Admin Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 4 hours ago, Kadenge said: Don't think the Donald will be Prez in 2026 Not going to matter when the vote is less than two weeks away. If it really is a vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 22 hours ago, rkomar said: I haven't been following this topic much, so I don't know if it has been discussed or not. There are countries whose citizens are pretty much banned from entering the USA. They had to assure FIFA that there would be no issues for teams entering the United States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 I think the bid is doomed due to negativity towards the US, to the rest of the world this looks like an American bid with Canada and Mexico on the fringes with just a handful of matches, it's hard for this to look like a "united" bid because of that proportion of match distribution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 I think the United bid will win , we have the infrastructure and the stadia Morrocco has none of that, And all this Trump talk will not factor at all in the voting Believe me FIFA will not want to go through the headaches they did with Brazil and South Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenFisk'sBiggestFan Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 1 hour ago, gigi riva said: I think the United bid will win , we have the infrastructure and the stadia Morrocco has none of that, And all this Trump talk will not factor at all in the voting Believe me FIFA will not want to go through the headaches they did with Brazil and South Africa It’s not entirely fifa’s choice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeltfc91 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 So are we finding out the host of the 2026 World Cup on June 13 100%?? And from what I am reading, the North American bid has maybe 20% chance to host it at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 23 hours ago, gigi riva said: I think the United bid will win , we have the infrastructure and the stadia Morrocco has none of that, And all this Trump talk will not factor at all in the voting Believe me FIFA will not want to go through the headaches they did with Brazil and South Africa The problem is that you're using common sense. History has proven these votes have little to do with common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 The vote is 6 days away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkRegionFan Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 I think we have to embrace reality. The world dislikes the USA. Plus the Moroccans are passing out bribes. Fifa has not changed at all. The chances of the United bid winning are not good. We should not get our hopes too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoyleG Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 On 6/3/2018 at 6:03 AM, gator said: I think the bid is doomed due to negativity towards the US, to the rest of the world this looks like an American bid with Canada and Mexico on the fringes with just a handful of matches, it's hard for this to look like a "united" bid because of that proportion of match distribution! The bid does make Canada and Mexico look like hangers on to make the US bid look better. A solo US bid might stand a better chance as it would be expected that Canada and Mexico would certainly vote for another bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tovan1 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 https://globalnews.ca/news/4255932/edmontons-airport-fifa-world-cup/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Tomorrow we find out the fate of this "unified" bid apparently! Not much discussion on here, has everyone resigned themselves to it not working out for us? I shouldn't react emotionally to politics but after the weekend I really don't want us to prop up a bid for our neighbours to the south by hosting a handful of matches to make it look like a unified bid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 36 minutes ago, gator said: Tomorrow we find out the fate of this "unified" bid apparently! Not much discussion on here, has everyone resigned themselves to it not working out for us? I shouldn't react emotionally to politics but after the weekend I really don't want us to prop up a bid for our neighbours to the south by hosting a handful of matches to make it look like a unified bid! I share a lot of those feelings. I'm not super excited because I really don't feel like it is OUR bid. Think about it...if we were to progress out of the group stage into the knockout rounds, we wouldn't even be playing at home! It would be in the states where there is a good chance that the opposition would have more fans than we would. How does that sound for a 'home' world cup. If we are successful, I just hope we can enjoy substantial ancillary benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Regardless of what this is, there is ZERO downside to having this thing go through. Zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 At the end of the day, FIFA decides which games go where and how many goes where. Now, I'm feeling we should have thrown as many stadiums as we could which would increase the likeliness of getting more games. USSF kind of tricked everyone by dictating how the tournaments plays out, that's 100% within FIFA's hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 1 hour ago, gator said: Tomorrow we find out the fate of this "unified" bid apparently! Not much discussion on here, has everyone resigned themselves to it not working out for us? I shouldn't react emotionally to politics but after the weekend I really don't want us to prop up a bid for our neighbours to the south by hosting a handful of matches to make it look like a unified bid! I’m a bloody soccer fan first it’s the only sport I really care about and I’ve been one for all my 53 years here in Canada, born and raised here in an environment that unlike a good chunk of the world soccer is not king here. Now if I’m still around in around 8 years and I’m still decent health I have an opportunity to go watch of few World Cup games right here in my country and I’m going to say no to that because it’s not all of our own bid and the fact we are only getting 10 games, really no bloody way , bring it on , 10 World Cup games in my country for the sport that I love and one of the biggest sporting events in the world playing some games here in Canada and me as a soccer mad fan saying no to that ,no bloody way bring it on . Think about the attention it will bring soccer to Canada it’s been improving a lot with our MLS teams and the woman’s national the past 10 years or so but think of how much more attention it will bring the sport in Canada if the United bid wins. Moreover, this will come at a perfect time with the CPL starting next year it will only get the momentum going even more for the CPL if the United bid wins, you think the people behind the CPL are not wanting the bid to win , you can bet your life on it they want and hope it wins, it’s a win win for Canadian soccer if this United bid wins and let’s all keep our fingers crossed the United bid wins this damn thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 44 minutes ago, admin said: Regardless of what this is, there is ZERO downside to having this thing go through. Zero. With due respect, I would argue that inviting a tournament who's organizers have asked to receive a tax exemption, circumvent our labour laws and not be subject to standard foreign exchange rules does present a downside. A large one in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 1 minute ago, SF said: With due respect, I would argue that inviting a tournament who's organizers have asked to receive a tax exemption, circumvent our labour laws and not be subject to standard foreign exchange rules does present a downside. A large one in my opinion. A let me ask you this are you a Canadian national team supporter, do you cheer for Canada making it to the World Cup if the answer is yes then your cheering for Canada to go play in a tournament that is run by an organization that runs a tournament in whatever country is hosting at the time that goes into a country and asks for tax exemptions, circumvents that countries labour laws and asks that country not to subject it to standard foreign exchange rules. If your against all that then you should not support a national team that goes and plays in such a tournament run by an organization that does all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 4 hours ago, 1996 said: I’m a bloody soccer fan first it’s the only sport I really care about and I’ve been one for all my 53 years here in Canada, born and raised here in an environment that unlike a good chunk of the world soccer is not king here. Now if I’m still around in around 8 years and I’m still decent health I have an opportunity to go watch of few World Cup games right here in my country and I’m going to say no to that because it’s not all of our own bid and the fact we are only getting 10 games, really no bloody way , bring it on , 10 World Cup games in my country for the sport that I love and one of the biggest sporting events in the world playing some games here in Canada and me as a soccer mad fan saying no to that ,no bloody way bring it on . Think about the attention it will bring soccer to Canada it’s been improving a lot with our MLS teams and the woman’s national the past 10 years or so but think of how much more attention it will bring the sport in Canada if the United bid wins. Moreover, this will come at a perfect time with the CPL starting next year it will only get the momentum going even more for the CPL if the United bid wins, you think the people behind the CPL are not wanting the bid to win , you can bet your life on it they want and hope it wins, it’s a win win for Canadian soccer if this United bid wins and let’s all keep our fingers crossed the United bid wins this damn thing! As I said in my post it's the emotion of politics, if we win this bid I will support the team as always, if I'm still able in 8 years time! ?I was more than happy in 94 to go to a bunch of games in the US and whatever the dynamics or reasons of this bid an argument is hard to make against us playing World Cup matches on home soil (if an automatic place is granted)! The question I ask is why is there not more excitement on the eve of the vote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 4 hours ago, SF said: With due respect, I would argue that inviting a tournament who's organizers have asked to receive a tax exemption, circumvent our labour laws and not be subject to standard foreign exchange rules does present a downside. A large one in my opinion. Garbage. Like we'll build stadiums with slaves here. Get real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 29 minutes ago, admin said: Garbage. Like we'll build stadiums with slaves here. Get real. Like we'll build stadiums here. Get real. I was against the Vancouver hosting the Olympics™ for a number of non-zero reasons. I'm against this US bid for the World Cup™ for many non-zero reasons. But I attended and enjoyed the Olympics and if the bid is successful, I'll find a way to attend and enjoy the WC. Oh, I'm a hypocrite and that's ok, I sleep all night and I work all day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, kacbru said: Like we'll build stadiums here. Get real. I was against the Vancouver hosting the Olympics™ for a number of non-zero reasons. I'm against this US bid for the World Cup™ for many non-zero reasons. But I attended and enjoyed the Olympics and if the bid is successful, I'll find a way to attend and enjoy the WC. Oh, I'm a hypocrite and that's ok, I sleep all night and I work all day... Even more to the point we won't be building any infrastructure. Which is what makes it a good thing to do. If we were a sole host building and spending stupid Olympic level money, fuck that. But this.... Is not like 2010 at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 i really no longer care at all about this bid (not because of the US but because it seems lame that this is how Canada gets into a WC). Like it would be nice to get it (it would do wonders for our system) but I no longer care (I just want our system to work) and I think most Canadians do not care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I think we're going to get it. Exciting times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 3 hours ago, lazlo_80 said: I think we're going to get it. Exciting times. if only "we" truly meant WE... I for one will not mind if Morocco gets it, mainly because the bigger losers will be the USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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