the 2018 & 2022 world cup host revealed

2018 wc host: russia

2022 wc host: qatar

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9247651.stm

Fair enough Russia gets to host WC 2018....

BUT QATAR was chosen as the host of World Cup 2022? Nope, not funny. It's not a effing joke.

Absolute BOLLOCKS of the highest degree. A country that sticks out like a d*** in the Persian Gulf with a mere population of 350000, (less than the number of foreign expats who work there) with sweltering heat up to 60 deg in the summer and booze is limited to hotels, gets to host the world's greatest show on Earth.

FIFA is definitely high on crack and get ready for an embarassment of epic proportions.

This post has been edited by carloz28: Dec 3 2010, 12:10 AM

Haha I wanted the 2022 World Cup to go to Australia though..and for the 2018,I wanted it to go to England!

But they may prove you wrong

actually i like it.. world cup should go to the region that need it more.. we have already watch too much of England and Spain through football..

I like your optimism but seriously you need to see go to Qatar to check out the scene there. Then you would have understand me.

Those bedsheet wearing dickwats can't even host a proper birthday party for their kids (they usually pay McDs to do that)...let alone World Cup.

its in 12 more years mind you. So give them a break.

this is quite good bcoz fifa, it's all about bringing the 'soccer' throughout the world.


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i wonder if liqour is banned there

This post has been edited by bugKecik: Dec 3 2010, 12:20 AM

So the problem Qatar hosting 2022 with you is because of the booze and sandniggers can't party?

as long as their stadiums meet expectations and they allow booze/alcohol drinks then it's fine for me...but the latter is almost impossible

give them a chance, and at least it's in Asia

This post has been edited by SGSuser: Dec 3 2010, 12:24 AM

mehh, not really bothered by WC that is coming like in what....another 12 years?
for all you know we are all uncles and aunties, wont even be watching football already
12 more years that a long time to go, and who knows what will happen by then. transformed Qatar
who is to say the world wont end in 2012
looking forward to Brazil world cup 2014
oh wai- Euro 2012!
1 at a time

why its joke, when they capable

so Qatar automatically will be one of the tournament`s favorite
really lucky for those who will be in same group with Qatar. I bet they will take over South Africe`s worst host team in World Cup history

Like i said, buy yourself a ticket to Doha in the summer, spend a couple of days there and then come back read my post if it still make any sense to you.

the real joke is most of you all will be ended up only at mamak's. why butthurt so much?

+1

qatar > vuvuzela

Yes, the country is not exactly massive and the heat can be daunting but I think they are more than capable to host the game there (Qatar) and with the money that they have I believe it will be an amazing event. They did an amazing job hosting the TriBeCa this year and I'm not hearing any complaints from De Niro or Selma Hayek about the heat.

well at least we can see some of this in a world cup



one vulgar but funny comment...chuckled non stop..open at own risk

Thousands have been there for the Asian Games and MotoGP.
If I'm not mistaken, 2011 AFC Asian Cup will be held in Doha too.

its still 12 years to go....they can really improve a lot in terms of infrastructure if they really determined to make it one of the best WC, since they already have the money

unless you can forecast the future, then I'm speechless

This post has been edited by dlct87: Dec 3 2010, 12:37 AM

odds on Israel qualifying for WC2022?

interesting how they would design stadiums that would be dismantled later and rebuild in 'developing' countries to avoid white elephants.

eh russia good what. at least cheaper flight tickets. maybe i can afford in 12 years time. if london or australia reli cannot la.

unless that time rm1 = 0.5 usd. oh wai-

okay so alcohol will be allowed in certain fan zones, and Israel is allowed to play if they qualify

I'm happy Qatar got it- Bored with WC always being played in Europe.

12 more years-Most of you will be daddy mommy & this thread/topic pun takde dah..

Z

seriously ts, what did Qatar did to you?

can't blame ma, europe paling developed ba..more influence also

86 - Mexico
90 - Italy
94 - USA
98 - France
02 - SK/Jap
06 - Germany
10 - SA

other continents especially america has their fair share too..recently only asia more developed, can handle wc

Why can't people happy with Qatar? They got the money man. It depends on them though. I'm sure in 12 years they will handle the WC just fine. If I'm not mistaken , many people doubt on S.Afrika right?

i have no doubt about their stadium and facilities, for me the WC will be down if the host is weak team, at least we can consider South Africa as a good team, they even play in past WC, but Qatar football team ....

i is butthurt the moment they announced mother russia will host 2018.

i mean wtf? Theatre of Dreams,wembley,Old Trafford,Emirates,st james' park,white hart lane.....hell even pride park(derby county home stadia) is good enough to stage any world cup match

at least qatar(as an AFC member) can host 2022 wc.i expect japan/korea but they already done so in 2002

blame the England media for the downfall of their 2018 campaign

Early odds for 2030 World Cup: North Korea 7/1, Somalia 6/1, North Pole 11/1, The Moon 25/1 England 10,000/1

beckham was so sarcastic when he said "Qatar is a great country"

i almost pee in my pant lol

If you are saying this,then i can't see any difference between you and them

This post has been edited by gummerz: Dec 3 2010, 02:00 AM

don't be butthurt lol

troll just trolling.they can say anything they want

now parents in qatar will send their kids to football academy and hopefully their son will feature in WC- in 12 years time lol..

yes i blame them.i don't quite mind if them tabloids doing the mess but BBC?

it's like RTM saying BN suck

get ur facts right dummie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar

This post has been edited by Meis: Dec 3 2010, 02:03 AM

hell...

the wc is in 12 years time.. plenty of time to develop a decent team.

btw.. why butthurt about qatar?

2/3rd of Qatar are expats and foreign workers
wonder how they gonna fill up the stadiums?

russia i can understand got good football, zenit, spartak etc.
qatar only once pass 1st round of asia cup

saudi kena 8-0. dprk kena 8-0 (or isit 7-0), qatar ?-0
unless like asian games import from africa, qatar import from brazil, argentina, spain....united nations of football

What's the problem this idiot had with Qatar anyway?

Sure, the heat is crazy in summer, u can barely breathe properly. But infrastructure wise, they are more than ready. Some sporting events they held including annual Tennis competition with the likes of Federer and Nadal playing, 2006 Asian games, and the soon to be 2011 Asian Cup (which I have the chance to watch soon hehe). Plus, MU's decision to choose Doha as one of their training location last year shows what they have. If South Africa can virtually change a nowhere into a soccer city, why not Qatar do similar with what they already have?

I personally prefer Australia coz my long term plan is to finish study and work in Australia (personally easier for me to attend WC), bur Qatar isn't that bad themselves. Having visited Qatar every year since my family is there due to dad's working commitment, I don't see why this Carloz dude are being such an ass about Qatar. Dun like the country coz of personal problem, fine but go on and insult the flag etc is pure stupidity that rednecks display.

This post has been edited by pyroboy1911: Dec 3 2010, 02:08 AM

For those of you old enough to remember, there were also a lot of question marks over FIFA's decision to award WC94 to USA and most recently, South Africa 2010. Both turned out pretty well so I'm sure Russia and Qatar will do fine.

And 1000 "likes" to that "most of you watching from mamak" comments :-)

Qatar WC stadium plan

Al Shamal Stadium


Al-Wakrah Stadium


Al-Khor Stadium

stadia very impressive state of the art cooling technology using solar power!

baru balik dari souque waqif.situ pun pasang tv tadi.tak habis2 main hon kereta dgn vuvuzela geng2 ni....doha agak sesak mlm ni...i hope they enjoy suffocating in high humidity the real silent killer.the summer temperature is nothing.

This post has been edited by rEDs: Dec 3 2010, 02:17 AM

bro, still gonna work there onot after 12 years?

if got chance i work.safety n family value is better here somehow at this moment. fullspec of stadium checck qatar evaluation report on fifa.com

hahaha..nahh im staying at home..lol

why soo butthurt? you give them 3minute they can be good,3hour better, 12years?
you r behaving like a di*cks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-z2jtUS9-Y

go share your feelings with this dude http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/duncanw...of-fifas-greed/


This post has been edited by leymar7: Dec 3 2010, 02:31 AM

Jack Warner must be a man at least 10 times more hated than he was a few hours ago...

wonder if fifa hv a beef with england.they send the best teams for the bid,even got the prince backing.
putin dont ever bother come to zurich and qatar won the bid jst bcoz they got zidane as their ambassador

Not really worst, i think SA play well as a host, beat France, draw with Mexico, just lose to Uruguay which reach semi-final.
Lucky not our bolehland be the host, bcoz we got a good example in AFC Asian Cup 2007, the worst ever, shame.

Luv to see some cretins here eg pyroboy acting all righteous & Shyte like a Qatar fanboy who doesn't even understand what a banter is.

Guess wat? At least I'm talking bout Qatar but here u r insulting other forummers. Grow up homer & stop being a pompous ass urself

This post has been edited by carloz28: Dec 3 2010, 08:25 AM

my goodness Qatar lol. Hot enough now, imagine 12 years from now. 100 degree celcius lol....

Still cant believe england didnt win it though, i thought beckham was doing quite an impressing job. Nevertheless, wish both the country luck in hosting the world cup~

Lol now butthurt from my comment

This guys reli emotionally unstable dei, stop being such an emotional wreck and chin up when something doesn't go your way, instead of lying on the floor and throwing tantrums like a 4 year old girl

This post has been edited by pyroboy1911: Dec 3 2010, 08:33 AM

LMFAO. The one butthurted is you, fanboy. Stop jacking off on Peter Chao's gf and learn to reciprocate properly to a banter next time.

Just because you went sanddunning in Mesaieed and had a little stroll on curvy Corniche on a Sat afternoon, doesnt mean you know the country very well. You should go and ask ur pops how's life in Doha before making yourself look like a fool with your comments. Comprende?

This post has been edited by carloz28: Dec 3 2010, 08:45 AM

whatever you say pal

the fact is everyone here know's who's the real person who butthurt so needless to say more

This post has been edited by pyroboy1911: Dec 3 2010, 08:46 AM

what wrong with the venue , a true quality team must face the challenge anywhere anytime ,if a team only able to win in home or own continental is that a true champion ?

what's wrong with the venue is the flag looks like a zipperhead. Said by someone who knows Qatar well, so it must be true

To be honest i'm sad that Australia didn't win it What more, it seems like Aussie only got 1 vote in the first round, behind Korea and Japan who had 3! Australia were second favourites behind Qatar, no idea why the exco doesnt buy into Australia's campaign.

This post has been edited by pyroboy1911: Dec 3 2010, 08:51 AM

flag problem......joke of the day

Qatar? ok la. 2022. got 12 years ahead. no need too butthurt

Too many English men and Aussie folks in the forum, I guess. Didn't know that. I thought we only have Malaysian and Singaporeans here.

I was having a laugh reading BBC's comments and those from both English men and their 'bad boy' counterparts. And now this?

Carloz28, you WIN!!! zipperhead?

Qatar has 2 tries to avoid becoming the first WC host never to qualified to the world cup. Japan escaped by the scruff of their neck in 2002.

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Added on December 3, 2010, 9:54 amthats the problem with England and Spain bid.. they are tooo prepared.. they can hold the world cup tomorrow if you want to...

world cups in USA, korea, Japan and South Africa brings a much higher value and development...

This post has been edited by aressandro10: Dec 3 2010, 09:54 AM

i don't mind qatar hosting the tournament.but isn't russia's stadia are mostly using artificial grass?

lol.. Carloz28, i hope youre not 28 year old, coz u dont act like one xD

Carloz28, the zipperhead.

why so butthurt? its not u who plays, since u hate the country so much, im pretty sure u wont be there during WC also..if ure 28, 12 years later ure 40 adi.. take care of ur wives bro lol..

so i bet u gonna watch at mamaks, or burrow in ur house, watching alone.. the TV is good enough to display what u expected to see, the stadiums are properly shaded..so u wont see any glares on TV.

"Why.....sooooo....butthurt?", - Joker

I am pretty sure most of the European teams will be gutted. But correct me if I am wrong, deserts are supposedly pretty chilly at night, no?

No one is proposing afternoon matches in the middle of the desert, right?

the matches will be played in the evenings..from around 6.30pm..

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Added on December 3, 2010, 10:30 am2026 or 2030 - Malaysia/Indonesia

This post has been edited by SGSuser: Dec 3 2010, 10:30 AM

I'm pretty sure Qatar will pull it off. It is definitely nice to have a brand new venue too. About time.

i find no issues with russia nor qatar to organised WC.....but when will MY host WC...at least they can be in the tournament..

Yet another cretin who tries to act more intelligent than he really is. If you really been to Qatar then you will know that the zipperhead joke is quite common among expatriates there. It's all pun intended. Hop off that Qatari cock wil ya and It's kinda laughable that you take it seriously..

Give it up kid, Butthurt is a wimpish word Homer Simpson used after being owned and tored to pieces in a public forum. Typical kiddie weak response...

LOL, why do you care so much where I'll be watching? It's not even relevant to the topic. Hell yea I'm bashing Qatar yes because i hate that country and partly because i think they are not up it. Too bad FIFA's little rotation policy means that a Middle Eastern Country will get a chance to hold the event sometime in the future.

I would have nominate Dubai ahead of Qatar for that but too bad they didnt volunteer.

This post has been edited by carloz28: Dec 3 2010, 11:05 AM

This stinks of corruption. Putin didn't even bother to show up did he? I think Russia's apppointment will go down easier. I mean they have a professional league and have qualified for the World Cup numerous times. They have churned out several World Class players beginning with the legendary Lev Yashin. The downside is that travelling will be chore for fans especially during the knockout stages. The distance between Moscow and St. Petersburgh for example is 435 miles! I'm pretty sure they'll increase the number of flights between venues during that time but at what price I wonder? Thought that Spain and Portugal would have been a good choice.

Speaking about price, how much do you reckon it will cost a fan to live in Qatar for the duration of the World Cup? Russia has a huge landmass but Qatar is the direct opposite, comprising of only 1 city, Doha. They have half the population of Wales ffs. Can you imagine the traffic? They don't exactly have a rich football history either. There are huge social economic factors to consider. The fans contribute greatly to the vibrant colours at atmosphere at the World Cup, the pretty lasses in particular. So what now? No more pretty women in skimpy attire especially in that bloody heat? What about gay players or fans? What about Jewish fans? Heaven forbid (quite literally eh?) that Israel should qualify. Where does one get a cold beer to combat the sweltering heat? There aren't any pubs around and you'll have to be pretty darn rich to get into one of those exclusive hotel lounges. Speaking about the heat, it goes up to 50 bloody degrees now and in 12 years time, who knows how high temperatures will soar in light of global warming? Air-conditioned stadiums? Sure, how many Earth Hours will we need to make up for this? More negatives than positives if you ask me. Sepp Blatter and FIFA are a joke.

Hmmm. Duke Red does have his points. especially about the fans.

well, 12 years is a long way to go..

at first i thought S.Africa was a joke too...

they sure can pull it off lah.. decisions like these arent forged, they sure analyzed kao kao already.

i jz like to see new places, getting to know cultures n all throughout WC...am not rich to travel for WC.

12 yrs from now it's difficult to predict what will the actual costs is. A return ticket with Qatar Airways now roughly cost RM5K so if you take in current economic considerations in Qatar with inflation rates for the past 2 yrs were whopping 13% and 15%, it will cost you a bomb to watch a game in Doha in 2022.
A decent meal cost like RM30 here but expect that to soar 10 fold in year 2022.


In summer time (May to Sep) the heat can soar up to 50-60 deg and this could prove to be too hot to handle for fans. Open air stadiums will be a killer i gerenti unless they build all indoor stadiums with massive air conditioning.

Transportation wise, there's no LRT or subway available at the moment and i expect KARWA to put a plan in place very soon. There's only one road that leads to various satetile cities like Al-Khor and Mesaieed so they will need to have some proper road planning soon.

Another factor here is the football team here. There's a lot of passion about football but the quality wise left a lot to be desired. It's hard to see how can they compete in WC 2022 unless they start taking in Brazillians and Africans as citizens.

@Duke, I would love to see Israel qualify. Want to see how FIFA deals with that.

Football is nothing without it's fans. Many noted how empty the stadiums were especially during the group stages of the last tournament in South Africa. Giants like Argentina, Brazil, and Spain don't exactly have the richest fans. I'd hate to imagine how little support African teams will receive. Qatar will no doubt take this opportunity to market itself to the rest of the world so I reckon we can expect to see expensive suits sitting in VIP boxes, in place of screaming fans with painted faces dancing in the stands?



Well if they could build an indoor ski slope in Saudi, who knows what more oil money can buy in 12 years? Reckon indoor stadiums with climate control will be out of the question? Teams will flip coins to determine the temperature eh. Can't imagine Scandanavian countries doing very well in that heat. Like I said earlier, it can soar up to 60 degrees now but with the polar ice caps melting at an alarming rate and global warming a serious issue, what will temperatures be like then? I'm guessing we can easily expect an increase of 5 degrees celcius.



This is one thing that I believe will be rectified. Infrastructure will be improved to accomodate the population influx. It still doesn't address the cultural issues though. Israel? Women? Booze? I mean come on. Qatar has only just recognised a woman's right to drive ffs.

The "MY" u mean which team trash by Indon by 5-1 few days ago... dun waste the slot bro...

With South Africa, issues were largely related to infrastructure. With funding these problems can be rectified. Building more roads, having more hotels, looking into world class facilities for stadiums, this is all fixable. They erected 5 new stadiums, upgrading 5 existing ones which came up to US $1 billion.

The difference with Qatar if you forget the demographic and climate factors I mentioned is culture. You can't spend money to ensure they have a more liberal view on women by then. You can't spend to ensure they don't descriminate against Jews. Will any amount of money guarantee that booze will be permitted in the streets? Culture and religion in that region has done it's best to withstand the change that time brings. I am not confident that hosting the World Cup will suddenly mean this process will be sped up. The atmosphere at the World Cup contributes a great deal to the whole tournament. What kind of tournament would it be if everyone were wrapped up, not permitted in public viewing places without family, not permitted to hug the opposite sex when celebrating a goal and not allowed to drink when rejoicing?

if MY apply, will blocked by Asia FA first before reach FIFA, as you said, don't waste asia slots by putting a taufu host.

Culture..you are having a laugh. Do you know a Qatari does not mingle with people apart from their own kind for the fear of "lowering down their social status in the community"?

Do you know a bachelor are prohobited from entering a public shopping mall on Fridays as Fridays are declared FAMILY day?

Not to mention all women have to dress like Togukawa-Edo Shinobi whenever they appear in public places?

FFS, they hired Indians, Bangla and Paks , foreign workers to cheer for own athetles in Asian games!

I respect the religion but these are the barriers that needs to be overcome if they want to start thinking about hosting an international event.

despite the obvious difficulties, i am sure the challenge will be less compared to South Africa. We can see a sneak preview in January when Doha hosting the Asia Cup.
Whats good about countries with infrastructure problems is these events will give the resource and political will to solve it.

1) Traffic problems are expected but not really unsolvable 12 years from now. Greece and Beijing had it much tougher and can be used as a case study
2) Skimpy pretty lasses will be missed. But with different culture, they have a chance to be creative about giving a vibrant colour atmosphere at the world cup. It is definitely not a deal breaker.
3) i am pretty sure Islamic culture issues are the earliest questions asked and tackled by the bidding committee. A jewish team ban would be a no no from the start. i never heard of openly gay world cup players before but i am sure they and and the jewish players can expect a professional hospitality like anyone else. But dont hope for gay entertainment establishment though.
4) i think drinking holes will be much more available during the actual competition compared to now, but then again, why not try to adapt to local method of dealing with the heat. The longest you will do it is only for a month for the rest of your life.
5) During their bidding presentation, they mentioned they will use a zero carbon emission method to cool the stadiums. Solar panels galore.


the best thing about the world cup is the world wide diversity of its participants. So why not extend it to the host and organization as well. Dont expect a typical south american style world cup every time. Open ourselves to different culture as well..

I can only imagine the crowd reaction when the Israeli anthem is played in the stadium...iff Israel manage to qualify

This denotes that I've just said something absurd. Don't see how as I've just agreed with everything you've said below.

I've not been there but I did bother to read up a little. This is exactly why I doubt if it will be a 'successful' tournament. Religion and culture aren't things you can just change with money.

Qatar is not exactly a top class football team either, they have only once went past the first round in Asian Cup. Unless they "BUY" a team of foreigners to compete for them which will be more disgraceful than their contingent of African medal winners at the just concluded 2010 Asian Games.

Australia should have won though, USA/Japan/Korea realistically not logical to have them host again so fast. My mind is boggled too that Qatar won. Remember 2006 Asian Games, Malaysia lost to Qatar? This is what Tunku Imran Tuanku Jaafar said



Same story again.

start thinking? they already got the right to host WC la ts....

i think u're confused between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, u dont have to be wrapped up in Qatar, nor are u forbidden to hug in public (PDA is another different issue). Unlike Saudi, non-local women can even wear tight fitting shirts and jeans around, though not encouraged but certainly not punishable. Plus going out with family is not frowned upon as well. Besides, FIFA's policy is to bring football to different cultures around the world, not finding cultures that suit the typical western football. Drinking is another issue i guess, but like i said, we are bringing football to different parts of the world to different cultures, not changing cultures of different people to suit "stereotypical" english version of football. And i'm pretty sure drinkings will be allowed to some extend, maybe there's a "alcohol" and "non-alcohol" section? And about the Jew thing, that's a political problem. the issue with Israel is the same even if the WC is held in Malaysia. I think many here fear the Arabic culture, but my point is, it's the main purpose of FIFA innit, to expose the world to different cultures and religions. If every venue is required to do what the typical English do for football, might as well hold it in England every single time.

The main and biggest problem i can think of is the heat, even at night the temperature can reach 30 degrees, and the humidity is intense, making it difficult to breath, and the air does feel heavy. i can see a lot of players struggling to catch their breathe. At least they've got 12 years to figure out what to do with this.

Personally i don't fancy Qatar as well, as i would have preferred Australia. But what's done is done, i think instead of highlighting the disadvantages now, it's better to discuss on what can be done on it. Every of the contenders have their shortcomings, for example the thing with USA, people will complain they still call it "soccer". Korea and Japan, complain about how recent they've just held one. Australia people will complain about timing and all. The best thing to do now is to witness and discuss how Qatar can improve whatever disadvantages they may have. It's not like they are gonna hold it next year, 12 years is a long time!

This post has been edited by pyroboy1911: Dec 3 2010, 12:22 PM

The Asia Cup will be a yardstick but not an accurate one. It will test the extent to which they've set up their infrastructure but Asian culture is still a little more subdued in comparison with the South Americans or Europeans.

1) From what I understand, the roads are the primary modes of transportation now. I'm sure they will have better access by building multi-storey highways or by having better transit systems by then. Still, given it's size and the possibility of tens of thousands of fans flying in, it could get pretty congested.
2) Not a deal breaker, just a deterrent. What if laws are broken? What will be the repercussions then? Might have an adverse effect on the host nation.
3) What will the rest of the citizens or Islamic nations think about Qatar putting aside one of the oldest conflicts in history just for this one tournament?
4) Easy for someone who doesn't drink but when you consider that beer and food are very much big components of having a good time, especially over a month, it's hard to just put it aside. Westerners consume alcohol almost on a daily basis.
5) Kudos.

"Open ourselves to different cultures". Fairplay but it's hard when that culture is such a closed one with so many restrictions. Do you openly invite a person into your house and then tell him he can't go to your bedroom, walk around your living room on his own, take off his coat, etc? It's a double edged sword. Even if they do give in, how will other Islamic nations look upon them? How will their own citizens?

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Added on December 3, 2010, 12:34 pm

You paint a different picture from carlozz. Well I haven't been there so I'll avoid making assumptions then and stick to what little I know. I agree with the whole exposing football to different cultures bit. The issue however is that it should be reciprocated. I can only be open to someone who is willing to be open to me. Will Qatar be prepared to accept a culture totally different from theirs if only for a month? We are not talking about one nation visiting another here, we are talking about the rest of the world. Drinking isn't just an English culture anymore. It is largely a European one. Hooliganism for example is more prevelant in Italy these days than it is in England. There are many many cultural issues to consider and I'm just wondering if it will be one way or there will be a compromise, and if it's the latter, what other Islamic nations will think of it?



This post has been edited by Duke Red: Dec 3 2010, 12:34 PM

well you can either take a description from someone who is obviously hating Qatar, or from my view on my numerous visits in the past 4 years as a VISITOR. Of course some of them are not so positive, for example it is true the high class Qataris doesnt really mingle with the others, but that's stereotypical; my dad has a local Qatari colleague who is super friendly, according to him.

and in terms of Middle East cities opening to foreigners, i think Dubai ranks no1, and Doha is easily 2nd or 3rd in that list. Look at Qatar as a little more conservative version of Dubai. the freedom is roughly the same, but minus the bad influence such as prostitution and drugs that is quite prominent in Dubai. I would hate to visit if the strictness is anywhere near Saudi Arabia.

PS: Qatar Internet blocks porn site, if that is considered as an disadvantage as well

This post has been edited by pyroboy1911: Dec 3 2010, 12:43 PM

OH SNAP! Im with carloz28 now!

Proxy!

u guys dont scare something like Munich 1972 summer olmpic rehappen again????

Duke, not taking a mickey out of your statement but merely laffing at the their so called "culture" in Qatar...we are on the same page on this

I don't think the muppets in FIFA would have awarded the rights to Qatar if they don't see the benefits. After all, football is the most popular sports in the world. Why risk the popularity of the game ? Economically i believe it is viable to have it for the first time in the Middle East. ... but again i felt the Qatari bid was quite outrageous .. dismantling some stadiums after the world cup and give them to the poorer countries ???

Why can't Malaysia put up a coherant bid? Come on, we've probably got enough $$ and manpower to organise a successful world cup.

Seriously, why not host a world cup instead of building more gigantic buildings, grossly overpriced resorts that turn out to be dismal pondoks or million hole golf courses, an F1 team that only makes up the numbers and some stupid slogan driven pr campaign.

Imagine what hosting a world cup would do for our economy and Malaysian footie.

Another issue to ponder. What do you guys make of the heresay that Qatar bought votes just like they were alleged to have done back when they won the bid to host the 2006 Asian Games? Malaysia was pretty unhappy claiming that it was a ridiculous decision that was influenced by their economic wealth. I mean FIFA was hit with a bribery scandal earlier this year. (http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/worldcup/story/world-cup-bid-day-marred-in-controversy). There is also allegations of vote trading between Spain/Portugal and Qatari representatives as both World Cup hosts were awarded on the same day.

This all isn't conclusive but with FIFA's recent history of selling votes, one cannot completely rule it out.

May i know that when Malaysia play with Qatar in 2006 Asian Games??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_t...006_Asian_Games

Dude, he's not talking about a football game. He was talking about when Malaysia lost the hosting rights to Qatar.

wouldn't be complete without a LOL article by dailymail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13...-delegates.html