velvet bliss wrote:Thank god that terrible opening ceremony is over.
Sometimes I wish they'd give North Korea a World Cup to show the other countries how it's done.

As for the Brazil match, they were a little lucky to win. That penalty was such a blatant dive by Fred and it seemed that there may have been a foul just before the third goal. Unlucky Croatia.
My prediction of Neymar as best player is looking pretty good after one match.

PepsiWithCoke wrote:2022 News:
https://twitter.com/ESPN_JorgeRamos/sta ... 5559742464
Apparently the loose translation is: FIFA has called the US regarding their hosting committee for the 2022 World Cup. It will not be held in Qatar.
Not sure why they would just give it to the US instead of re-voting.
As an Australian I'd say it's unfair if the US gets a second WC before we get one. Apart from the Arab moneybags, we were the only country to bid for 2022 that hadn't hosted it before.
Qatar
United States
South Korea
Japan
Australia
But judging by this quote from wiki it's obvious that FIFA would want the US to host it if Qatar is ruled out:
A report conducted by McKinsey consultants on behalf of FIFA, rated an Australian World Cup to be the worst in term of revenue. The United States were rated at 100%, Japan 73%, South Korea 71%, Qatar 70%, and Australia on 68%.