World Cup Announcement Coming...

[Gazi]

no way in hell I'm going to Russia or Qatar anytime soon. Would have liked to go to a World Cup game. That being said, Brazil in 2014? Might be worth a trip

Make sure you have a great emergency contact number so the kidnappers can have a place to send your pinky finger along with a ransom note.

[JakeFlake]

Qatar's 4 biggest cities (est 2010 population): Doha (998,651), Al-Rayyan (444,557), Al-Khor (31,547), Al-Wakrah (31,441)

Qatar is roughly the size of Connecticut.

By comparison, the city of Gastonia's population is 72,000.

[Miaoww]

US lost in the final vote to Qatar 14-8

In the 18 vote, England didn't even get out of the first round

We got two votes and one of those was ours.

Hilarious.

[Hawk]

with a few more dollars to spend! I wish it would have been the USA too, but I bet Qatar will put on one hell of a tournament.

[JakeFlake]

Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmm

GrantWahl FWIW, I was in FIFA ExCo voter hotel last night. Could see US/England bigwigs doing last-minute lobbying. Didn't see Qataris anywhere.

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[Happy Panther]

Qatar is a joke. The humidity is absurd there and it gets to 120+ in summer. Makes Baghdad seem like Anchorage. 2 million fans will descend on a city of less than 1M.

FIFA is corrupt and hates the US. They can lick my ass

[Ja Rhule]

RUSSIA???? Nobody will go.This sux

Lies, I will. Da!!!

[Implied Volatility]

with a few more dollars to spend! I wish it would have been the USA too, but I bet Qatar will put on one hell of a tournament.

[SuperLego5]

FIFA is corrupt and hates the US. They can lick my ass

Trying being a Brit if you think you are hated by FIFA.

Maybe somebody will be able to correct me but I don't think you can drink alcohol in Qatar.

[Happy Panther]

Yeah i know.

[MadHatter]

Trying being a Brit if you think you are hated by FIFA.

Maybe somebody will be able to correct me but I don't think you can drink alcohol in Quatar.

That is true. However, this was part of their bid.....

Hassan Abdulla Al Thawadi, chief executive of the Qatar 2022 bid, added that the Muslim state would also permit alcohol consumption during the world's most watched sporting event.

[Delhommey]

World Cups. I hass eet.