India a Possible 2026 World Cup Host
By johninqatarliving •
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has set tongues wagging in the sub-continent claiming India could be the next favoured destination to host the World Cup 2026. Fifa, the governing body for world football, shocked everyone choosing Qatar to host the 2022 event.
But on Tuesday, Blatter dropped the biggest bombshell of them all. Speaking to a British newspaper, Blatter, known to put his foot in his mouth, said India's 1.2 billion people were not just a market for football but for the economy as well.
Read more: India a possible 2026 football WC host: Blatter - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/India-a-p...
Goa is the first three letters of Goal..
So it has to be !
jackmohan2007 said Then it has to be in Goa!!!
Football and tax free beer, sunny beaches and topless chicks.... nothing like it :)"
Sounds good! Dudes for me tho... with the washboard abs. :0)
You should see that Stadium!! Qualifies to be named as a ancient ruin..
With all due respect. There is no chance that India can host a football tournament, leave alone FIFA. Indians are only crazy over cricket which is like their national sport and they will not hav the same amount interest towards Football.
Its wrong to compare Qatar and India cause its like comparing "Heaven" and "Hell"..
I dont think they need to control their population for the simple reason that they can share the people with the countries that dont have enough or just cannot make enough of their own like what is going on out here at the moment. As the country develops and moves ahead poverty slowly but surely will certainly grow less though it will not disappear altogather. Other countries may have coal, oil and gas but countries like india and china have their people
India should not be allowed to host any sport even for atleast next 300 years.
India must focus on Population control and poverty eradication before wasting time,money and public attention on superficial non-value adding gimicks.
The nice sunny weather, the beaches close by and the foreign tourists struttting their stuff all around the state doing booze, drugs and trance and just being in another world must have set this Blatter guy wondering why he did not have the World cup in Goa earlier. I am sure there is more to the game then big stadiums and loads of money. It was supposed to be a festival which is not the case anymore
The sad thing is that by 2026 India will have moved to better things then this petty distractions like the world cup
Yes baldrick all seater and if I am not wrong they even had 150,000 people in there once but capacity is reduced now.
WK, but is it all seater as per FIFA requirements?
Suresh Kalmadi will be all excited.
India does have the 2nd biggest stadium in the world though, 120,000 people fill up Salt lake stadium everytime Mohan Bagan play East Bengal
1.2 billion people out of which 1.199 billion are cricket fans. Sorry Sepp, your onto a loser with this idea!
The biggest problem is that India as a Football team are simply not good enough. Being the host gets you in the competition automatically and India don't deserve to be there. Unless there is a miracle, they won't be good enough in 2026 either.
Hmm, I don't see why not...although, those players better watch out for Delhi Belly....imagine them running off the field in a panic every 20 mins....:0
I think the idea is really funny :(
nice! there will be free lungi for everyone! ~ downside is - no bathrooms available in india!
Well, India predicted to be a superpower by 2025.....
Football's will be replaced with coconuts ;-)
There is a mature continent under the ice, brit. with mountains and plains.
I believe it will be Water polo, rather than Football..
Dee... lol... we will need SRK and Amir Khan to promote that like IPL...
15 yrs ago even cricket was having almost the same fate as other sports in India.
Well, atleast it will give India plenty of time to learn to play football. :-D
Tax Free Beer... is the most attractive!!!
Its almost half the price of beer available elsewhere in India :)
Jack,
What a combination.
Then it has to be in Goa!!!
Football and tax free beer, sunny beaches and topless chicks.... nothing like it :)
2050 will be in Antarctica. Global Warming will have made it a beautiful continent by then.
India has better conditions than Qatar, that's a fact.
But considering that 2022 will take place in Asia, 2026 can't be in an Asian country.
Perhaps 2030 or 2034 will be an option but then again, don’t forget that China is also in the race!
But, , Only on one condition, all the participating countries have to play bare-footed.
Its about time the whole voting system was changed. To save money and ensure transparency, only Sepp Blatter should be allowed to choose.
In 2026 India wont be the same...