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Exactly the reason why Qatar World Cup happened in winter season because the humidity and temperature is not that much of a problem compared if they will commence the games in summer just like what we used to because the heat will become a major problem to the audience especially the players who are playing under the heat of the sun. But even if it's already winter season when the games happened in the recent World Cup, the stadiums still needed a lot of help to cool it down.

Qatar is a country with this hot weather and that's why they had cooling devices even in stadiums otherwise considering the number of fans in stadiums it could be so hard for the visitors to even stay in the stadiums that's why as far as I know most of the games was at night and the world cup was in winter to make sure about the weather but we won't have these problems in America and especially in Canada in 2026.
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Exactly the reason why Qatar World Cup happened in winter season because the humidity and temperature is not that much of a problem compared if they will commence the games in summer just like what we used to because the heat will become a major problem to the audience especially the players who are playing under the heat of the sun. But even if it's already winter season when the games happened in the recent World Cup, the stadiums still needed a lot of help to cool it down.

The schedule of FIFA World Cup in 2022 overlapped with some of the major European leagues and many of the clubs were even threatening that they will not release any of the players for the tournament. In the end however, FIFA was able to settle a deal between them and the clubs. However, for me this sends the wrong signal. World Cup is the most important tournament for the sport of football, and greedy clubs want it to be given a low priority. Going forward, I am sure that these sort of clashes will become more frequent.
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nailed it - obviously America and Canada are the great countries. But Qatar was no less than them. They have progressed in all phases of life and they have not kept anything for themselves. They even donated the temporary residential spaces to turkey after the earth quack

We know in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup than Qatar and the reason is they have a better weather situation and better stadiums, in Qatar they had to spend money to build stadiums and hotels while in America they don't need to spend this money. Also because of the weather situation in Qatar, they had to use many cooling devices for even the stadiums while in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup.


Exactly the reason why Qatar World Cup happened in winter season because the humidity and temperature is not that much of a problem compared if they will commence the games in summer just like what we used to because the heat will become a major problem to the audience especially the players who are playing under the heat of the sun. But even if it's already winter season when the games happened in the recent World Cup, the stadiums still needed a lot of help to cool it down.
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It is true that since the world keeps progressing, I feel like the stadiums needs to progress as well. There are some stadiums around the world that is huge, but they are not brand new and that results with the stadium not being considered as a great venue anymore.

Why do you think Wembley got all that renovation and a new one was built? Just for fun? Obviously we need to consider the fact that people need to see better stadiums, sometimes you could literally build a stadium with less seating and still be a better venue, because I rather watch it at a 50k seater that was built in 2020 than a place that has 80k seats but was built in 1980 since that would be too old. Hence, world cup does require it to be a bit more recent and more modern in that way.
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I think that the quality of football in a competition does not depend on the organization of the tournament, but on the quality of the players and the teams.
Qatar invested a lot of money in new stadiums that they will no longer need, and have we so easily forgotten the difficult conditions in which foreign workers built those stadiums and how many were injured or lost their lives in the process?
Suspicions that Qatar won the organization of the world cup through corrupt practices have not yet been resolved.
Qatar was the most expensive host in history to watch live World Cup matches and largely inaccessible to ordinary fans.
I think that in this whole story, only FIFA was satisfied because of the big profits and Qatar because of the big promotion of an authoritarian and undemocratic country.

There are a few corrections. There is no suspicion that Qatar bribed the delegates during the vote for hosting rights. This is an established facts. Some of the delegates (especially those from the poor countries) received expensive gifts worth millions of USD from the Qatari delegation. And FIFA refused to take any action despite these facts being proved. And I am not sure whether FIFA gained anything by staging the tournament in Qatar. FIFA officials benefited in terms of kickbacks, but overall the revenues fell short of expectation due to the refusal from Qatari authorities to relax the anti-visitor regulations.
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I personally believe that the World Cup in Qatar was a great experience for FIFA because of the huge profits, and also for the organizers because of the international promotion of an actually non-democratic and authoritarian state.
As for the fans, the question is how satisfied they actually were. They had alcohol restrictions, traveling was very expensive as was staying in Qatar and I believe the average fan was not very happy about that.
Obviously, FIFA wants richer fans who cause less trouble at matches and bring more profit Smiley
Worries about hosting the World Cup in Qatar? Yes, I do understand. It's a fact of life that major events always come with sacrifices. Sure, alcohol restrictions and expensive travel were annoying for some, but think of the money that was pumped into the local economy. The center of attention, Qatar? Huge potential for development, advancement, and growth. When evaluating these global phenomena, we should consider their immediate and future effects.

Naturally, FIFA would benefit financially from having more affluent supporters. But let's not forget to make the World Cup enjoyable for people of all backgrounds and socioeconomic levels. Keep it open and varied, please.
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nailed it - obviously America and Canada are the great countries. But Qatar was no less than them. They have progressed in all phases of life and they have not kept anything for themselves. They even donated the temporary residential spaces to turkey after the earth quack

We know in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup than Qatar and the reason is they have a better weather situation and better stadiums, in Qatar they had to spend money to build stadiums and hotels while in America they don't need to spend this money. Also because of the weather situation in Qatar, they had to use many cooling devices for even the stadiums while in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup.

If you compare between hosts who will hold the World Cup, there will always be advantages and disadvantages, and that is normal. However, with very serious preparations being made by Qatar, they successfully hosted the 2022 World Cup. Many people doubted them at first, but after the World Cup arrived they were very prepared with all the preparations they had made. America does have facilities that are ready and it only remains to give a few touches, but this returns to their seriousness in preparing everything.
Qatar 2022 World Cup was brilliantly hosted which will go down in history. We want every World Cup to be organized exceptionally well by the FIFA authorities. It is not a matter of how many countries will host the next World Cup. But the main thing is that we can enjoy a quality World Cup. Hope FIFA doesn't disappoint us football fans.

I think that the quality of football in a competition does not depend on the organization of the tournament, but on the quality of the players and the teams.
Qatar invested a lot of money in new stadiums that they will no longer need, and have we so easily forgotten the difficult conditions in which foreign workers built those stadiums and how many were injured or lost their lives in the process?
Suspicions that Qatar won the organization of the world cup through corrupt practices have not yet been resolved.
Qatar was the most expensive host in history to watch live World Cup matches and largely inaccessible to ordinary fans.
I think that in this whole story, only FIFA was satisfied because of the big profits and Qatar because of the big promotion of an authoritarian and undemocratic country.
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nailed it - obviously America and Canada are the great countries. But Qatar was no less than them. They have progressed in all phases of life and they have not kept anything for themselves. They even donated the temporary residential spaces to turkey after the earth quack

We know in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup than Qatar and the reason is they have a better weather situation and better stadiums, in Qatar they had to spend money to build stadiums and hotels while in America they don't need to spend this money. Also because of the weather situation in Qatar, they had to use many cooling devices for even the stadiums while in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup.

If you compare between hosts who will hold the World Cup, there will always be advantages and disadvantages, and that is normal. However, with very serious preparations being made by Qatar, they successfully hosted the 2022 World Cup. Many people doubted them at first, but after the World Cup arrived they were very prepared with all the preparations they had made. America does have facilities that are ready and it only remains to give a few touches, but this returns to their seriousness in preparing everything.
Qatar 2022 World Cup was brilliantly hosted which will go down in history. We want every World Cup to be organized exceptionally well by the FIFA authorities. It is not a matter of how many countries will host the next World Cup. But the main thing is that we can enjoy a quality World Cup. Hope FIFA doesn't disappoint us football fans.
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nailed it - obviously America and Canada are the great countries. But Qatar was no less than them. They have progressed in all phases of life and they have not kept anything for themselves. They even donated the temporary residential spaces to turkey after the earth quack

We know in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup than Qatar and the reason is they have a better weather situation and better stadiums, in Qatar they had to spend money to build stadiums and hotels while in America they don't need to spend this money. Also because of the weather situation in Qatar, they had to use many cooling devices for even the stadiums while in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup.

If you compare between hosts who will hold the World Cup, there will always be advantages and disadvantages, and that is normal. However, with very serious preparations being made by Qatar, they successfully hosted the 2022 World Cup. Many people doubted them at first, but after the World Cup arrived they were very prepared with all the preparations they had made. America does have facilities that are ready and it only remains to give a few touches, but this returns to their seriousness in preparing everything.
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Have link or source about new format on FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States? I want to read all detail because this time drastically difference than previous edition with participants still 32 national team. Upcoming FIFA World Cup have 48 national teams participants and based on I read each group will not filled by 4 national teams. Seems confused to understood about what the rule of FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States and how many days will needed for next World Cup after participant adding. Seems for final venue will held in United State and disappointed when becoming host more than two countries.

the world cup usually lasts for about a month. Beggining mid-June and ending mid-July, but the exact dates can vary depending on the host country and scheduling.
I'd expect something similar to happen again in 2026.

as usual 32 teams will be playing
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nailed it - obviously America and Canada are the great countries. But Qatar was no less than them. They have progressed in all phases of life and they have not kept anything for themselves. They even donated the temporary residential spaces to turkey after the earth quack

We know in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup than Qatar and the reason is they have a better weather situation and better stadiums, in Qatar they had to spend money to build stadiums and hotels while in America they don't need to spend this money. Also because of the weather situation in Qatar, they had to use many cooling devices for even the stadiums while in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup.

One of the most beautiful thing in the next World cup is the weather,  the friendly weather will play role in the performance of players . The next world cup will really go smoothly because already everything have been set longtime ago,  and will be one of the best world cup tournaments.
In fact, it has not been a year since the last World Cup ended, so I think it is not right for us to think about everything so soon. But yes we can believe that the next World Cup will be more magnificent than this World Cup. Because the FIFA authorities want each World Cup to become more spectacular day by day and spread its appreciation around the world.
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nailed it - obviously America and Canada are the great countries. But Qatar was no less than them. They have progressed in all phases of life and they have not kept anything for themselves. They even donated the temporary residential spaces to turkey after the earth quack

We know in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup than Qatar and the reason is they have a better weather situation and better stadiums, in Qatar they had to spend money to build stadiums and hotels while in America they don't need to spend this money. Also because of the weather situation in Qatar, they had to use many cooling devices for even the stadiums while in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup.

One of the most beautiful thing in the next World cup is the weather,  the friendly weather will play role in the performance of players . The next world cup will really go smoothly because already everything have been set longtime ago,  and will be one of the best world cup tournaments.
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nailed it - obviously America and Canada are the great countries. But Qatar was no less than them. They have progressed in all phases of life and they have not kept anything for themselves. They even donated the temporary residential spaces to turkey after the earth quack

We know in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup than Qatar and the reason is they have a better weather situation and better stadiums, in Qatar they had to spend money to build stadiums and hotels while in America they don't need to spend this money. Also because of the weather situation in Qatar, they had to use many cooling devices for even the stadiums while in America they have a much better situation to host the world cup.
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Yes, in fact FIFA always makes reviews throughout the 4 years of construction of the World Cup and makes inspections with experts and they always keep their reports, in fact when things don't add up they are capable of taking away the venues, as happened in some sub 17 tournaments, now for the World Cup the demanding standards are higher, so the World Cup has to guarantee the highest quality in the stadiums and in the main soccer regulations, these things will always exist, I imagine that in every World Cup new things come up, and hosts have to meet those demands.


The quality of the stadiums and any other facilities should be obviously higher than the last world cup we saw because four years passed and we can have better technologies for stadiums and this can definitely help the hosts, while in some countries they don't have a good financial system like Qatar does, they can't provide good quality facilities if they don't already have enough facilities.
I still wonder what gives FIFA the unwarranted reason to change the football's narrative, letting many countries host the World Cup will not be cost-effective to viewers who make themselves physically available. But this might be more money for FIFA which might be their plan. I will be folding my hands as things unfold, but they will not be able to deliver extras more than what they've been doing in the past.

It's a litmus test though, I hope it's worth it more than before. And as for the quality of stadiums, I bet the US is qualified, no wonder more matches would be played there. So qualified are Canada and Mexico, but playing lower hosts perhaps due to their capabilities.
nailed it - obviously America and Canada are the great countries. But Qatar was no less than them. They have progressed in all phases of life and they have not kept anything for themselves. They even donated the temporary residential spaces to turkey after the earth quack
In fact, only after hosting the next World Cup will we understand how these countries are able to host compared to Qatar. But I think as the whole world is progressing day by day hopefully we will see some amazing surprises even if the next World Cup is held in three countries.
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Yes, in fact FIFA always makes reviews throughout the 4 years of construction of the World Cup and makes inspections with experts and they always keep their reports, in fact when things don't add up they are capable of taking away the venues, as happened in some sub 17 tournaments, now for the World Cup the demanding standards are higher, so the World Cup has to guarantee the highest quality in the stadiums and in the main soccer regulations, these things will always exist, I imagine that in every World Cup new things come up, and hosts have to meet those demands.


The quality of the stadiums and any other facilities should be obviously higher than the last world cup we saw because four years passed and we can have better technologies for stadiums and this can definitely help the hosts, while in some countries they don't have a good financial system like Qatar does, they can't provide good quality facilities if they don't already have enough facilities.
I still wonder what gives FIFA the unwarranted reason to change the football's narrative, letting many countries host the World Cup will not be cost-effective to viewers who make themselves physically available. But this might be more money for FIFA which might be their plan. I will be folding my hands as things unfold, but they will not be able to deliver extras more than what they've been doing in the past.

It's a litmus test though, I hope it's worth it more than before. And as for the quality of stadiums, I bet the US is qualified, no wonder more matches would be played there. So qualified are Canada and Mexico, but playing lower hosts perhaps due to their capabilities.
nailed it - obviously America and Canada are the great countries. But Qatar was no less than them. They have progressed in all phases of life and they have not kept anything for themselves. They even donated the temporary residential spaces to turkey after the earth quack
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These tournaments are also economic catalysts to some degree, but I think in terms of infrastructure Canada and the USA will be mostly fine already, although I think any event of that magnitude will require infrastructure improvements and adjustments no matter what. Even if it is only for the reason that nothing has been renewed for a long time and additionally, security standards and also quality standards might have risen over time and must now be complied with under a new set of rules and conditions.

I think having Mexico on board is really a good outcome of the whole decision because the countries that are not as rich will benefit from the cooperative effort with nations that are in a better situation. Mexico is also a great soccer nation and I think the mix has been chosen well with the three countries. It sounds tempting to go there and watch one game in each country. It would be an amazing couple of weeks, but getting tickets is probably close to impossible.

The thing is that by far most matches will be played in the US, something like 80% of them, so I'm not sure it would be easy to get one match in each country.

Also you will have to get three different visas, and accommodation in three different countries.

I will probably be a very expensive way of watching the tournament. Fun of course, but expensive.
I think it is impossible to say how the next World Cup will be. Because I think no other country can host the World Cup like Qatar. Because Qatar spent a lot of money. But hopefully we will see something new in the next World Cup.
You got the point here - that was the best world cup organized so far. Qatar address the most common problems going on these days number one being drinking and second being adultery - that is banned there - and hence the peace
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I agree that respecting the rules of the country you are visiting is important, but I also believe that certain changes should be made to accommodate the visitors during the world cup events.

It's good to know that the Qatar world cup was peaceful and there were no issues related to alcohol consumption. Maybe other countries can learn from Qatar's rules and implement similar ones to control alcohol consumption and prevent any issues during the events.
Everyone should admit that fact that Qatar was phenomenal and how things went smooth because of no alcohol policy and they should learn from  them and take it as an example that to organize a smooth peaceful event where different countries  cultures and religion have to come face to face for month or two how things can be arranged in a good way.
Even the alcohol policy is been given relaxation to give the best experience to the international audience visiting the country. Separate place were allocated for them and certain time limits were also mentioned. This is really good and helps avoid unwanted issues arising between. In most people's case, alcohol is being consumed as medicine that helps them to be more expressive.  Allowing with limits is always needed.
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These tournaments are also economic catalysts to some degree, but I think in terms of infrastructure Canada and the USA will be mostly fine already, although I think any event of that magnitude will require infrastructure improvements and adjustments no matter what. Even if it is only for the reason that nothing has been renewed for a long time and additionally, security standards and also quality standards might have risen over time and must now be complied with under a new set of rules and conditions.

I think having Mexico on board is really a good outcome of the whole decision because the countries that are not as rich will benefit from the cooperative effort with nations that are in a better situation. Mexico is also a great soccer nation and I think the mix has been chosen well with the three countries. It sounds tempting to go there and watch one game in each country. It would be an amazing couple of weeks, but getting tickets is probably close to impossible.

The thing is that by far most matches will be played in the US, something like 80% of them, so I'm not sure it would be easy to get one match in each country.

Also you will have to get three different visas, and accommodation in three different countries.

I will probably be a very expensive way of watching the tournament. Fun of course, but expensive.
I think it is impossible to say how the next World Cup will be. Because I think no other country can host the World Cup like Qatar. Because Qatar spent a lot of money. But hopefully we will see something new in the next World Cup.

I disagree with you and anyone who says the Qatar world cup was the best experience, hosting a world cup is not just about spending lots of money, It's about keeping people happy and letting visitors have a good experience while in Qatar people visiting this country were unhappy about rules and it couldn't be the best experience.

I personally believe that the World Cup in Qatar was a great experience for FIFA because of the huge profits, and also for the organizers because of the international promotion of an actually non-democratic and authoritarian state.
As for the fans, the question is how satisfied they actually were. They had alcohol restrictions, traveling was very expensive as was staying in Qatar and I believe the average fan was not very happy about that.
Obviously, FIFA wants richer fans who cause less trouble at matches and bring more profit Smiley
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These tournaments are also economic catalysts to some degree, but I think in terms of infrastructure Canada and the USA will be mostly fine already, although I think any event of that magnitude will require infrastructure improvements and adjustments no matter what. Even if it is only for the reason that nothing has been renewed for a long time and additionally, security standards and also quality standards might have risen over time and must now be complied with under a new set of rules and conditions.

I think having Mexico on board is really a good outcome of the whole decision because the countries that are not as rich will benefit from the cooperative effort with nations that are in a better situation. Mexico is also a great soccer nation and I think the mix has been chosen well with the three countries. It sounds tempting to go there and watch one game in each country. It would be an amazing couple of weeks, but getting tickets is probably close to impossible.

The thing is that by far most matches will be played in the US, something like 80% of them, so I'm not sure it would be easy to get one match in each country.

Also you will have to get three different visas, and accommodation in three different countries.

I will probably be a very expensive way of watching the tournament. Fun of course, but expensive.
I think it is impossible to say how the next World Cup will be. Because I think no other country can host the World Cup like Qatar. Because Qatar spent a lot of money. But hopefully we will see something new in the next World Cup.

I disagree with you and anyone who says the Qatar world cup was the best experience, hosting a world cup is not just about spending lots of money, It's about keeping people happy and letting visitors have a good experience while in Qatar people visiting this country were unhappy about rules and it couldn't be the best experience.
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These tournaments are also economic catalysts to some degree, but I think in terms of infrastructure Canada and the USA will be mostly fine already, although I think any event of that magnitude will require infrastructure improvements and adjustments no matter what. Even if it is only for the reason that nothing has been renewed for a long time and additionally, security standards and also quality standards might have risen over time and must now be complied with under a new set of rules and conditions.

I think having Mexico on board is really a good outcome of the whole decision because the countries that are not as rich will benefit from the cooperative effort with nations that are in a better situation. Mexico is also a great soccer nation and I think the mix has been chosen well with the three countries. It sounds tempting to go there and watch one game in each country. It would be an amazing couple of weeks, but getting tickets is probably close to impossible.

The thing is that by far most matches will be played in the US, something like 80% of them, so I'm not sure it would be easy to get one match in each country.

Also you will have to get three different visas, and accommodation in three different countries.

I will probably be a very expensive way of watching the tournament. Fun of course, but expensive.
I think it is impossible to say how the next World Cup will be. Because I think no other country can host the World Cup like Qatar. Because Qatar spent a lot of money. But hopefully we will see something new in the next World Cup.
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