1. 12-02-10 04:45 AM #1
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    2018 and 2022 WC host countries announced at 10 AM EST

    2018 closed with England as a slight favorite at BetFair.

    2022 is rumored to be bought off by Qatar.
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  2. 12-02-10 07:23 AM #2
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    odds right now are hugely in favor of england and qatar

    thinking of putting some $$ on russia at +220

    does anyone have any opinions?
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  3. 12-02-10 07:31 AM #3
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    England should win 2018, the only way they don't is if Russian mob money is accepted. FIFA are under extreme pressure right now so giving the 2018 to England would remove a lot of that pressure. If Russia gets it then that pressure will increase by a lot, even wikileaks come out yesterday with evidence about the strong Russian government ties to the mafia.

    I hope Qatar and Russia don't get any world cups, that would be a disgrace to our game.
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  4. 12-02-10 07:49 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by JOHON8 View Post
    England should win 2018, the only way they don't is if Russian mob money is accepted. FIFA are under extreme pressure right now so giving the 2018 to England would remove a lot of that pressure. If Russia gets it then that pressure will increase by a lot, even wikileaks come out yesterday with evidence about the strong Russian government ties to the mafia.

    I hope Qatar and Russia don't get any world cups, that would be a disgrace to our game.

    didnt know about the wikileaks incident

    maybe thats why england became the favorite overnight?

    im gonna sprinkle some on england
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  5. 12-02-10 08:27 AM #5
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    england have by far the strongest bid but given fifa is in charge who knows what will happen. im backing england but wouldnt be surprised if russia/spain got it.
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  6. 12-02-10 09:01 AM #6
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    Putin isn't even showing up to the bidding.

    If Russia win the bid it will be the most gangsta shit ever. Putin: "who the fukk cares I bought this bid last year, why should I show up to something that's done"?
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  7. 12-02-10 09:11 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by SportsMushroom View Post
    odds right now are hugely in favor of england and qatar
    Is qatar the favourite to host 2022? I havent been able to find any odds on this event. And I am surprised to hear that qatar would be the favourite.
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  8. 12-02-10 09:14 AM #8
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    Damn....i just saw the odds at Willhill:

    2022 World Cup Host Odds (William Hill)

    Qatar 1.67
    Australia 3.50
    USA 3.50
    Japan 34.0
    Korea 41.0

    I had expected qatar to be a big underdog.
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  9. 12-02-10 09:15 AM #9
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    unconfirmed reports say qatar has already won...
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  10. 12-02-10 09:16 AM #10
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    less than 10 minutes left before we find out.

    Putin not showing up, Russian media hardly broadcasting the WC bid (bbc guy said). So if Rusia win it will be the most gangster shit of all time.
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  11. 12-02-10 09:18 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pareto View Post
    Is qatar the favourite to host 2022? I havent been able to find any odds on this event. And I am surprised to hear that qatar would be the favourite.

    yes they were favored on bet365 at around -165 when the odds closed

    yes it is surprising, they have nothing going for them exept the fact that the world cup has never been hosted in the middle east

    then again its never been hosted in australia which was second favorite at +333

    and usa was around +400

    i thought of putting a unit on australia and one on usa but wussed out and went with just england
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  12. 12-02-10 09:22 AM #12
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    twitter saying england out in 1st round...
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  13. 12-02-10 09:25 AM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by irlandais_noir View Post
    unconfirmed reports say qatar has already won...

    they must be drunk

    qatar is a small state, barely a country, in a very unstable region and extreme temperatures which esentially make it a desert

    you gotta think attendance will suffer, not to mention the players having to play under extreme weather conditions, the quality will suffer

    they should've went with australia or usa
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  14. 12-02-10 09:27 AM #14
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    Australia would be a bad choice. All the games would be played at horrible times in europe which is the biggest market. It was bad enough in Korea and Japan. This would be even worse.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pareto View Post
    Australia would be a bad choice. All the games would be played at horrible times in europe which is the biggest market. It was bad enough in Korea and Japan. This would be even worse.
    good point, but still, qatar is just plain horrible, not to mention that the stadiums will be temporary structures, they'd be made in such a way that they can be dismantled at the end of the tourney cause they have no use for them

    you gotta wonder about the quality of a temporary structure that may host from 60 to 80 thousand people at any game
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  16. 12-02-10 09:33 AM #16
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    consensus is russia/qatar
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  17. 12-02-10 09:33 AM #17
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    you can watch the announcement here live

    http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/bidders/live/index.html
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  18. 12-02-10 09:37 AM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pareto View Post
    Australia would be a bad choice. All the games would be played at horrible times in europe which is the biggest market. It was bad enough in Korea and Japan. This would be even worse.
    World population = 6,775,235,741
    Europe population = 830,364,178
    Asia population = 3,879,000,000
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  19. 12-02-10 09:38 AM #19
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    russia won
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  20. 12-02-10 09:39 AM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by JOHON8 View Post
    less than 10 minutes left before we find out.

    Putin not showing up, Russian media hardly broadcasting the WC bid (bbc guy said). So if Rusia win it will be the most gangster shit of all time.
    Russia is such a gangster country.
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  21. 12-02-10 09:39 AM #21
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    Can not believe Russia won 2018 over England and Spain/Portugal... although the English papers did screw with FIFA...
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  22. 12-02-10 09:40 AM #22
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    My Russian friend get the WC!

    Putin, Abramovich, Petroleum + Mafia and all the money!
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  23. 12-02-10 09:40 AM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by hedgejob View Post
    World population = 6,775,235,741
    Europe population = 830,364,178
    Asia population = 3,879,000,000

    ahh...I didnt know a lot of people lived in asia. I thought because they dont have any decent football players that there couldnt live anymore than 5-10 million people in total.

    I guess if we should use your logic then North America should host the world cup about as often as the european continent.
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  24. 12-02-10 09:42 AM #24
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    sepp blatter should learn better english, he sounds like a retard
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    Quote Originally Posted by JOHON8 View Post

    Russia is such a gangster country.
    Quote Originally Posted by dvw5bf View Post
    Can not believe Russia won 2018 over England and Spain/Portugal... although the English papers did screw with FIFA...
    Russians are a good mafia they did all quiet!

    They talked to much about England and about Spains/Portugal.

    Russia quietly moved and just in last hours people started to talk about them!

    Unreal!
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  26. 12-02-10 09:44 AM #26
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    A great win for Russia.
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  27. 12-02-10 09:45 AM #27
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    qatar won also
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  28. 12-02-10 09:45 AM #28
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    We should listen to the people around the net!

    Quater won!
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  29. 12-02-10 09:50 AM #29
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  30. 12-02-10 10:09 AM #30
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    LOL at Fifa giving the WC to the corrupt Qatari fks.
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  31. 12-02-10 10:13 AM #31
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    I have to admit, Qatar's bid presentation looked *AMAZING* and they are a very wealthy country if not as flamboyant as Dubai. Stability is not a question because if they're so unstable why is the USAF headquartered there?

    The real question is how they expect ppl to deal withi 100F+ temps. Maybe the field will be air conditioned or something.
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  32. 12-02-10 10:17 AM #32
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    As long as Qatar and Russia don't allow Vuvuzela's I'm cool.
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  33. 12-02-10 10:20 AM #33
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    Actually, they could just play all the games at night. That would take care of the heat problem, and 8pm in Qatar would be 12 noon in the Eastern US.
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  34. 12-02-10 10:23 AM #34
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    LMMFAO @ Qatar. WTF QATAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMMFAO Qatar tho? Jesus christ this is the FIFA World Cup not Cricket games. What is FIFA thinking? Spain/Portugal would of been dope. And FIFA should have done 2022 in Dubai it would of been 30x more cooller.
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  35. 12-02-10 10:29 AM #35
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    WTF Blatter Qatar????
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