Quaker2001 Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 A Winter Olympics in China and a World Cup in Qatar.. 2022 is not destined to go down in history as a good year for major international sports events hosting. Not that we didn't know about all this already with Qatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker Posted May 19, 2021 Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 Looks like if you want to attend the WC next year, you will have to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination. I would imagine that it will be the same for all the teams as well. https://www.firstpost.com/sports/fifa-world-cup-2022-hosts-qatar-seeking-virus-jabs-for-all-tournaments-visitors-9538821.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bids0999 Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 This will be the FIRST World Cup to be held in the Arab world. Also the first in a muslim majority country. The weather in Qatar is very hot. So that is a reason why it will be held from the late November to mid December. So again it will be the first tournament not be held in May-July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 So I guess there won't be mascot this time huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted June 9, 2021 Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 16 hours ago, Ikarus360 said: So I guess there won't be mascot this time huh? Maybe a happy Nepalese construction slave or Filipino housemaid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 It's official. Fans will only be allowed to attend the WC next year if they are fully vaccinated against Covid https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/qatar-says-only-vaccinated-fans-allowed-world-cup-2022-2021-06-21/&ved=2ahUKEwjGsdStt6nxAhXOTMAKHeFJDAQQ0PADegQIGRAB&usg=AOvVaw31QAldRAu4rz6EM3xXJAB-&cshid=1624302814676 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 5, 2021 Report Share Posted July 5, 2021 Not sure if this was posted but we're finally seeing more details of Qatar 2022 brand besides the logo. Website also shows a bit more of the brand. https://www.qatar2022.qa/en Also, it's been quite a while and no mascot announcement...would it be safe to assume this WC won't have a mascot then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman530 Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 aaaaaand England and Spain are refusing to release their players for World Cup Qualifying to "red flag" countries for COVID. Those currently include Mexico, Egypt, and yes.......Brazil and Argentina. Is this going to be the start of "so are we gonna have a World Cup or nah?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) Anyway, to answer your question; yes, we'll have a world cup. This really belongs in the general FIFA thread, not in this one. It's a situation created by covid but it's exposed problems that already exist between FIFA and the club game. Problems which, at their heart, come down to what FIFA is nowadays. Edited August 25, 2021 by Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113261/qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022-vacciantions I figured this was coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 The mascot could likely be unveiled with one year to the start of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 A nice summary of the WC Stadia: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 Does the summary include also the number of dead workers per stadium? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 8 white elephants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 The Qatar 2022 venues already done, we could see the mascot sometime in early 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 13 hours ago, StefanMUC said: Does the summary include also the number of dead workers per stadium? Perhaps you should ask them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 8 hours ago, stryker said: 8 white elephants absolutely they’ll be white elephant stadiums afterwards. but they’ve got money to burn, so it’s not going to worry them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 21 hours ago, AustralianFan said: A nice summary of the WC Stadia: It's almost a shame, because those are some really nice looking stadiums. But they're obviously going to be white elephants. And oh yea, literally thousands of people died to build them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Quaker2001 said: It's almost a shame, because those are some really nice looking stadiums. But they're obviously going to be white elephants. And oh yea, literally thousands of people died to build them. absolutely, the human rights and the lives of the stadium workers were trampled on. In the Sepp Blatter era, we know how this WC ended up in Qatar in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker Posted November 29, 2021 Report Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 3:22 PM, AustralianFan said: In the Sepp Blatter era, we know how this WC ended up in Qatar in the first place. That whole election makes the Salt Lake City bribery scandal look like petty theft. Qatar paid handsomely to host the World Cup and FIFA covered it up because they knew they'd face a legal nightmare trying to take it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 3 hours ago, stryker said: That whole election makes the Salt Lake City bribery scandal look like petty theft. Qatar paid handsomely to host the World Cup and FIFA covered it up because they knew they'd face a legal nightmare trying to take it away. And the sad thing is that they campaigned on the promise of air-conditioned stadiums. Then basically said "just kidding, we'll just host the World Cup in November and December, hope you don't mind" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 Ah the air conditioned stadiums. That was a farce that everyone but FIFA caught on to. Even better, before the decision was made to move the tournament to winter, Qatar was discussing creating remote controlled clouds that would block out the sun. Literally as though the organizers read a science fiction novel and said hey we can do that. Ranks right up there with the crazy Saudi crown prince's plan to create a futuristic city staffed entirely by robots and AI and an artificial moon that can make the beaches glow in the dark . . . Yes this is true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 I was going to ask about the A/C stadia. I think they barely made the minimum. Some cold air will be blown over the seated areas, but none of that cold air would really transfer into the FOP. Hence, Nov-Dec and evening hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 21 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said: I was going to ask about the A/C stadia. I think they barely made the minimum. Some cold air will be blown over the seated areas, but none of that cold air would really transfer into the FOP. Hence, Nov-Dec and evening hours. Looks like the matches in the group stage are scheduled for 1pm, 4pm, 7pm, and 10pm. So not necessarily all during the evening, but it'll basically be 2.5 out of the 4 matches each day that occur after sunset 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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