Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 214. (Read 62776 times)

Made some sense why I don't see India competing against other countries in-terms of the sport football or like putting their bids to have a hosting rights someday, well, that's their thing and nobody can force them about that because they are not prioritizing any sport as they have lots of problems that needed more resources and attention.

Whereas in China, these country doesn't fail to be in the headlines as always and their stadiums and infrastructures are catching up with the first world countries. Maybe soon, they will have their chance if they wanted to make it happen.

Good question. By the standards of most of the inhabitants belonging to Western Civilization, this is not a country, but a savage dump. I have nothing against the fact that the abodes of such dumps, in turn, consider the inhabitants of countries belonging to Western Civilization to be bad guys, but why the hell push together two different civilizations? Football after all is mostly developed in countries with a certain culture - why hold top competitions in sludge with caveman ideas about women, etc.?

I think India or similar countries can't be good options because the world cup should be in a country where there is more interest in football and the government helps to be a better host and have a better experience. Otherwise, there are many other countries in the world to host the world cup.


That's very funny how people are speaking about Saudi Arabia in 2030 and they think this country can be a good host for the world cup while in this country a woman can't even walk free on the street, no matter how rich they are or what they can provide for the next world cup if they host it.
The most important this is to let people have freedom and that's how you respect people.

Well, profitability is a big concern if the matches are being scheduled in India. Because the government never makes these events tax-free and it won't be acceptable for the FIFA. And football is not the most popular sport in India, unlike the case with most of the other countries. And given the current political climate, I don't think that the Indian government will take a favorable view of hosting the event in their territory. In case of China, the scenario is more viable. The government is more supportive compared to the one in India.

FIFA has turned football into a business sport rather than a sport itself, and FIFA itself has changed from a sports organization to a profit-focused organization the changes made even though it is always said to make football more global even though it has been worldwide for a long time, even FIFA does not need to try hard to make it because football has been in the top a long time ago.

Even if India and China have the infrastructure to support the hosting of the world cup or they have the funds for it as long as they never bid themselves forward as organizers, is it possible for FIFA to appoint one? It seems that it is impossible because FIFA only appoints countries that volunteered because it means they have the ability or desire to become the organizer, because it seems that at this time FIFA is no longer considering the development of football from the countries that bidding to be the host, so every country currently has the opportunity to become a host as long as it has the funds and FIFA sees an opportunity to get bigger profits there.

I would disagree if you claim that there are not enough stadiums and other facilities in India. Here we have a very popular league known as the Indian Super League, which is played in stadiums with capacity of more than 50,000. Anyway, if these stadiums are not up to the international standards, then there is always the option of upgrading them. And I am sure that the situation in China is much better than what it is in India. There is no logic in ignoring countries such as India and China for hosting rights, while awarding the same to smaller countries such as Qatar.

China and India are densely populated countries and don't really prioritize the sport of football so if you want to host one of them as the host of the World Cup you have to prepare well in advance so that there are improvements and efforts made so that spectators and players from various countries feel comfortable when compete and lived there for some time.
I don't know whether this option is a good one or not, but I think that with more and more countries that have never hosted the World Cup becoming World Cup hosts, the love for football in these countries will also increase.
However, considering that China and India are densely populated countries and have insufficient football facilities, maybe FIFA will consider all of them if you want to choose one of them.

Look what happened with Qatar. They lifted the ban on liquor and made arrangements so that the viewers visiting the country for FIFA will have better experience. Saudi Arabia also have similar laws, but the same might be lifted. So, based on the restrictions and the law the bid on the host for 2030 isn't gonna work.

Saudi Arabia Vision -2030. - A vibrant society – urbanism, culture & entertainment, sports, Umrah, UNESCO heritage sites, life expectancy.

Among that sports can be found. As a focus of the 2030 now itself the country have given importance to Saudi Arabia Pro League. The competence will be high on the bid and we don't know who gonna win the bid. Another thing, unmarried couples weren't allowed to reside. See what is happening with Ronaldo, so exceptions are there. Same as that arrangements for specific time period might be done.

I am a religious person but I am not a fanatic. I don't believe that other people's religions are inferior, hence I respect their beliefs and views. Any country that wants to host the world cup should be willing to respect the religious beliefs of others. The World Cup is a global competition and attracts people from different lands and religions. If they are not willing to give the fans the freedom to enjoy the competition then FIFA shouldn't give the hosting rights. As long as the behavior of fans doesn't cause any harm to the country or others, they should be allowed to freely enjoy themselves. 

If KSA-Greece-Egypt wins the bid, football fans will definitely prefer to go to Greece and Egypt except for fans that their countries will be playing in Saudi Arabia. I also support the bid of Portugal-Spain-Morroco because it will be more freer and entertaining. All the hosts are strong football nations and they don't have strong religious connections with the economicc, social, and political segments.

Thanks for sharing this post mate as well as the link pertaining what's the do's and don'ts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

I already heard some of the prohibitions made by their government and that they are very strict especially when it comes to the use of alchohol and drugs as that contradicts the beliefs and traditions of Saudi Araba as they are a Muslim country in the first place. Didn't shocked me though when I read the link you've shared but it just confirmed what I've heard that it is actually banned.

Well, what can I say, but good luck to those participants and fans who will watch the 2030 World Cup if KSA-Greece-Egypt will win the bid. Hopefully it's their competitor who will win the bid namely Portugal-Spain-Morroco as these country is far more free and lively from the first option and their national team is quite competitive as well, so they literally deserve to host the 2030 event.

FIFA should be worried about the money because this is one important factor for any country and obviously a country with a good financial situation can be a better host regarding Saudi Arabia just the rules they made for the tourist especially the woman under 25y old:
They have no freedom...




Alcohol rules:
https://www.expatsinsaudia.com/alcohol-and-drugs/

How a country like this can host the world cup? there will be an even worst situation than what we saw in Qatar for the people who visit this country.

This is wrong. Relatively many years ago I read that in the US the number of boys playing soccer outnumbered the boys playing rugby (American football). If we take not relative figures, but natural ones, then this is a huge amount simply due to the fact that the United States has a large population. Given the size of the market (which is larger than any single European country), the US will gradually surpass individual countries, and then maybe the entire EU.

but these fifa criteria are very distorted and wrong in my opinion, fifa should not just focus on money, it should focus on analyzing what the country that wants to organize the world cup has done for soccer in its country. it is unacceptable that mediocre countries like china and india organize the world cup when their national teams do not get far in the world cup since the qualifying stage cannot perform well, so why would countries without any medium expression have to organize the world cup? Have you seen the performance of the Qatar national team in the world cup? here is the result of the national team of qatar in the world cup: it didn't win any game, what was the point of qatar organizing the world cup? I honestly didn't see it, it was a failure

fifa has to stop being an organization that only thinks about money, the world cup should be organized by countries that have done a lot for soccer within their countries and that their national teams manage to reach the world cup due to their own talent and have had an acceptable performance in the world cup games, it doesn't make sense for india and china that haven't even been regularly in the world cup for their talent to want to organize the world cup, that is very different from the USA - Canada - Mexico that has teams nationals who make it to the world cups thanks to their talents and efforts because it makes sense for these countries to have a chance to organize the world cup

Back then several factors came up for consideration. One of the arguments that favored Qatar was that the middle-east has never hosted the FIFA World Cup before. FIFA is quite interested in expansion of the sport outside Europe and Latin America, and after the 2002 edition (which was hosted by Japan and South Korea), they used the 2022 edition as a stepping stone to one of the unexplored regions. I would still like the FIFA to give an opportunity to either China or India to host one of the editions of the World Cup. These two nations comprise one-third of the global population, and they are yet to host this tournament.

That's why alcohol cannot be eliminated in football matches and even though not everyone can control themselves when influenced by alcoholic drinks, the organizers usually provide limits so that spectators who consume alcohol do not overdo it and lose control.
After all, watching a football match by consuming a little alcoholic drink also has a higher morale effect to cheer and shout to support the pride of the team that is competing.
Qatar clearly can control it because almost all of them adhere to a religion that strictly prohibits the consumption of alcohol in any form so I believe that Qatar is able to control the prohibition of bringing or drinking alcohol in the stadium.

FIFA's main goal is indeed that and I believe that as the World Cup goes on, moving to different countries as the host can have a positive impact in which the development of world football is increasing.
This is a good matter and must always be supported, but there are some things that make FIFA have to experience a problem and are underestimated by some people just because of the problems that occur, even though there is no clear certainty about the truth and I think this is like double propaganda which doesn't make any sense.
Whatever FIFA's decision, we must be able to accept it and support it for the development of world football.

We can say that everything is still under control and even if we say that they have been more corrupt these days compared to the past couple of years, we cannot really put something against them because they are still giving the people the fun and entertainment just like what they promised and as always, they deliver it completely.

If only other sports industries are like this, I'm sure that there's a lot of people that will appreciate the sports more because the entertainment is well delivered as promise and there's a lot less people or just minority who will still complain about the system because we know that there's always that someone who will complain even if the wants and needs are met.

It should be obvious by the hosts that were selected during the previous editions that FIFA has been in fact trying to bring the world cup all over the world, however after the problems that were experimented with the Qatar world cup, not only in terms of organizing the world cup itself but the heavy blow that FIFA received after the scandal about the bribes went public and several of their executives went to jail, then I think FIFA decided to go through a safer route and that is why US, Canada and Mexico won the rights to host the world cup.

If FIFA is more concerned with money, why didn't FIFA choose Saudi Arabia as the host of the World Cup because Saudi Arabia itself has sufficient accommodation and finances to be able to make the World Cup the best after Qatar.
You are giving unreasonable assumptions buddy.
I know FIFA has its own rules and nobody can change them but this is all to increase the love and prominence of the sport of football in every country so it can't be said just for money.

Alcoholic beverages are necessary up to a certain point, I know that the best advertising comes from there, but the fact of allowing alcoholic beverages inside the stadium during a football game is something dangerous for people who do not know how to control themselves, because they can create disorder, fights and any kind of problems, and that is what should be avoided, in Qatar things were controlled, of course Qatar did not need to recover money or ROI because they were waiting to send the message to the world that they are very big in terms of their capabilities, that's why they threw the house out the window.

In the previous world cup in Qatar, we had a completely other time zone the world cup was in Asia and that's +3 hours GMT while in the 2026 world cup in America, Canada, and Mexico there will be a very much different time zone and this difference can be interesting because some people in other countries should watch the game from the TV at midnight.