Rheo Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Stephen Brunt sums today up best https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canada-will-ride-enormous-wave-soccer-support-2026-world-cup/ The Olympics are one thing — and the 2010 Games in Vancouver and Whistler were something else entirely — a true watershed moment. But this, by any objective measure, is going to be bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinrack Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 28 minutes ago, Rheo said: Stephen Brunt sums today up best https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canada-will-ride-enormous-wave-soccer-support-2026-world-cup/ The Olympics are one thing — and the 2010 Games in Vancouver and Whistler were something else entirely — a true watershed moment. But this, by any objective measure, is going to be bigger. Absolutely not. From Canada's perspective, the World Cup is ten individual 90-minute games, with no championship, semi- or quarter-final matches. The Olympics were a full 2+ weeks of events, 12 hours a day, with competition, including championship finals, in dozens of sports, all hosted in Canada. It hardly bears comparison. [Edited to remove invective]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolbertos Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Gian-Luca said: If you want to see who voted for who, there's a list here: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/06/13/usa-canada-and-mexico-win-bid-host-2026-fifa-world-cup Interestingly not all of Comnebol voted for the North American bid as previously reported would be the case - Brazil for example voted for Morrocco. Iran (who play Morrocco in a couple of days) declined to vote. Uruguay, Chile and Argentina were rumoured to want to cohost the 2030 World Cup. So I’m expecting CONCACAF to all vote for the bid down South. Uruguay wanted the bid alone initially, but Argentina joined since they also wanted to co-host. Same with Chile. Funny how all those 3 countried hosted a World cup independantly, but now the economic situation is different that they can’t go at it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 2 hours ago, gigi riva said: ITALY Belguim amd Holland voting for Morrocco I find odd while most of UEFA voting for us Italy and Holland can't even qualify for a World Cup. Loozas. Brazil tho, common. Aren't we all on the same side here? Literally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, nolbertos said: Uruguay, Chile and Argentina were rumoured to want to cohost the 2030 World Cup. So I’m expecting CONCACAF to all vote for the bid down South. Uruguay wanted the bid alone initially, but Argentina joined since they also wanted to co-host. Same with Chile. Funny how all those 3 countried hosted a World cup independantly, but now the economic situation is different that they can’t go at it alone. Yes, and also the size of the tournament. Far more teams, far more games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 26 minutes ago, spinrack said: Absolutely not. From Canada's perspective, the World Cup is ten individual 90-minute games, with no championship, semi- or quarter-final matches. The Olympics were a full 2+ weeks of events, 12 hours a day, with competition, including championship finals, in dozens of sports, all hosted in Canada. It hardly bears comparison. [Edited to remove invective]. If you read the article, he's comparing the impact the World Cup will have on soccer in Canada will be greater compared to the impact of the Olympics. Not the scale of each event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaneC06 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I can't wait for this! It will be awesome! My only question is that, what types of renovations will have to be done to BMO in Toronto? We already know that Montreal is getting a new roof, and new seats for the stadium. Edmonton might have to make a few upgrades such as adding another scoreboard. But Toronto is trying to get their capacity to 45,000. Could we see another major renovation at BMO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinrack Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 16 minutes ago, ShaneC06 said: I can't wait for this! It will be awesome! My only question is that, what types of renovations will have to be done to BMO in Toronto? We already know that Montreal is getting a new roof, and new seats for the stadium. Edmonton might have to make a few upgrades such as adding another scoreboard. But Toronto is trying to get their capacity to 45,000. Could we see another major renovation at BMO? They've already stated that the only planned changes to BMO field will be temporary bleachers to expand the capacity for the duration of the games that are played there. And probably some minor changes to accommodate increased security, etc. In other words, no permanent alteration of any significance. Of course all such plans could change, but they indicated nothing beyond that in the bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinrack Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 [NEVER MIND] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Macksam said: Holland probably wanted to appease its high Moroccan population, the ex-pats engaging in cross country business....possibly something more shady as well happening in the background. Or maybe they just preferred Morocco? The implication here is that anyone who voted for Morocco is corrupt. I know it's FIFA and all, but that's not the way it always works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinrack Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Confirmed that Montreal will spend $200-300 million to add a new retractable roof to Olympic Stadium, a renovation that was already badly needed. http://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/olympic-stadium-will-have-a-retractable-roof-in-time-for-2026-world-cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrstepp817 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I see a lot of "I wish Canada had more games" but then I also see people complaining about how much money is spent on infrastructure etc....isn't this kind of the best of both worlds?? Canada gets to host but the amount of money spent on infrastructure is kept somewhat low... If Canada gets the auto bid it really becomes a total win/win..especially considering any fence sitters that could help the team would certainly be more likely to join the ranks given a guaranteed chance to play in the World Cup....already excited for 2022 qualifying to begin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinrack Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 3 hours ago, mrstepp817 said: I see a lot of "I wish Canada had more games" but then I also see people complaining about how much money is spent on infrastructure etc....isn't this kind of the best of both worlds?? Canada gets to host but the amount of money spent on infrastructure is kept somewhat low... No. The amount of money/infrastructure required for each of the Canadian host cities is pretty much the same regardless of how many games are played there (within reason). Each of our cities will be hosting about one game per week. It doesn't require much more effort to host 2, or even 3, games per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Rollins had an interesting note on Soccer Today pod yesterday. A couple of weeks ago the vibes from the United bid were so so low that there were instructions to CPL officials to not talk about the World Cup as a building block but in the last week attitude went up around the United camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 11 minutes ago, Rheo said: Rollins had an interesting note on Soccer Today pod yesterday. A couple of weeks ago the vibes from the United bid were so so low that there were instructions to CPL officials to not talk about the World Cup as a building block but in the last week attitude went up around the United camp. It was such a huge swing and such a decisive victory, I was actually worried about it....and still am a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, admin said: It was such a huge swing and such a decisive victory, I was actually worried about it....and still am a bit. It was the literal roller coaster. From seemingly no brainer, to oh that's cute, Morocco is bidding, to oh crap what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 34 minutes ago, admin said: It was such a huge swing and such a decisive victory, I was actually worried about it....and still am a bit. What are your concerns, no automatic place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califax Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 43 minutes ago, admin said: It was such a huge swing and such a decisive victory, I was actually worried about it....and still am a bit. "The only poll that matters is the one on election day" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, gator said: What are your concerns, no automatic place? No, not that. Will you be at the BSB event tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, admin said: No, not that. Will you be at the BSB event tonight? Unfortunately I can't make it tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tg11 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Being a Ghanaian-Canadian well being born in this country and raised in this country I can honestly say that yesterday I cried. I legitimately cried tears of joy because I am so excited at the prospect of us hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup especially right here in our backyard. Excited, happy and all the way around just really proud because the sport here in Canada has more or less evolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tg11 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Canada even if we don't qualify automatically as hosts and we have to participate in 2026 CONCACAF FIFA World Cup qualifying, then on the slight chance we don't qualify wouldn't we be there anyway regardless? Furthermore, because of the fact that we are co-hosting the tournament along with Mexico and USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Just now, Tg11 said: Canada even if we don't qualify automatically as hosts and we have to participate in 2026 CONCACAF FIFA World Cup qualifying, then on the slight chance we don't qualify wouldn't we be there anyway regardless? Furthermore, because of the fact that we are co-hosting the tournament along with Mexico and USA? We will qualify as hosts. FIFA has already said we will, they just need to put it in writing is my understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tg11 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, admin said: We will qualify as hosts. FIFA has already said we will, they just need to put it in writing is my understanding. If that is true and you are right then well it gives Canada even more time to prepare as co-hosts. If given automatic qualification Canada does not even have to participate in the qualifiers in the Hex which means Canada all they would have to do is focus on getting the team ready which means playing more friendly matches against teams who are higher than they are in the FIFA rankings to boost Canada's ranking as hosts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 It was nice to see how transparent the bidding was yesterday, with the individual countries voting and the votes revealed. It was also nice to see the praise for the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice for really cleaning up FIFA from the European media after realizing how badly and corruptly their own countries had run FIFA for so long. Just kidding on that last part, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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