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ActStriker · Feb 18, 2015

http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2015/02/18/world-cup-2022-qatar-winter-mls-cba-fifa-womens-club

Multiple sources say it's a done deal that World Cup 2022 will take place in November and December of 2022 in Qatar. A FIFA task force will meet in Doha next week and make that recommendation, and the FIFA Executive Committee is set to make the decision final at its meeting in Zurich next month.

The current plan is for only one European club season to be impacted schedule-wise, which the clubs are hoping to achieve by cutting some international dates. One key question is what to do about Confederations Cup the year before, but the big World Cup decision has been made. Set your calendars for November-December of 2022.

It's probably why Fox and Telemundo got extended US TV rights to WC2026 without bidding.

itsgreen · Feb 18, 2015

Fuck. That. Shit.

Mattlikewhoa · Feb 18, 2015

Oh common FIFA...

...Really?

LyleLanley · Feb 18, 2015

I'm not sure if this is the right thread but it looks like this is definitely happening in the winter.

http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2015/02/18/world-cup-2022-qatar-winter-mls-cba-fifa-womens-club

Multiple sources say it's a done deal that World Cup 2022 will take place in November and December of 2022 in Qatar. A FIFA task force will meet in Doha next week and make that recommendation, and the FIFA Executive Committee is set to make the decision final at its meeting in Zurich next month.

The current plan is for only one European club season to be impacted schedule-wise, which the clubs are hoping to achieve by cutting some international dates. One key question is what to do about Confederations Cup the year before, but the big World Cup decision has been made. Set your calendars for November-December of 2022.

TangoAlphaLima · Feb 18, 2015

It's probably still a thousand degrees in Qatar in November and December. Oh, FIFA...

Ninja Scooter · Feb 18, 2015

World Cup in November will just feel wrong man.

Arjen · Feb 18, 2015

Ugh, World Cup in the winter

Ninja Scooter · Feb 18, 2015

Watching World Cup in the summer is too perfect. Fuck this shit. Fuck off, FIFA and Qatar. Give it to the U.S. already.

JustenP88 · Feb 18, 2015

This is upsetting

kingkitty · Feb 18, 2015

a victory for MLS, lol

Judderman · Feb 18, 2015

Fuck FIFA.

Fuck Sepp Blatter.

I hope the European FAs destroy them.

EDIT: Fuck Qatar too.

LyleLanley · Feb 18, 2015

kingkitty said:
a victory for MLS, lol

I assume by 2022 it'll be the best league in the world so this new schedule works out well.

Skellig Gra · Feb 18, 2015

The only bright side I can think of this is that a lot of the European stars won't be completely gassed/injured after just completing their regular seasons. This is still a load of BS though.

rrvv · Feb 18, 2015

LyleLanley said:
I'm not sure if this is the right thread but it looks like this is definitely happening in the winter.

http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2015/02/18/world-cup-2022-qatar-winter-mls-cba-fifa-womens-club

November bit strange prefer it to be on February if the want to move it to "winter"

Dr.Acula said:
*spits out monocle*

I haven't been following this whole thing very closely, but it really does sound bad.

And I know big tournaments go through controversies all the time, but this really does sound BAD.

TBF that probably including building completely new city. the entire metro system, and associated building and such.

I mean if Qatar somehow loss world cup. they still continue to building this stuff.

Frankfurter · Feb 18, 2015

Fuck this shit.

Maninthemirror · Feb 18, 2015

finally get confirmation. Winter is a great time to get a vacation to go there.

Maninthemirror · Feb 18, 2015

Yes! great time to ask for vacation. im there if it actually happens there.

edit: wait did two threads get semi combined?

Kabouter · Feb 18, 2015

This is going to be so strange, and lead to some really unusual playing schedules for most of the world's leagues.

Chabbles · Feb 18, 2015

Maybe by 2022 global warming will make it feel like summer anyhow, although we need to pull together and make that future a reality. Get to work people, pass gas as much as possible, throw butts out your car window, set your neighbors house on fire, do what ever you gotta do. Lets fuck this ozone up.

Arjen · Feb 18, 2015

I'm guessing the beer companies aren't really happy with this news.

Dartastic · Feb 18, 2015

Judderman said:
Fuck FIFA.

Fuck Sepp Blatter.

I hope the European FAs destroy them.

EDIT: Fuck Qatar too.

.

Arjen said:
I'm guessing the beer companies aren't really happy with this news.

I don't really know why ANYONE would be very happy with this news. The Qatar World Cup is bullshit, from top to bottom and this is just icing on the cake.

Skellig Gra · Feb 18, 2015

Maninthemirror said:
Yes! great time to ask for vacation. im there if it actually happens there.

edit: wait did two threads get semi combined?

Lol yeah, my post switched threads and I was like wtf is going on.

Judderman · Feb 18, 2015

kingkitty said:
a victory for MLS, lol

Not really when MLS Cup Playoffs will be in full swing come November, and the MLS Cup final being in December.

If we even have the same postseason format in 2022.

Kabouter · Feb 18, 2015

Arjen said:
I'm guessing the beer companies aren't really happy with this news.

Nor am I tbh, I don't want the World Cup in the run up to the holidays. The World Cup and summer go together so well. Stupid corruption ruining things

bjaelke · Feb 18, 2015

Not even a Boxing day final would suffice in this scenario.

gutter_trash · Feb 18, 2015

Judderman said:
Fuck FIFA.

Fuck Sepp Blatter.

I hope the European FAs destroy them.

EDIT: Fuck Qatar too.

this this this

BigJonsson · Feb 18, 2015

What a disaster lol

Skellig Gra · Feb 18, 2015

Arjen said:
I'm guessing the beer companies aren't really happy with this news.

I think the only ones happy about this are everyone who took the bribes on the voting committee. Literally everyone else is getting screwed here.

vas_a_morir · Feb 18, 2015

Eh, time for teams to threaten holdouts.

Judderman said:
Not really when MLS Cup Playoffs will be in full swing come November, and the MLS Cup final being in December.

If we even have the same postseason format in 2022.

I think the chatter about the MLS making strides to be more like international leagues in regards to scheduling is getting too loud. Seems inevitable as the MLS brand continues to grow at the rate it is. Go Crew SC.

Kabouter · Feb 18, 2015

Maninthemirror said:
Yes! great time to ask for vacation. im there if it actually happens there.

edit: wait did two threads get semi combined?

I split posts from one thread that had been bumped and merged them with this thread that was already there at that point.

Arjen · Feb 18, 2015

Kabouter said:
Nor am I tbh, I don't want the World Cup in the run up to the holidays. The World Cup and summer go together so well. Stupid corruption ruining things

I know what you mean. Can't imagine a World Cup not in the summer. It's going to be so weird.

ryseing · Feb 18, 2015

LOL FIFA.

Qatar WC has been a disaster since day one. A functional, non corrupt organization would have switched locations by now.

djplaeskool · Feb 18, 2015

Now I get to be salty about Team USA AND the Falcons at the same time.

Xando · Feb 18, 2015

WC in winter will suck. Who's gonna do a Public viewing if it's -10 °C.

European FA's need to boycott this shit.

smokeandmirrors · Feb 18, 2015

ryseing said:
LOL FIFA.

Qatar WC has been a disaster since day one. A functional, non corrupt organization would have switched locations by now.

A functional non corrupt organization would never have awarded Qatar the world cup in the first place.

echoing Fuck FIFA here.

SliceSabre · Feb 18, 2015

djplaeskool said:
Now I get to be salty about Team USA AND the Browns at the same time.

*fixed for me

Judderman · Feb 18, 2015

djplaeskool said:
Now I get to be salty about Team USA AND the Falcons at the same time.

USMNT, Metro (Hopefully we have a decent squad in 2022, and new ownership.), and the Giants? All at once?

Dutch Gronk · Feb 18, 2015

Fucking fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

B-Dubs · Feb 18, 2015

ryseing said:
LOL FIFA.

Qatar WC has been a disaster since day one. A functional, non corrupt organization would have switched locations by now.

A functional, non-corrupt organization never would have given it to Qatar in the first place.

Willkiller · Feb 18, 2015

Fuck off

Shanks D Zoro · Feb 18, 2015

I just don't see it happening.

European FAs will be outraged.

Sponsors will be outraged

Other bidding nations will be outraged.

This will face legal action before it is confirmed

BigBoss · Feb 18, 2015

The article claims that this wouldn't affect the European leagues(La Liga, BPL, Serie A, Bundesliga, etc.) but last time I checked they played a bunch of games in Nov-Dec so what am I missing here?

Kabouter · Feb 18, 2015

Xando said:
WC in winter will suck. Who's gonna do a Public viewing if it's -10 °C.

European FA's need to boycott this shit.

Yep, it's really going to wreck the experience at home for the World Cup.

Stereogatari · Feb 18, 2015

I'm interested to see how it will pan out if it goes ahead. Plus we would get club football in the Summer, that'll be cool and novel.

gutter_trash · Feb 18, 2015

what about the women? nobody is thinking about the women?

women dressed in heavy winter coats and sweaters... like WTF

joeygreco1985 · Feb 18, 2015

Shanks D Zoro said:
I just don't see it happening.

European FAs will be outraged.

Sponsors will be outraged

Other bidding nations will be outraged.

This will face legal action before it is confirmed

European FAs will be paid off.

Sponsors will be paid off

Other bidding nations will be paid off.

This will face no legal action before it is confirmed.

Fixed it for you.

Slayven · Feb 18, 2015

What happen to the flying air conditioner?

Mass_Pincup · Feb 18, 2015

Looks like it's going to be the shitiest WC ever. I hope they will be a big decrease in both audience and attendance.

RedShift · Feb 18, 2015

On the plus side I'm way grumpier and reclusive in winter so this will make it a lot easier for me to boycott it.

Richfield · Feb 18, 2015

Kabouter said:
Nor am I tbh, I don't want the World Cup in the run up to the holidays. The World Cup and summer go together so well. Stupid corruption ruining things

Southern hemisphere FTW.

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