2022 World Cup Discussion

[supercity88]

I doff my cap to the mighty England football team ......who have won one fucking tournament more than Wales, ever, in the history of football & that was because it was held in England.
Go England, you are awesome.
I can't sing by the way :)

How dare you fail to acknowledge Le Tournoi. That counts you know.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Mahrez says hold my beer.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

one for @aguero93:20

 

[roy.or.r]

God knows how Qatar get to host a World Cup. This is a depressing read.

Worker deaths, exploitation, and anger casts shadow over Qatar's historic World Cup

Kamal was standing outside a shop with other migrant workers, having finished yet another grueling working day, when he and -- he says -- a few others were arrested this August. Without explanation, the 24-year-old says he was put into a vehicle and, for the next week, kept in a Qatari jail, the...

amp.cnn.com

 

[N1985]

Can we get a poll going.
Will you be watching the tournament?

Probably when it goes down to the last 8, to be fair I do that with every International tournament. They're a load of shit.

 

[ford7]

God knows how Qatar get to host a World Cup. This is a depressing read.

Worker deaths, exploitation, and anger casts shadow over Qatar's historic World Cup

Kamal was standing outside a shop with other migrant workers, having finished yet another grueling working day, when he and -- he says -- a few others were arrested this August. Without explanation, the 24-year-old says he was put into a vehicle and, for the next week, kept in a Qatari jail, the...

amp.cnn.com

Modern-day slavery.

 

[stonerblue]

Can we get a poll going.
Will you be watching the tournament?

I'll watch every game I can

 

[urban genie]

Can we get a poll going.
Will you be watching the tournament?

would it have to be an extensive poll though?

reasons why you are not?

A lot harping on about it being in Qatar will still watch it, though some will boycot it for the HR issues other because it is ruining the football calander and are left uninterested in it


Though I am not arsed about it that much or bothered about the winner I know I will watch some games if on

 

[BLUEinTheUSA]

Maguire looks like he's won a Jim l fix it completion to go to Qatar and Coady looks like he just put 10K on Everton to be relegated.

I didn't realize Rashford has such a tiny head.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

God knows how Qatar get to host a World Cup. This is a depressing read.

Worker deaths, exploitation, and anger casts shadow over Qatar's historic World Cup

Kamal was standing outside a shop with other migrant workers, having finished yet another grueling working day, when he and -- he says -- a few others were arrested this August. Without explanation, the 24-year-old says he was put into a vehicle and, for the next week, kept in a Qatari jail, the...

amp.cnn.com

If you watch watch the Netflix documentary FIFA Uncovered you get a pretty good Idea why.

When it was announced you can actually hear the gasps from the crowd within FIFA. Nobody expected them to win and the American bidding team look absolutely stunned as they were overwhelming favourites to win the bid.

The 2018 winner was announced on the same day and again England were firm favourites to win to many people within FIFA as England already had the stadiums, travel infrastructure and accommodation something which Russia didn't and once again there was shock in the FIFA auditorium and disbelief when Russia were announced as hosts