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Old 12-02-2010, 10:49 AM
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Qatar??? .. LETS DISCUSS
ok, so everyone is furious about the Qatar being chosen over the US for the 2022 world cup ... now obviously i am just like the rest, and i would rather it have been in the US ... but lets look at what Qatar has to offer ...

first, there bid was amazing ... promising mid-70 degree temperatures on the pitch and in the stadium using solar powered cooling units, while still being outside. not to mention they are changing laws to allow public drinking (which was needed lol). i dunno, as mad as i am about it NOT being in the US, i am excited to see what an endless amount of middle-eastern oil money can buy/build in the next 12 years (not just the stadiums, but also the nightlife and hotels)

thoughts?

edit:
just adding the main concerns for most people ...

1) heat will be in the 100's
2) nothing to do there
3) drinking laws not friendly
4) security issues
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Old 12-02-2010, 10:51 AM
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Never been, but Qatar looks amazing.
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Old 12-02-2010, 11:02 AM
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maybe the best time youre ever gonna get in the Mid East is with the World Cup over there......
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Old 12-02-2010, 11:15 AM
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for those who havent see the bid yet .. here ya go ... looks amazing. curious to here rev's opinion or if he has ever traveled there...

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oh boy.... 12yrs of soccer talk? FML
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Old 12-02-2010, 11:33 AM
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Soccer and the Middle East deserve each other.
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Old 12-02-2010, 11:35 AM
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oh boy.... 12yrs of soccer talk? FML
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Old 12-02-2010, 12:21 PM
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BSG do you have the USA bid?
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Old 12-02-2010, 12:27 PM
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you can get them on youtube if you search for it ...

check out some of the pictures here as well ... could be amazing what that doe to this country ...

Qatar's 2022 World Cup Bid - Photos - SI.com
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Old 12-02-2010, 01:30 PM
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Qatar video = awesome
USA Video = awful

Would have been cool for World Cup in Philly tho
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Old 12-02-2010, 05:28 PM
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I saw two of their stadiums and all I can say is wow. I haven't seen the links in this thread but one stadium is built in a body of water
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Old 12-02-2010, 05:37 PM
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think about it this way ..

the guys competing in the 2022 tourney are like in 3rd-4th grade rite now
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Old 12-02-2010, 05:40 PM
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That country has more money than they know what to do with. I have some cousins who went there with teaching certificates and they are getting paid 6 figures along with living expenses.

And to be honest with you they are considered low class over there I shit you not. 6 figure dual income here puts you in upper middle class to put that in perspective.

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Old 12-02-2010, 08:53 PM
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glad they got it...most likely will be living in asia so that means football that isn't in the middle of the night/early morning
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Old 12-02-2010, 11:02 PM
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Since the country is so small are all the stadiums gonna be 20 miles apart ?
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