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WC 2010 South Africa - looming disaster?

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  • #32
    Dancor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭Dancor


    Pal wrote: »
    It would be funny if England got the World Cup and they failed to qualify !

    Does host nation not qualify automaticly :confused:


  • #33
    delija_sever029
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭delija_sever029


    Well qualifications starts this year if i am right so i supose SA would still keep spot on WC and England will be already playing qualifications,so no point to stop it and give them place as new host


  • #34
    Royale with Cheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,729 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    I really can't see why they'd stage it in Australia. It's the other side of the world to pretty much everywhere, and they don't have a massive interest in football there. Yeah it's a got a good infrastructure and enough stadiums, but there'd be time zone difference problems for a lot of places watching on tv, flights would cost loads for visiting fans, and I could see plenty of half empty stadiums.


  • #35
    tdv
    Closed Accounts Posts: 868 ✭✭✭tdv


    It should be in America somewhere. USA, Mexico somwhere like that thats insanley warm.


  • #36
    El Weirdo
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    ibh wrote: »
    Same goes for Mexico, Mozambique, Zimbabwe... pretty much any African country.

    What? They moved Mexico to Africa?! *checks Google Earth for confirmation*:p


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  • #37
    delija_sever029
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭delija_sever029


    Yeah,those politicians,they do what they want with this world:D:D:D:D:D


  • #38
    Attractive Nun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,203 ✭✭✭Attractive Nun


    I don't mind the World Cup being half way across the world - watching matches at weird times has a 'world cup feel' to it imo. Fiji 2010 ftw!


  • #39
    Benedict XVI
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭Benedict XVI


    Royale with Cheese wrote: »
    I really can't see why they'd stage it in Australia. It's the other side of the world to pretty much everywhere, and they don't have a massive interest in football there. Yeah it's a got a good infrastructure and enough stadiums, but there'd be time zone difference problems for a lot of places watching on tv, flights would cost loads for visiting fans, and I could see plenty of half empty stadiums.
    tdv wrote: »
    It should be in America somewhere. USA, Mexico somwhere like that thats insanley warm.

    At short notice the Us is your only answer.

    Loads of stadia spread all over the country
    Good, road, air infrastructure
    Good corporate and marketing experience
    Enough knowledgeable US and immigrant fans that will ensure all games are sold out.
    Easy to get to from Europe

    Australia is on the other hand

    A long way from anywhere ( as stated above)
    Stadia are located in just a few cities
    Population is small (18m) with a small soccer fan base that will not turn out in numbers just to see any old game.


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