Eleven Posted July 7, 2012 Report Posted July 7, 2012 I agree. I don't like the move to goal review. FIFA is paying lip service to the fact that they want to have a county from North America host the WC soon. Last time was USA in 1994. I will call it now ... I see Spain winning the gold medal in London. How's that for going out on a limb. Maybe I should edit the thread title and keep it going to discuss all things football (real football ... :P ). Anyone have any thoughts concerning that? I LOVE the goal review. It's about freaking time. North America should host a World Cup again soon, but when there are only three countries on the continent that are even close to capable of hosting, and one of those three can't put a soccer team together, it gets tricky. (I'd love to see Canada host one, but it would be more than a bit unfair to see Canada get an automatic qualification.) Mexico and USA have hosted more recently than most other countries, so FIFA won't like that. I don't think the smaller countries could band together and pull one off, either. Re: Olympics, does anyone really care about Olympic soccer?
Sabres Fan in NS Posted July 7, 2012 Author Report Posted July 7, 2012 I LOVE the goal review. It's about freaking time. North America should host a World Cup again soon, but when there are only three countries on the continent that are even close to capable of hosting, and one of those three can't put a soccer team together, it gets tricky. (I'd love to see Canada host one, but it would be more than a bit unfair to see Canada get an automatic qualification.) Mexico and USA have hosted more recently than most other countries, so FIFA won't like that. I don't think the smaller countries could band together and pull one off, either. Re: Olympics, does anyone really care about Olympic soccer? And which country might that be. Canada has an excellent soccer program and has a good chance to qualify for Brazil 2014. Many host countries would not qualify for major tournaments if not for the automatic bid. I agree that the smaller central american countries could not really pull of hosting the WC, even if they set up as co-hosts. Re: Olympics ... Yes, most soccer nations really care about the gold medal. It's not as important as the WC, but it is up there. ===== Since the Euro thread seems to have run it's course and the discussion has drifted in other directions, I will close it and start a new thread dedicated to all things about the beautiful game. Should anyone want to post something specifically about Euro 2012 PM me and I will open this thread for you.
Sabres Fan in NS Posted July 7, 2012 Author Report Posted July 7, 2012 Unlocked for a moment ... Just wanted to thank everyone for their contributions to the discussion.
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