Interesting to see that FIFA and the journalist have echoed the problems that have been highlighted here on QL ever since the bid was announced.
I would be grateful if those supporters of the bid, who slurred QL's who highlighted these doubts by calling them anti-Qatar, racist etc, would now apologise; unless you wish to extend that charge to FIFA and the Arab News.
From the Arab News article:
The head of the FIFA inspection team says Qatar faces “logistical challenges” in attempting to host the 2022 World Cup, raising doubts on Thursday about its proposal for stadiums located close to one another..... his focus on the stadium plans came as a surprise since organizers saw that as one of their strengths.
".....it would pose a number of logistical challenges. So far, we have had only one tournament of a similar concept with a minimum of traveling distance and that was the first tournament staged in 1930 in Uruguay. That easily worked out well 80 years ago but the scope of the event as we all know has changed dramatically.”
Most analysts consider the tiny Middle East nation of 1.6 million a longshot in a group of bidders containing the United States, Australia, South Korea and Japan, which all have hosted either a World Cup or an Olympics. It also faces concerns about the heat which can reach 50 Celsius (122 Fahrenheit), fears its conservative values will put the brakes on the party atmosphere, and questions over whether there is enough for visitors to do during the tournament which lasts for a month.
Interesting to see that FIFA and the journalist have echoed the problems that have been highlighted here on QL ever since the bid was announced.
I would be grateful if those supporters of the bid, who slurred QL's who highlighted these doubts by calling them anti-Qatar, racist etc, would now apologise; unless you wish to extend that charge to FIFA and the Arab News.
From the Arab News article:
The head of the FIFA inspection team says Qatar faces “logistical challenges” in attempting to host the 2022 World Cup, raising doubts on Thursday about its proposal for stadiums located close to one another..... his focus on the stadium plans came as a surprise since organizers saw that as one of their strengths.
".....it would pose a number of logistical challenges. So far, we have had only one tournament of a similar concept with a minimum of traveling distance and that was the first tournament staged in 1930 in Uruguay. That easily worked out well 80 years ago but the scope of the event as we all know has changed dramatically.”
Most analysts consider the tiny Middle East nation of 1.6 million a longshot in a group of bidders containing the United States, Australia, South Korea and Japan, which all have hosted either a World Cup or an Olympics. It also faces concerns about the heat which can reach 50 Celsius (122 Fahrenheit), fears its conservative values will put the brakes on the party atmosphere, and questions over whether there is enough for visitors to do during the tournament which lasts for a month.