[url]http://www.sofiaecho.com/2010/12/02/1004262_fifa-awards-2018-world-cup-to-russia[/url]
"Fifa's executive committee voted in a secret ballot on December 2 to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia, dashing the hopes of rival bids put forth by England, Spain and Portugal, Belgium and The Netherlands.
It was not immediately clear how many rounds of voting it took to designate the winner, but the final announcement was delayed with about half an hour beyond the initial forecasts, suggesting a close race.
Russia won the 2018 race despite the last-minute withdrawal of Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, credited with winning the 2014 winter Olympics for Sochi, who did not travel to Zurich for the final presentation and the announcement.
"In football we learn to win and this is easy, in football we also learn to lose and this is not so easy," Fifa president Sepp Blatter told the audience prior to the announcement." Quoted from [url]http://www.sofiaecho.com/2010/12/02/1004262_fifa-awards-2018-world-cup-to-russia[/url]
Qatar wins 2022.
Watching this on the news now.
Not surprised with Putin.
This is stupid, everyone going to Russia will have to get really expensive Visas then find their way to some isolated holiday 500miles south of Moscow with no transport links
while in Qatar, noone is allowed to drink in public and realistically it's way too poor and small to hold an interational event.
Why the christ has Qatar got 2022, a tiny country with a tiny population it makes no sense.
[QUOTE=icemaz;26447001]Why the christ has Qatar got 2022, a tiny country with a tiny population it makes no sense.[/QUOTE]I didn't know a nation's size or population mattered in FIFA hosting selection
Blatter's a prick, just thought I'd share that.
[QUOTE=starpluck;26447048]I didn't know a nation's size or population mattered in FIFA hosting selection[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry but it is a world wide event, so they put it in the middle east, to be done in the middle of June or 2022 where the weather is going to be so hot. They are doing it in a place with a population of 1 and a half million. Come on there are vastly more suitable places for this to be done.
[QUOTE=icemaz;26447001]Why the christ has Qatar got 2022, a tiny country with a tiny population it makes no sense.[/QUOTE]
I can't imagine people running around in the heat of that desert.
What a load of shit. The Russians must have been paying out some pretty hefty backhanders to FIFA, speaking of FIFA, they are starting to make Robert Mugabe and his regime look like an honest bunch of guys.
England could host the world cup tomorrow, we have the infrastructure and the stadiums! Russia don't even have the cash to support the world cup, all their cash is tied up in organised crime and bribes!
*News just in* Sepp Blatter is seen leaving the world cup nominee venue in his new Ferrari with Russian plates.
Wankers!
I don't think England can bid again until something like 2034
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[QUOTE=sam.clarke;26447161]What a load of shit. The Russians must have been paying out some pretty hefty backhanders to FIFA, speaking of FIFA, they are starting to make Robert Mugabe and his regime look like an honest bunch of guys.
England could host the world cup tomorrow, we have the infrastructure and the stadiums! Russia don't even have the cash to support the world cup, all their cash is tied up in organised crime and bribes!
Wankers![/QUOTE]
umad
[QUOTE=sam.clarke;26447161]What a load of shit. The Russians must have been paying out some pretty hefty backhanders to FIFA, speaking of FIFA, they are starting to make Robert Mugabe and his regime look like an honest bunch of guys.
England could host the world cup tomorrow, we have the infrastructure and the stadiums! Russia don't even have the cash to support the world cup, all their cash is tied up in organised crime and bribes!
Wankers![/QUOTE]
The BBC could've helped by not running a Panorama investigation into bribery at FIFA.
[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;26447182]The BBC could've helped by not running a Panorama investigation into bribery at FIFA.[/QUOTE]
Exactly, they should have ran that programme after we'd secured the bid, just to rub salt in the wounds!
[QUOTE=sam.clarke;26447206]Exactly, they should have ran that programme after we'd secured the bid, just to rub salt in the wounds![/QUOTE]
They're probably going to get the blame for England losing the bid now.
[QUOTE=icemaz;26447107]I'm sorry but it is a world wide event, so they put it in the middle east, to be done in the middle of June or 2022 where the weather is going to be so hot. They are doing it in a place with a population of 1 and a half million. Come on there are vastly more suitable places for this to be done.[/QUOTE]
The stadium they are building will be climate-controlled.
[QUOTE=starpluck;26447222]The stadium they are building will be climate-controlled.[/QUOTE]
There's going to be 15,000 guys with portable fans around the stadium.
For some reason I was expecting china again.
BBC and the Times run exposes on corruption in FIFA > FIFA proves they aren't corrupt by giving the next World Cups to Russia and Qatar.
:downs:
I suppose North Korea will be hosting the 2026 world cup if they can stump up the cash to FIFA. Kim Jong Il had better start trafficking some child prostitues to raise some cash, quick!
[QUOTE=The mouse;26446979]This is stupid, everyone going to Russia will have to get really expensive Visas then find their way to some isolated holiday 500miles south of Moscow with no transport links
while in Qatar, noone is allowed to drink in public and realistically it's way too poor and small to hold an interational event.[/QUOTE]
Qatar is a lot richer than Russia actually
Anyone else to vote Best Korea to host the World Cup after this one?
[QUOTE=Raiskauskone V2;26447365]Anyone else to vote Best Korea to host the Olympics after this one?[/QUOTE]
I second that.
A lot of people will be beat up for shouting "commies" everywhere.
[QUOTE=johan_sm;26447372]A lot of people will be beat up for shouting "commies" everywhere.[/QUOTE]
I'd hate being from Birmingham right now.
[URL="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fuck-Birmingham-Villa-/136668766388821?created&v=page_getting_started"]All aboard the bandwagon[/URL]
:bandwagon:
[QUOTE=Raiskauskone V2;26447365]Anyone else to vote Best Korea to host the Olympics after this one?[/QUOTE]
My bad, I read it as world cup, not olympics...
England got 2 votes out of 22 in the first round. They had the best technical bid, the best presentation today, and yet they don't win. All kudos to Russia, but 2 votes? Really? *cough*corruption*cough*
[QUOTE=Randdalf;26447434]England got 2 votes out of 22 in the first round. They had the best technical bid, the best presentation today, and yet they don't win. All kudos to Russia, but 2 votes? Really? *cough*corruption*cough*[/QUOTE]
You could say it was corruption if Russia had the other 20 votes, but it didn't.
[QUOTE=Randdalf;26447434]England got 2 votes out of 22 in the first round. They had the best technical bid, the best presentation today, and yet they don't win. All kudos to Russia, but 2 votes? Really? *cough*corruption*cough*[/QUOTE]
What's with people shouting corruption because their home-nation wasn't chosen.
[QUOTE=sam.clarke;26447423]My bad, I read it as world cup, not olympics...[/QUOTE]
Whoops, meant World Cup. Fixed now
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