Qatar World Cup

[Tichi1]

Neither did I,I'm not watching any of the matches,have no interest whatsoever.

FIFA should be ashamed of themselves they are twisted.

Misseed a cracker though - nice to see the Argies with egg all over their faces instead of us!

[cherrypie7]

Misseed a cracker though - nice to see the Argies with egg all over their faces instead of us!

Agreed.

[Rev72]

Seen bits n bobs so far but to be honest I really can't be arsed with this World Cup but it was nice to see the Argies cop for a bloody nose

[WTF11]

Good on Germany, power.to the people....

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/fifa...KAv?li=BBoPWjQ

Time we did the same.

[WTF11]

Should never have been, as a sporting spectacle will never overcome the corruption, death and humiliation of all that the wonderful, glorious game that football could and should be.

All the countries and their respective footballing authorities who value what it is to represent the magic that is and should be should withdraw from this competition, and vow never to partake in any future competitions where bribery, abuse of human rights and suppression of basic human dignity are pre-requisites of a country's wish to host the World Cup (emphasis on WORLD).

If only.....

[cherrypie7]

Not sure anyone get the Spain-Costa Rica score right. I think someone got Germany - Japan right, which is pretty darn good.

[spaldy]

An awful location selection. One of the those places, there are many in the world now, that you can end up in jail or beaten for some "minor offense". Truly scary when you think about it how little recourse you'd have if you got sucked up into the legal system at one of these banana republic places. Sometimes being the wrong place at the wrong time ruins your life. Of course, being in the wrong place at the wrong time in some "enlightened city" such as NY, Chicago, London or Rio can get you beaten, raped or killed as well. Instead of a legal system that "justice" is administered by a gangster or some politician or one of their kids.

However, some of the matches have been outstanding. Not many blowouts either.

[Orgoner]

Not sure anyone get the Spain-Costa Rica score right. I think someone got Germany - Japan right, which is pretty darn good.

They did. How?! ��

[Tichi1]

Should never have been, as a sporting spectacle will never overcome the corruption, death and humiliation of all that the wonderful, glorious game that football could and should be.

All the countries and their respective footballing authorities who value what it is to represent the magic that is and should be should withdraw from this competition, and vow never to partake in any future competitions where bribery, abuse of human rights and suppression of basic human dignity are pre-requisites of a country's wish to host the World Cup (emphasis on WORLD).

If only.....

I see that there is talk of all the European teams quitting FIFA altogether, Now that WOULD make a difference IMO

[Monaco_Totty]

Only watched France play so far beating Australia due to work shifts.

So "Human rights are non-negotiable" - regardless big bucks money talks not only to FIFA.


A (billion) 100,000,000 US Dollars is equal to 84,709,869 GB Pounds* today.


According to Forbes the American business magazine Qatar is estimated to have spent as much as $220 billion in the dozen years since being chosen as a World Cup host in late 2010.



$42 million: The prize money awarded to the team that wins it all. FIFA allows each team to decide what share of the purse players receive.



$60 million: The reported annual value of Nike’s deal to sponsor the French Football Federation.
Nike has deals of various sizes with 13 nations in the 32-team field, the most of any apparel brand. Seven teams will wear Adidas’ gear and six will wear Puma. New Balance, Hummel, Kappa, Majid, Marathon and One All Sports sponsor one nation each.



$128 million: The highest-paid player is France’s Kylian Mbappé, who’ll make $110 million on the field this year through his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, and another $18 million off the field, according to Forbes estimates. He could earn an additional relatively small bonus based on France’s results in the tournament.



$209 million: The amount that soccer clubs around the world receive from a fund set aside by FIFA to reward them for developing players who play in the tournament for their national teams. The amount is approximately $10,000 per day per player. The fund has tripled since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.



$42,728,245.98: Is the widely reported amount David Beckham was paid by Qatar to serve as a ambassador. Beckham’s relationship with the Qatari state stems back to his time at Paris Saint-Germain. Sources indicate he will actually be paid around £12 million a year for an initial three years, with options to extend - disgusting imo, nuff said.



$440 million: The total prize pool for the 2022 World Cup, up from $400 million in 2018. By comparison, the 2019 Women’s World Cup prize pool was $30 million.



$1.7 billion: The costs covered by FIFA for this year’s World Cup, with the largest expenditures being prize money, operational expenses like hospitality and logistics ($322 million), and TV operations ($247 million).



$1.8 billion: The amount estimated to be gambled on this year’s World Cup in just the U.S., according to the American Gaming Association. More than 20 million Americans are expected to wager on the event.



$4.7 billion: FIFA’s expected revenue from the World Cup, according to its 2022 budget. TV broadcast rights account for $2.64 billion and marketing rights bring in another $1.35 billion, while ticket sales and hospitality rights add up to $500 million.



$6.5 billion to $10 billion: The range of estimates on how much Qatar spent to build seven soccer stadiums for this year’s World Cup. After the event, sections of the stadiums will be deconstructed and donated to other countries and the buildings repurposed into community space for schools, shops, cafes, sporting facilities and health clinics. One venue, Stadium 974, was built using recycled shipping containers and will be entirely dismantled and removed.


Was it worth it - was it ****


So - "Human rights are non-negotiable" ?