Qatar..... what will they do with all those new stadiums ?
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
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Turn them into memorials....
T4tomo
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A combo of downscale for clubs, turn into retail & leisure, and one is pile of shipping containers anyway. Most of their club games have been played in "neutral" grounds for a while, whilst old grounds were altered or abandoned for the new stadiums.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/wee...e-new-life-into-its-stadiums-after-world-cup/
https://www.thenationalnews.com/wee...e-new-life-into-its-stadiums-after-world-cup/
AndyRM
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This is all a bit political isn't it?
Hosting it there was daft. 2026 is going to be even dafter. The infrastructure is there, but the geographical requirements are just bonkers.
Hosting it there was daft. 2026 is going to be even dafter. The infrastructure is there, but the geographical requirements are just bonkers.
Grant Fondo
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Yes the distances will be crazy, and 48 teams.
You might even be able to buy a Bud or Corona in the stadiums?
T4tomo
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in 2026 I would assume that each group (of 3) will be based around one stadium, or if they go with groups of 4, 2 close-ish stadiums) to minimise travel time / logistic complications.
the expansion to 48 teams is madness. at least they are using (mainly) countries who have hosted before and have existing stadiums*
given that Chelsea fly to Leeds for club games, now sure that an extra 1000 miles or so for flights in the knockout stages matters that much.
*interestingly, the Azteca is the only stadium that will be used that previously hosted a world cup game.
the expansion to 48 teams is madness. at least they are using (mainly) countries who have hosted before and have existing stadiums*
given that Chelsea fly to Leeds for club games, now sure that an extra 1000 miles or so for flights in the knockout stages matters that much.
*interestingly, the Azteca is the only stadium that will be used that previously hosted a world cup game.
Grant Fondo
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USA and Mexico getting it again, Mexico for 3rd time? England has a chance of 2030 ... 64 years on ... come on FIFA!
Smokin Joe
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The World Cup should only be awarded to countries who already have the stadiums in place. None of the major footballing nations need spend a penny to host a tournament (Although of course they would, egos trumping common sense).
The environmental impact alone of building those stadia in Qatar will be massive, all for nothing afterwards in a country with a population of only just over two million. And of course the slave labour used to build them.
The environmental impact alone of building those stadia in Qatar will be massive, all for nothing afterwards in a country with a population of only just over two million. And of course the slave labour used to build them.
Grant Fondo
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And what about the cost?
the cost for each day of use for a single stadium in what is only a four-week competition is a staggering $357 million.
As long as money talks and fans keep on paying nothing will change football stopped being a sport years ago. No wonder a former club chair said fans are mugs and will pay anything.
Time Waster
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Do we have the money to buy it?
Bonefish Blues
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Dismantled and reassembled in other countries in the region I believe.
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Only 'Stadium 974' it seems (so called because that's the number of shipping containers used.
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