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Question: Which sites would you like to see selected to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups? Please pick one of the first four options for 2018 and one of the last five for 2022.
#1
Belgium and The Netherlands
 
#2
England
 
#3
Spain and Portugal
 
#4
Russia
 
#5
Australia
 
#6
Japan
 
#7
Qatar
 
#8
South Korea
 
#9
United States
 
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Icehand Gino
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« on: August 27, 2013, 02:48:48 PM »

This article suggests May which would absolutely be do-able. They'd just have to start all of the major leagues a month earlier in the previous year so that everything would end in April (including the Champions League Final).

The issue is that having it in May doesn't solve the heat problem so I don't understand why there is speculation around May. The average high is still 100 degrees as opposed to 106 in June/July. The November suggestion makes more sense climate-wise (a "cool" 84 degrees) but that would ruin league play.

Another issue with a May tournament would be a shortened preparation (leagues would probably do everything they can to be the nearest to usual schedule) just like in 2002. And as much as underdog stories are enjoyables, it's still a huge loss for football to not see some of the best teams at their maximum.
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Icehand Gino
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« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2014, 04:22:22 AM »

FIFA did not strip Argentina from hosting rights in 1978.
FIFA awarded 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

It would be pretty naive to think they will move the World Cup this time.

The only comparable instance was exclusion of Yugoslavia from Euro 1992 but it was under United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 and we all know that Russia will never be punished by Security Council for obvious reasons.
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