24-02-2015, 15:49
All good points Talk Saft. And I think it’s great to host the world cup all around the world but as you say, it is a summer competition and that was the basis of the bids. Qatar also bid on this basis which is why I say it is not their fault for the change. They have been preparing for a summer world cup. However, in the summer the heat is not just in the day. At night, the humidity rises and it is just as bad. Therefore a summer world cup is not a realistic option.
In Doha there are already many stadiums as there are 2 divisions of the Qatar Stars professional league and most teams have their own stadium. All of these stadiums (apart from one maybe) will be either be knocked down and be re-built in the same location or they will be refurbished and adapted to host the world cup matches. If the World Cup is hosted in Nov/Dec the stadiums will not need to be air conditioned enabled as the weather will be absolutely fine then – both in the day and at night, therefore saving a lot of money.
There will also be brand new stadiums in new locations. Doha is a small city and the majority of games will be hosted there but there will also be at least 3 stadiums outside of Doha hosting games. The final will be played in the city of Lusail (they also host the first round of the Moto GP there). This city hasn’t even been built yet :-D ha,ha.
Something dodgy may have gone on, but that would be the case with all bidding nations (not to the same extent maybe). But we are talking about FIFA here and Sepp Blatter. Possibly the most corrupt/unethical organisation in the World. The fact he keeps getting re-elected tells his own story…
In Doha there are already many stadiums as there are 2 divisions of the Qatar Stars professional league and most teams have their own stadium. All of these stadiums (apart from one maybe) will be either be knocked down and be re-built in the same location or they will be refurbished and adapted to host the world cup matches. If the World Cup is hosted in Nov/Dec the stadiums will not need to be air conditioned enabled as the weather will be absolutely fine then – both in the day and at night, therefore saving a lot of money.
There will also be brand new stadiums in new locations. Doha is a small city and the majority of games will be hosted there but there will also be at least 3 stadiums outside of Doha hosting games. The final will be played in the city of Lusail (they also host the first round of the Moto GP there). This city hasn’t even been built yet :-D ha,ha.
Something dodgy may have gone on, but that would be the case with all bidding nations (not to the same extent maybe). But we are talking about FIFA here and Sepp Blatter. Possibly the most corrupt/unethical organisation in the World. The fact he keeps getting re-elected tells his own story…