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Message: [QUOTE="The Brizz, post: 2346727, member: 1817"] I am gutted by this decision. I would have stomached losing to Japan, Korea or the USA because they were all very good options who have proved in the past they can handle World Cups/Olympics. Corruption has to come into this because why do they bother going to the bidding nations and coming up with a list of concerns but then still vote for the one candidate that had a long list of very serious risks. I just cannot fathom how Qatar could possibly be the best option for a World Cup unless the pockets of the important voters got heavily lined in the voting process. I have to congratulate the Aussie bid team because they have been pretty honest and haven't bagged other bidders and haven't acted with sour grapes like the Americans have. Now Qatar...... - It is 50c there in summer - Is in the middle of a very dangerous region of the world - The region (not singling out Qatar) has a heavy resentment and lack of acceptance to Westerners - The country has a clear history of oppressing its women - They have never actually qualified for a World Cup nor have they ever gone particularly close to doing so - They are building stadiums with air conditioning and tearing them down straight after the games Australia........ - Mild temperatures in June/July - Very safe country voted the World's second most livable recently - We are a Western country so the majority of the fans coming won't be intimidated or worried about coming here - We are fully democratic and our women can wear what they want, vote and basically be completely independent - We have qualified for 3 World Cups including the last 2 and are now firmly in the World's top 50 - Our stadiums are already there and would only need the odd upgrade to meet the full requirements How anyone could from a voter point of view could find objectively that Qatar was the best option is beyond a joke, its disgusting. [/QUOTE]

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