Tennessee Blue Mike
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So do the South Americans mate. I think they showing everyone yet again what the beautiful game is all about. Aussies are the Socceroos.
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So do the South Americans mate. I think they showing everyone yet again what the beautiful game is all about. Aussies are the Socceroos.
Bundy
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ONLY? We WILL be hosting the 2022 WC. Timmy will still be leading the front line and we will still break ya legs.
Tennessee Blue Mike
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They will have to bring in extra corner flags too. He would be on fire playing at home. He'll only be 41 a mere babe in the eyes of the Socceroo fans.
jhf14
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USA WILL get the World Cup in either 2018 or 2022. I know this probably pisses a few off, but there's two major reasons:
1) FIFA will follow the money. USA bought the most tickets for this world cup and there is little prep work that needs to be done. There won't be half filled stadiums for a single game (like we see in south africa)
2) Bill Clinton is chairing the USA bid. Chuckle if you want (i know i do), but he's been schmoozin' FIFA execs all tournament. He'll absolutely get it here for one of those years (my money is on 2022).
1) FIFA will follow the money. USA bought the most tickets for this world cup and there is little prep work that needs to be done. There won't be half filled stadiums for a single game (like we see in south africa)
2) Bill Clinton is chairing the USA bid. Chuckle if you want (i know i do), but he's been schmoozin' FIFA execs all tournament. He'll absolutely get it here for one of those years (my money is on 2022).
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3) Many of the newer large (gridiron) stadia were built configured as dual-use for football grounds. Gillette near Boston, Lincoln Financial in Philly both come to mind in this category. These are large 70,000 give or take grounds that just need to be groomed for football, no heavy construction. All in all, the USA already has all the major facilities it needs.
4) If anything, people probably *under* estimate the growth of football's popularity in the US. There are huge swathes of the country -- including many major cities -- where neither MLS nor even the USSF D2 has a presence. For something like the World Cup, though, people will make vacation plans to get to where the games are.
5) FIFA wants the US (okay North American) audience and money. Ignoring/slighting the U.S. isn't the way to get there.
TX Bill
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All of the above and:
6) The World Cup in USA '94 still holds the attendance records for a World Cup and that was with 24 teams, not the 32 we have today.
Jamo Martinez
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Spain and Portugal are putting in a combined bid. Viva Iberia. (The peninsula not the airline)
davideinstein
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I think Spain & Portugal get the 2018 bid and the US the 2022 bid.
I think you'll see England get the 2030 bid on the next European rotation with 2024 being a complete toss up.
As for the people hating the U.S., get some better politicians and ticket sales. We love our sports and when something comes to town, we see it...not in just one or two world class sporting facilities, but in dozens upon dozens of them.
I think you'll see England get the 2030 bid on the next European rotation with 2024 being a complete toss up.
As for the people hating the U.S., get some better politicians and ticket sales. We love our sports and when something comes to town, we see it...not in just one or two world class sporting facilities, but in dozens upon dozens of them.
teppic
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I think selling tickets would not be a problem in the UK. England being a small country with large population it's pretty easy to get to any stadium and back in the country on a day trip. The rest of Europe will also be coming over.
It was a shame to see so many empty seats in the stadiums in SA. Korea V Greece must have only had 15,000 in the stadium.
It was a shame to see so many empty seats in the stadiums in SA. Korea V Greece must have only had 15,000 in the stadium.
davideinstein
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Average capacity for candidate venues combined:
England: 55K
USA: 77K
On top of that, over half of the capacities listed for the English venues are are expandable, future plans to expand or permission to expand to that much. Every single venue for the American venues is the current capacity. Another point is that I used 91K for Cowboys Stadium, but they've already had a crowd of 105K for an NFL game using standing room tickets.
Imagine seeing a World Cup final here:
And watching replays of bad officiating on a 60 yard long screen:
England: 55K
USA: 77K
On top of that, over half of the capacities listed for the English venues are are expandable, future plans to expand or permission to expand to that much. Every single venue for the American venues is the current capacity. Another point is that I used 91K for Cowboys Stadium, but they've already had a crowd of 105K for an NFL game using standing room tickets.
Imagine seeing a World Cup final here:
And watching replays of bad officiating on a 60 yard long screen:
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If the USA get it, the USA get it. Fair enough.
You're not, however, going to convince me that it's better for the Wolrd Cup to be held twice in thirty years in a country where the majority don't really care about the sport as opposed to in countries like Italy, France, England, Spain and Argentina, who have all only hosted one since 1950, where the people absoloutely live and breathe the game.
When you considered all the football obsessed countries who have never hosted the cup once, well it might be the smart move to give it to the US again, it might be the best money making move, but it ain't the right one.
You're not, however, going to convince me that it's better for the Wolrd Cup to be held twice in thirty years in a country where the majority don't really care about the sport as opposed to in countries like Italy, France, England, Spain and Argentina, who have all only hosted one since 1950, where the people absoloutely live and breathe the game.
When you considered all the football obsessed countries who have never hosted the cup once, well it might be the smart move to give it to the US again, it might be the best money making move, but it ain't the right one.
Tennessee Blue Mike
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It's FIFA mate it's all about the money. SA was a one off. I see England before the US myself especially because of the recent performance. But the US will always be a big draw because they can entertain the world with very little fuss as they do it day in and day out.
But your right as far as population still most of the people couldn't care less. However, I heard the US Ghana was the most watched WC game since 1994 when Italy Brazil played.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11036338
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jhf14
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While it is true that the soccer isn't a mainstream sport in the USA, I think that people underestimate the following it has... I think that our league (MLS) has a tough time attracting interest, but certainly not the sport itself... millions upon millions of people follow it (more than many other countries, simply given the size of the US)... the shear number of mexican-americans could sell out the games themselves. I went to a USA vs. Honduras qualifier in Chicago last year and the atmosphere was absolutely crazy... easily 65,000 people.
While I respect your opinion I have to disagree. USA hosting the WC is actually great for the game.
(and if USA can't host it, would like to see Australia...although the time difference would absolutely suck)
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