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Qatar busted for bribing FIFA officials to ****** World Cup away from USA

Ja Rhule

By Ja Rhule,
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dos poptarts

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There is a thread in Soccer forum but this is big! US might actually get a World Cup in 2022 if this gains steam and it looks like it will. Charlotte was on the list of cities that would host World Cup game. This could be huge for the US and city of Charlotte.

Here's an article from BBC if anyone cares to read.

 

 

Aren't all world sporting events bribed by the host cities? I'd guess the Olympic selection committee is probably even more corrupt than FIFA. 

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Charlotte host the World Cup.  that will never happen.

 

 

I was wondering how could Charlotte possibly hold a World Cup when they don't have the infrostructure to host a Superbowl but then I realized we were talking about the year 2022 and who knows what can happen between now and then. Plus, I have absolutely no idea what it takes to host something like but I would think it would have to be second to the Olympics right?

 

Speaking of which, I heard on the radio that all but 2 countries (Kazakhstan and China) have dropped out of hosting the 2022 Olympics. Apparently the cost of putting it together and then dealing with all the infrostructure that is no longer needed when every goes home is ecomonically crippling for any host nation now.   

 

No city hosts the world cup. A country does and hosts games in a bunch of different cities. Charlotte should have no problem hosting a game although not the semis or finals probably (as pstall says) as that would be more of a superbowl type draw.

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You can find the guidelines out there. Basically you need a stadium with over 40k to host WC games. You need a 90k stadium to host the opener or the final. Just keep in mind we have had World Cups in South Africa and now the Amazon jungle. The infrastructure requirements are lax compared to a Super Bowl.

 

I think its a moot point because Charlotte was not part of our bid to the WC. They were preliminarily included but ultimately better destination cities were chosen. Charlotte is a fine city but not an international tourist destination.

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No city hosts the world cup. A country does and hosts games in a bunch of different cities. Charlotte should have no problem hosting a game although not the semis or finals probably (as pstall says) as that would be more of a superbowl type draw.

Agreed. Cities don't have to be large or well-connected to be a host city: Brazil picked the capitals of each of the 12 states in the country, and as a result have 7 stadiums which hold less than 50,000 and the smallest host city having a population of 550,000. Charlotte would only host a few group stages so would have an influx of fans of the nations playing there. Charlotte is much, much better connected to the rest of the country than other previous host cities, and has a stadium a short walk from the city centre which is especially rare.
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