Are we all cheering for England today?

[mountainboii]

Fair play but I dont understand how they can build 14 stadiums when the obviously don't need them at the moment? So what will happen to them after the month of the world cup?

A country the size of Russia would have a decent chance of finding some use for them. Qatar on the other hand...

[ross4life]

So England may get the 2026 world cup now? who knows maybe beckhams sons will be playing by then.

[Declan]

And Qatar gets the 2022 one and the stadiums will be moved to other countries after it's over!!!

[GalwayBayBoy]

Russia and Qatar. f**k that for a game of marbles anyway. Won't be going to those World Cups.

Abramovich seems to have brought along some Russian hookers to the ceremony as well.

[Doogie Browser]

So England may get the 2026 world cup now? who knows maybe beckhams sons will be playing by then.

Are you sure?  I thought they would alternate by continent from now on?

[take_yer_points]

So England may get the 2026 world cup now? who knows maybe beckhams sons will be playing by then.

I'm pretty sure they said on the BBC coverage there that the next one they can bid for us the 2030 one - not sure why that is

[Lecale2]

Take them apart and rebuild them in 3rd World countries.

[Archie Mitchell]

Fair play but I dont understand how they can build 14 stadiums when the obviously don't need them at the moment? So what will happen to them after the month of the world cup?

A country the size of Russia would have a decent chance of finding some use for them. Qatar on the other hand...

Your man on BBC said something there about Qatar are going to dismantle the new stadiums after the world cup and use the materials in 3rd World countries or something.

[Tony Baloney]

A farce now!

[paco]

So glad England didn't get it. Earlier on I wanted them to get it, but listening to Martin Peters and everyone else in the SSN studio was just annoying, and when the "unofficial result" was leaked that England were out at the first stage, all they could say was that FIFA got it wrong! Their arrogance knows no bounds. Russia will be interesting, Qatar even more so.

[ross4life]

So England may get the 2026 world cup now? who knows maybe beckhams sons will be playing by then.

I'm pretty sure they said on the BBC coverage there that the next one they can bid for us the 2030 one - not sure why that is

That's a long wait so & they will probably give to Iraq instead

[dec]

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

Summer temperatures in Qatar

Average high
June (38 C) 106 F
July (41 C) 115 F

Average low
June (25 C) 81 F
July (27 C) 84 F

[Archie Mitchell]

So England may get the 2026 world cup now? who knows maybe beckhams sons will be playing by then.

I'm pretty sure they said on the BBC coverage there that the next one they can bid for us the 2030 one - not sure why that is

Yeah, it's 2030 before they can get one. As a European team got the 2018 World Cup, European teams are'nt allowed to bid for the next 2, 2022 and 2026.

[EC Unique]

So England may get the 2026 world cup now? who knows maybe beckhams sons will be playing by then.

I'm pretty sure they said on the BBC coverage there that the next one they can bid for us the 2030 one - not sure why that is

If you bid and then fail in that bid you have to skip a gereration until you bid agian. So England must skip all the 2020s with next available tournament 2030.

[GalwayBayBoy]

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

Summer temperatures in Qatar

Average high
June (38 C) 106 F
July (41 C) 115 F

Average low
June (25 C) 81 F
July (27 C) 84 F

That decision was down to one thing. Oil. And Money. So make that two things.