Richey Edwards Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 10 minutes ago, Molotov said: The way the world is going right now that might be the case. Just when Scotland were to become a dominant force! I'll be 40 and too old to play in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 That's Saudi Arabia 2034 confirmed (as if anyone expected anyone else to get it). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 No surprises here really. Australia would have had to spend millions on upgrading stadiums, the AFC (President at least) had already indicated they were backing the Saudi bid, and then there's the millions and millions of other reasons that the Saudi bid would get votes (allegedly). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 FIFA double Youth WC to 48 teams; make it annual; and award 2025 to Qatar... and 2026. and 2027. and 2028. and 2029. FIFA U17 World Cup to be held annually, with next 5 in Qatar - ESPN FIFA did not identify rival bidders for the hosting decisions which it said followed "a global call for expressions of interest in hosting both competitions." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) On 14/03/2024 at 21:45, HibeeJibee said: FIFA double Youth WC to 48 teams; make it annual; and award 2025 to Qatar... and 2026. and 2027. and 2028. and 2029. FIFA U17 World Cup to be held annually, with next 5 in Qatar - ESPN FIFA did not identify rival bidders for the hosting decisions which it said followed "a global call for expressions of interest in hosting both competitions." They've done the same with the women's competition, with the 5 tournaments after this year's being hosted by Morocco. I don't think they've said what time of year they're holding either the men's or the women's. Teenagers playing an international sporting event in summer in the desert seems questionable. Edited July 19 by GordonS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Taking away the host location, I think it's the right idea to have this every year rather than every single year, since a lot of players would have been missing out on the chance to play in it purely based on being unlucky to be born in the odd year. A lot of the comments I've seen online seem to be folk getting really worked up about an event they probably didn't even know existed before. It hasn't been hosted in Europe in over 20 years anyway, and has only been here once in the last 30. In terms of the timing, this has usually taken place in autumn or winter in previous years, and that would make sense given that they'll need to host annual qualifying now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Might start saving up for the South American trio of games if this thing goes ahead and the Fifa bosses aren't thrown in jail and the WC bids are reopened. The other tournaments before then don't appeal, and Spain, Portugal and Morocco will likely be horrendously hot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Spain have confirmed their 11 host stadia now. No Valencia is a surprise especially when you see there's a decent chunk of Spain around that area without a host stadium and I thought that stadium in Seville was a bit of a dump when Scotland played there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 8 hours ago, Pie Of The Month said: Spain have confirmed their 11 host stadia now. No Valencia is a surprise especially when you see there's a decent chunk of Spain around that area without a host stadium and I thought that stadium in Seville was a bit of a dump when Scotland played there. that is somewhat bizarre,must be some politics involved.valencias a fantastic city,too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 11 hours ago, Pie Of The Month said: Spain have confirmed their 11 host stadia now. No Valencia is a surprise especially when you see there's a decent chunk of Spain around that area without a host stadium and I thought that stadium in Seville was a bit of a dump when Scotland played there. 17 years though since they started building the "new" stadium. That's a lot of manana. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 I’m guessing Valencia’s current stadium might be a neglected dump if they’ve been building a new one for 15 years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS_FFC Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 11 hours ago, Pie Of The Month said: Spain have confirmed their 11 host stadia now. No Valencia is a surprise especially when you see there's a decent chunk of Spain around that area without a host stadium and I thought that stadium in Seville was a bit of a dump when Scotland played there. FIFA not content enough with having games in Portugal, Morocco and fucking South America, they’ve gone and stuck a stadium in the Canary Islands as well. This is going to be a shit show. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 12 hours ago, Pie Of The Month said: Spain have confirmed their 11 host stadia now. No Valencia is a surprise especially when you see there's a decent chunk of Spain around that area without a host stadium and I thought that stadium in Seville was a bit of a dump when Scotland played there. Three big stadia in Sevilla and they always seem to use the worst one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 58 minutes ago, Salvo Montalbano said: Three big stadia in Sevilla and they always seem to use the worst one. Sounds like another city we all know. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 1 hour ago, JS_FFC said: FIFA not content enough with having games in Portugal, Morocco and fucking South America, they’ve gone and stuck a stadium in the Canary Islands as well. This is going to be a shit show. It's part of Spain, why shouldn't it be able to host games? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS_FFC Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Just now, craigkillie said: It's part of Spain, why shouldn't it be able to host games? Did the 1998 world cup have games in Tahiti? I have no problem with games being held on islands. Sicily and Sardinia hosting games in 1990 made sense. So would Mallorca for example given that it's very nearby to the mainland. My issue is when you put games on an island thousands of miles away in a different part of the world. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Diamond For Me Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Looking forward to the next UK-hosted tournament having games in the Falklands. Some laugh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 15 minutes ago, JS_FFC said: Did the 1998 world cup have games in Tahiti? I have no problem with games being held on islands. Sicily and Sardinia hosting games in 1990 made sense. So would Mallorca for example given that it's very nearby to the mainland. My issue is when you put games on an island thousands of miles away in a different part of the world. The distance between Gran Canaria and the other host grounds is no more than typical distances between many grounds at USA-Mexico-Canada 2028. It's less than a 3 hour flight from Madrid but maybe more relevantly, it's much less than that to all the host cities in Morocco. And it's not like they don't get millions of visitors from all over Europe every year. It's hardly Tahiti. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS_FFC Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 Bizarrely this summer’s Olympics is being held in Paris but the surfing is 16,000 kilometres away in French Polynesia. That could have caused problems for the British athlete Sky Brown as she was due to compete in both the surfing and the skateboarding, but she failed to qualify for the surfing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 17 hours ago, Raven said: 17 years though since they started building the "new" stadium. That's a lot of manana. they ran out of cash about 15 years ago.ive been past it,its very far along.Be a shame to lose Mestella,though,its awesome,must get to another game there 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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