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h0bbie t1_ivjmqtv wrote

Reply to comment by LloydDoyley in Thousands urge FIFA to boot Iran out of World Cup over Russian 'kamikaze drones' by 29PiecesOfSilver

Honest question: who could best host a World Cup while not qualifying for inclusion in your list of negatives? Iā€™m struggling. Australia maybe?

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LloydDoyley t1_ivjqqdy wrote

Every country has their negatives, of course. Just don't give it to a country with no infrastructure, no footballing heritage or even its own established league. FWIW I didn't really have much against 2018 in Russia because it satisfied all of these factors, even though there's a crazy despot in charge.

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h0bbie t1_ivjt6av wrote

Oh Iā€™m definitely not defending Qatar as the choice. šŸ˜ƒ and I agree with your criteria.

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LloydDoyley t1_ivjv0rj wrote

Oh I didn't think you were in the slightest šŸ˜ƒ

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Ferris_Wheel_Skippy t1_ivkng8v wrote

yeah this is something people need to remember

when it comes to atrocities, yes every country has blood on its hands to a certain extent

that being said, that wasn't the only reason why picking Qatar was such a stupid choice. It's tiny as fuck, they've never had much of a World Cup history (if any at all) prior to 2022, and the worst part was the weather. I still can't believe there is a fuckign world cup in less than two weeks as opposed to it being played in the summer

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