FIFA World Cup 2018 & 2022 host nations announced.

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perpride said:

kowenicki said:

perpride said:

Dude I couldn't disagree with you more.

I think the host nations they picked are absolutley perfect. Football is an all-inclusive sport. FIFA is an all-inclusive organization. These two nations clearly had the readiness for the task which is at hand. 

I'm not so much excited for Russia 2018, even though I can respect that they will be hosting it and of course I think they will do a magnficient job.

It's Qatar 2022 which has me HYPED UP!!! A world cup being hosted in the Middle-East is an absolutley brilliant idea. It's what FIFA is all about. And I've heard rumors their putting cooling systems in every single seat of their stadiums.

I'm from Iran, so I might actually even go to that one.

Sorry dudes, I don't know if you are from England or what, but you sound like you are the way you're complaining.

Give me 5 good reasons why.

why should I give 5 reasons when the committee already decided? They're job is to decide what country is best fit to host the event. But here:

1 - First middle eastern nation to ever host a world cup. There's a reason it's called the "World Cup". The middle east is advancing rapidly, it was only a matter of time.

2 - There is much conflict in that part of the world right now and this kind of event will raise awareness.

3 - The world cup will further bridge the gap between Arab nations of the Middle East and the West.

4 - Half the other country's who were bidding for this have already hosted World Cups, and quite recently. Australia being the only exception. They hosted the summer olympics in 2000.

5 - I AM FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. Not Sure if you read that part, but I'll probably be attending these games if I'm alive.

Here's a couple of articles from months ago saying why Qatar should host:

http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/08/26/the-dark-horse-qatar-2022/

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/128474-middle-east-deserves-world-cup-qatar.html

http://mobile.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2009/11/18/1631309/qatar-hoping-new-airport-will-lend-weight-to-2022-world-cup

Qatar is a country that is already growing in infrastructure and rapidly advancing economically.

You raise some good points, but I'm going to ask you this, should Qatar be given a free pass to enter the world cup? They've never qualified for a world cup, and their current Fifa ranking is 113. They've just been given a free pass into the 2022 world cup in place of other more deserving nations. With all the money they have, shouldn't they have to prove the national team are deserving of the host and auto-entry status?

Even amongst Mid-East nations they're pretty lowly ranked. Iran, Iraq, UAE, Jordan, Bahrain and Saudia Arabia are all rated higher in the rankings.