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Board Gambling discussion
Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread
by
Sithara007
on 08/06/2023, 01:40:13 UTC
To be honest, the world cup 2022 was not as bad as some people are trying to project it. Yes, it was hosted in Asia this time and also in one of the Islamic countries but this not at all means that it was a failure. There were many good takes from this world cup and of course, the Asians also deserved to host the most prestigious football event.

I think having a world cup in this region will encourage many new countries to have a serious approach toward football. Asia is a big continent but here we do not have any strongest teams like in South America or the European region.

In terms of infrastructure and facilities, you maybe right. They were top class. What I don't like about Qatar 2022 is the fact that despite spending $250 billion on conducting the tournament, Qatar never compensated the families of 6,000 or so migrant workers who died during the construction of world cup stadiums. FIFA also went silent on this matter. And the fans were not happy about a lot of things. Although visa was not an issue, there was discrimination against LGBT people and unmarried couples, and then there was this last minute ban on alcoholic drinks including beer.