The last time I paid attention to anything about the games in the World Cup was 2018. To me the 2022 edition did not exist.
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It’s the way they threw all the countries together for 2030 so they could give it to them for 2034.
Like that’s simply a joke.
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its a ‘true’ world cup that one…
i didnt realise thered be games in SA…is that legit going to happen?..what would happen if those countries dont qualify…
as a matter of fact…does that mean spain portugul and morroco all get auto qualification?
Who knows and I’m not sure why games have to take place in two places that don’t have a centenary legacy.
I heard that the quarters bugger off over there or something.
Of course the sensible approach would have been just to hold one over in Spain/Portugal/Morroco and the 100 year one in South America with the final in Uruguay but no.
Someone needed their pay off.
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I think it was supposed to be a bigger South American bid vs a joint Spain/Portugal/Morroccoo bid, but some of the other SA countries pulled out so FIFA combined everyone who was left
Seems all rather convenient.
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Well done, same for me, and I hope that a lot more people will follow suit. 
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FIFA are considering forgoing a formal vote on the selection of the 2034 tournament and instead asking FAs to voice their approval with applause. This is not what you do when you think everything is above board
This piece talks about the English FA’s uncertainty in whether to formally approve the Saudi’s bid and cites supposed “complexity” in the decision
It is a sign of the complexity of this decision that the FA’s hierarchy are still to come down one way or another, with just five days to go.
The piece cites absolutely nothing that raises complexity. It lists a whole bunch of reasons why it is wrong that the Saudis should be awarded this (albeit while ignoring the sporting issue of fucking up the global calendar again to accommodate a winter tournament) and states that the FA are unsure in their resolve to actually do anything about it.
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