fury fight. one of the performers was a female rapper who performed with head and arms uncovered. Conservative by our standards but it would have been unthinkable there even 20 years ago.

They can go one of two ways in the next 11 years. They can make the place a little more acceptable to the majority of their visitors or they can bump off thousands of migrant workers and any dissenting voice. Sadly, I know which way I think they'll go.

It'll be interesting to see whether FIFA lose control of the tournament in the unprecedented manner that they did in Qatar. Promises there about the availability of alcohol at the stadia weren't kept. The organisers just made sure they left it so late that FIFA could do nothing about it. Suddenly it was, "Our country, our rules" and 'you're all racists/anti-Arab if you disagree' even though conditions had been put in place to make it enjoyable for visitors from non-Islamic countries. In Saudi, could be even worse. Once again, ticket prices will be very high for visitors (dirt cheap for locals), the only socialising will be in hotel bars at best and the atmosphere in the grounds will mostly be akin to a pre-season friendly in the USA, apart from a couple of small pockets of genuine travelling fans behind the goals. Transport will run smoothly (as tends to happen in autocracies) making the media impressed by the ease of it all, and the TV cameras will have just enough real fans to focus on to make it look authentic. So, for FIFA's purposes, it will be regarded as another fantastic success that also brought in more money than ever before.

 

[US Seagull]

I was thinking that! I shall be 77 in 2034, even if I do make it I can't have many left after that

And on that happy note I'm off to the Doctor's!

If you don't, we'll be able to say you really committed to the boycott!

 

[Pavilionaire]

In life there are now 3 things that are certain:

1. Death.
2. Taxes
3. 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

 

[Badger]

The way FIFA manipulated the bidding process to basically gift the WC to Saudi Arabia just stinks.

"We've decided the 2034 World Cup should be in Asia (or Oceania LOL). Oh, and by the way, you've only got 26 days to put together a bid"

Absolute joke of an organisation.

 

[Wilka]

It's ok Saudi Arabia will probably be uninhabitable for human life by then let alone football.

 

[Mustafa II]

Will they build stadia in The Line?

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I could not give less of a shite about international football, so this decision won't affect any plans I had for the tournament, but we all know what's going to happen.

Loads of 'outrage' and frothing at the gash from people.
Talk of proposed boycotts, human rights issues and FA's making a stand against stuff
FIFA threatens this, that and the other and FAs back down.
The tournament goes ahead
Everyone gets excited about England's progress and some random small team making it further than anyone thought
The outrage gets forgotten
There's some kind of fairytale ending (although not England winning – this isn't COMPLETE fantasy)
Tournament hailed a success and the FIFA PR machine in action saying how it has 'made a real difference' to the lives of those people living in SA and the GCC countries.

Total and utter bullshit.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The way FIFA manipulated the bidding process to basically gift the WC to Saudi Arabia just stinks.

"We've decided the 2034 World Cup should be in Asia (or Oceania LOL). Oh, and by the way, you've only got 26 days to put together a bid"

Absolute joke of an organisation.

Wonder how much money changed hands to make Australia withdraw from the bidding process?