shiva

i'd like it to stay in qatar.

Mostly so I can see the utter cluster **** unfold and the layers of gold veneer peel off very publicly

besides i cant wait until this lot turn up with Qatars new decency laws





every world cup has thousands of fans in the streets, drinking partying etc, can we really see qatar coping with that!



oh and not to mention more of these than qatar or any khaleeji can handle



i say let them keep it, it'll be a very public disaster and one which in all honesty qatar probably actually needs to happen

shiraz1

Interesting comment in 7 days: http://7daysindubai.com/latest-qatar-allegations-shock/

Anyone who thinks rerunning the vote with the same bids and the same voting membership will solve anything is deluded.

co durham boy

If the Qatari's are so incensed with the articles in The Sunday Times then they should sue them for libel , they have the cash that buys the best lawyers on the planet .

Go ahead and sue and then we can see the lot unfold , i've got a feeling they wont though eh

scot47

It should have been in Riyadh.

martinbkk

Shiva's pictures pretty much sum up my position. Turn that lot loose in Qatar and watch the shit hit the fan, I can't wait!

As for any worries over the Sunday Times allegations I'd say rather than sue they might very well just buy News Corp.

Boomhauer

Would be to see European Ultras descend on Qatar, though don't know if that demographic can afford it.

shiraz1

Another reason why the Australia bid was doomed, cost for fans to get there and travel within the country for games.
Japan and S.Korea had a massive home interest to draw on

Boomhauer

Well if cost of travel is an issue why not just limit the WC to Europe and the Americas then. If South Africa can host a successfull WC , why not Aus? Far More people will prefer going to Australia to enjoy themselves than Qatar; come to think of it who in their right mind would want to go to Qatar for enjoyment.

Dumbo

If you force me to choose it would have to be Zlatan.

DubInRiyadh

Riyadh would have made as much sense.....or been just as daft depending on your perspective.

NorthernLad

This is spot on!

"John Oliver's excitement for the World Cup is tempered by knowing information about FIFA, the organization that produces it. John details the problems with the upcoming tournament and the staggering allegations of corruption against FIFA."

britexpat76

Apparently the thing that could really f*** things up is if Blatter leaves..............

co durham boy

There's more chance of Qatar dropping the sponsorship system

britexpat76

I would of agreed 6 months ago but now UEFA have basically told him to **** off.....

co durham boy

You can sense that Blatter is the main target here and his cronies at FIFA . The Qatari's are secondary in this mess and in the Qatari's eyes they haven't done anything wrong.

Cash gifts and favours are all a part of Middle East life and getting things done , to them it's normality a bit like jumping a red light or turning left in the right hand lane .