Do elaborate?
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It's not that long a period of time, many of the recent bidding processes for hosting tournaments have been won through corruption (which England have partaken in but not to the same extent as others and less effectively) while the last time a tournament was staged here there were loads of empty seats at games, including one of the semi finals.
To think it's over 50 years since a world cup took place here though it's crazy. Many of the best players in the world play in the PL and England is the home of the sport.
They hosted in 1982, still a long time.
1982 World Cup
The footballing world doesn't evolve around England as much as some English people would like to believe. It's been even longer since Spain hosted. Nor does it revolve around Europe for that matter.
Yeah, forgot about that. Still, general point stands. England aren't being victimized.
Spain had a world cup in 82.
That's a fair point, especially given that Germany, Italy, France and Spain have all hosted World Cups more recently then England would seem due one given the footballing culture and the infrastructure in place. However, there won't be a World Cup in Europe for a while and I wonder if the way the bid for 2018 went might put the FA off from trying again (not that the FA don't love a good PR disaster).
Really odd. England could host a tournament on a week's notice yet places like Qatar, who don't even have the stadiums built, are getting them instead!
Yes 82 is longer ago than 96.
As well as the group stage and round of 16.
What I think would be cool is if the UK and ROI joint hosted a major international tournament together.
That would be cool but even with the expanded tournaments it'd be a bit much to have 5 hosts. Unless they aren't given spots in which case I'd kind of feel like what is the point. Or the north can feck off, maybe Wales too?
Well, you’ve got 12 venues for the next Euro.
Your just better off hosting it purely in England. Better infrastructure, better stadia and a richer footballing history than the other 4 combined.
Was referring to the world cup. 66/82.
I meant giving the host nation automatic qualification. They can't give 5 automatic spots and I feel like what's the point of say Ireland co-hosting a tournament we then don't qualify for. So any joint bid would have to be widdled down to 2-3 hosts. In which case England would likely lose out or Ireland.
The title doesn't say world cup. It says major tournament and specifically mentions 1996.
Next European World Cup will be one of them expansion ones. My bet's on them sticking it in Scandanavia.
Ahhhh gotcha. Yeah that could cause complications.
They all have to qualify
2034 is nailed on for China if they don’t break the rules and get it sooner. Xi wants a WC, FIFA wants China to have a WC, 2034 is technically the 1st one they can host...
