Michelle Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Fifa has voted unanimously to end its policy of continental rotation for the World Cup from 2018. BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Should be an exciting race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Aleast Africa did it once in a life time. Am just too ok with that for now. I don't care if FIFA want to keep it to the developed countries only. FIFA is known to be notorous in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 That's hardly fair. FIFA have gone out of their way to make sure Africa and South America get the next two world cups. You can critise FIFA for lots of things (and I have, see this thread), but FIFA doesn't want to keep the cup for developed countries only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 To say that FIFA is only bothered about keeping the tournament in developed countries is, quite frankly, absurd. This is a sensible development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 It's all part of an insiduous world-wide Anglo-Saxon conspiracy!! Now let's see the IOC officially cement its "continental" rotation policy -- if only to take a tack opposite FIFA's. *wink* *wink* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 To say that FIFA is only bothered about keeping the tournament in developed countries is, quite frankly, absurd. This is a sensible development. No, it's not so sensible! This will make things too tight for NIGERIA that will be Africa future host, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRATK Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 So, if FIFA has interest only in developed countries... why Nigeria will host the next U-17 World Cup, Egypt the next U-20... and of course, why Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico hosted previous FIFA World Cups??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Dragon Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Uruguay 1930? Sheesh, wasnt that part of South America well off during that time period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 No, it's not so sensible! This will make things too tight for NIGERIA that will be Africa future host, you know. You know, james, since Africa will be hosting 2010, the next time it'll roll around to Africa (and it will probably be Nigeria) won't be for at least another 5 rounds, so perhaps 2030 or 2034 - by which time you will be old enough to join the bidding team and make use of your talents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 I think this decision was just a matter of time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 After the boring non-race of 2014, 2018 is shaping up as probably the classiest bidding field ever, even for an Olympics. So far, I've seen indications of bids from: England USA Australia China Russia Netherlands/Belgium No wonder they wanted to get rid of rotation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCD 2012 Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Aleast Africa did it once in a life time. Am just too ok with that for now.I don't care if FIFA want to keep it to the developed countries only. FIFA is known to be notorous in that. No , they're not . Mexico hosted in '70 and '86 when they were a developing nation and what about Brazil , Argentina and Chile , I am sure they weren't developed when they hosted in 1950 , 1978 and 1962 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westfale Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 After the boring non-race of 2014, 2018 is shaping up as probably the classiest bidding field ever, even for an Olympics.So far, I've seen indications of bids from: England USA Australia China Russia Netherlands/Belgium No wonder they wanted to get rid of rotation! Spain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Yes! We've won!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Oops, sorry -- wrong thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaka_Ray Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 After the boring non-race of 2014, 2018 is shaping up as probably the classiest bidding field ever, even for an Olympics.So far, I've seen indications of bids from: England USA Australia China Russia Netherlands/Belgium No wonder they wanted to get rid of rotation! Netherlands/Belgium ??? another co-host ?? I thought FIFA/blatter doesn't like co-host.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Dragon Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 And now its coming out that the CONACAF president is quite pissed off that now that is was finally his turn to host, FIFA abandoned the rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 No , they're not . Mexico hosted in '70 and '86 when they were a developing nation and what about Brazil , Argentina and Chile , I am sure they weren't developed when they hosted in 1950 , 1978 and 1962 . YES! You are right. Pardon me for that. The way things are going the developed world will usurp this opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 And now its coming out that the CONACAF president is quite pissed off that now that is was finally his turn to host, FIFA abandoned the rotation. American committee member Chuck Blazer's not very happy either. As for the head of CONCACAF, he shouldn't even be working for FIFA any more so if opposes the decision, it was probably the correct one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 American committee member Chuck Blazer's not very happy either.As for the head of CONCACAF, he shouldn't even be working for FIFA any more so if opposes the decision, it was probably the correct one. Even if it seems to be technically correct but I can still smell some foul play in it. Aleast, they should have let the rotaion to go on for some time, with great observations, before the young termination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Even if it seems to be technically correct but I can still smell some foul play in it. Aleast, they should have let the rotaion to go on for some time, with great observations, before the young termination. Agreed. They should have let a FULL global rotation play out -- and then open it up. But it's only soccer anyway, so who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 But it's only soccer anyway, so who cares? Says the one who couldn't be more eager to snatch the 2010 World Cup away from South Africa respectively the 2014 World Cup away from Brazil and award it to the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Says the one who couldn't be more eager to snatch the 2010 World Cup away from South Africa respectively the 2014 World Cup away from Brazil and award it to the USA. The winds have shifted. My interest has gone elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Spain? I've yet to see any articles positing a Spain bid. As fior Russia, I've seen quite a few articles mentioning them as a bidder, but nothing official out of Russia itself. Tanaka_Ray Posted Today, 02:04 AM Netherlands/Belgium ??? another co-host ?? I thought FIFA/blatter doesn't like co-host.... Well, that's obviously their weakness, but they have definitely announced they'll bid. Actually, I'm not against such a joint bid in that case, it's probably the only way a football powerhouse like Holland could ever host. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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