When will be our next best shot at hosting the World Cup?
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Europe can't get it. Asia can't get it. I'm assuming Australia counts as Asia for FIFA purposes because of the federations. South America is seen as a target for 2030, being the 100 year anniversary. They would be eligible though in 2026. But if they got it in 2030 that would be 3 in a row away from Europe so FIFA might skip that 100 year opportunity.
2026 will probably come down to USA, Mexico andSouth America.
2026 will probably come down to USA, Mexico andSouth America.
I can't see South America getting it so soon after hosting in 2014. Europe and Asia won't be eligible for 2026 (and Australia is a part of Asia because they're in the Asian Federation - although that might change if they decide to go back to the Oceania Federation). That almost leaves the USA as the only legitimate contender for 2026. Even FIFA wouldn't give it to Mexico.
I don't think we'd beat a European or Chinese bid. Thankfully, Qatar eliminates that possibility in 2026, and Europe is also excluded.
If not in 2026 it might be a long 17 time. Europe always gets it as soon as they're able. I don't think you they'll go 16 years between European World Cups. And look for China in 2034.
Though of course you never know. At this rate 2026 will probably be in Trinidad & Tobago.
If not in 2026 it might be a long 17 time. Europe always gets it as soon as they're able. I don't think you they'll go 16 years between European World Cups. And look for China in 2034.
Though of course you never know. At this rate 2026 will probably be in Trinidad & Tobago.
I love how you spoke with great authority this morning declaring Australia as our biggest competition when everyone who had kept up with this at all knew it was Qatar, you were proven to be as wrong as you could be (Australia was the first bid eliminated, behin Qatar, USA, Korea, and Japan), and now you're back mere hours later speaking with the same authority about the same subject.</p>
So, it is really up for grabs. And the rotations were continental based and not federation based. Meaning, Australia would be in play if it were still being rotated.
They dropped the rotation policy several years back when England was the favorite for 2018. North America was the "next" in line for the rotation.
They dropped the rotation policy several years back when England was the favorite for 2018. North America was the "next" in line for the rotation.
The new rule is that each World Cup is up for anybody to bid on, with the exception that countries in confederations that hosted the previous two World Cups are ineligible to host (and it is conferederations, not continents). So for the 2025 World Cup, teams in the European and Asian confederations will not be eligible to bid (unless they change the rules again).
2026 they will bring it back to Europe, sure as an Ole Miss fan wears red pants proudly. They've never gone 3 straight cups without a Europe host.
So, ****... the next time we host will be potentially 20 years from now? You bet your *** I'll take my odds on that. Hell we might get taken over by the Chinese before we host the world cup again.
So, ****... the next time we host will be potentially 20 years from now? You bet your *** I'll take my odds on that. Hell we might get taken over by the Chinese before we host the world cup again.
I heard someone earlier say that the same confederation couldn't host two in a row, which would rule out Australia for 2026. Is this the rule you're referring to and I heard it wrong, or is there some other reason England and Spain are ineligible?
It will have to be either an American country, an African country, or New Zealand. However, I wouldn't put it past FIFA to pick Mexico over the US.
With FIFA, anything goes. There are those out there that say that if China wants 2026, it will be theres.
Which means 2030 would be the earliest we can host it. Puts me at the ripe age of 50 by that point.
My hope is that, around 2020 we realize that Qatar can't meet their end of the agreement. The scary thing is, even with all indoor fields with yet-undesigned super air conditioning systems built by then, where do teams practice? And fans live and move around?
I will tell you this, it give me home for the Birmingham Olympics!!!
Which means 2030 would be the earliest we can host it. Puts me at the ripe age of 50 by that point.
My hope is that, around 2020 we realize that Qatar can't meet their end of the agreement. The scary thing is, even with all indoor fields with yet-undesigned super air conditioning systems built by then, where do teams practice? And fans live and move around?
I will tell you this, it give me home for the Birmingham Olympics!!!
which in itself says a lot, that people expect it to fail right from the start... I wonder if they could eventually wind up splitting it with UAE. They are right nextdoor. 13 stadiums in such a small area just seems silly.
I imagine England will host it a second time before we do. They haven't hosted it since 1966 and they are much closer to the epicenter of the soccer world than we are...<div>
</div><div>It could be a long time, look at the length of times that most countries have had to wait to host a second time...</div>
</div><div>It could be a long time, look at the length of times that most countries have had to wait to host a second time...</div>
at least as it stands now. It's not that they can't host two in a row - it's that the can't bid if they've hosted one of the two prior.
From wiki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifa_world_cup
However, the policy of continental rotation will not continue beyond
2014, so any country, except those belonging to confederations that
hosted the two preceding tournaments, can apply as hosts for World Cups
starting from 2018
Since Russia's hosting in 2018, Spain and England would be ineligible to bid for 2026.
Please note, however, that I have "heard" that it's China's if they want it in 2026. So it could all go out the window anyway.
From wiki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifa_world_cup
However, the policy of continental rotation will not continue beyond
2014, so any country, except those belonging to confederations that
hosted the two preceding tournaments, can apply as hosts for World Cups
starting from 2018
Since Russia's hosting in 2018, Spain and England would be ineligible to bid for 2026.
Please note, however, that I have "heard" that it's China's if they want it in 2026. So it could all go out the window anyway.