2018 Fifa World Cup Russia: General Discussion Thread

Buzzwords. Buzzwords everywhere.

 

Not kowtowing to "political considerations" is how you get shit like The Football War.

 

i remember how cocky he was when he scored in his debut... and my cousin and i thinking he could be a good nt player real quick... not realizing he's the darkest che boludo ever.

 

I had to look it up. It's Chinese originally , which it surprised me as I thought it a Japanese custom.

 

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has announced that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will take place from November 21st to December 18th.

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— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) July 13, 2018

 

Least they could do. fck.

 

Whatever happened to their state of the art indoor stadiums with AC?

Qatar shouldn’t even have been awarded hosting duties in the first place. Now they’ve gone and fucked up league calendars

 

Is it true you can't drink in public, show public displays of affection or dress like ladies of the world cup?

Sounds horrible

 

It's a horrible decision...Morocco should have gotten it instead of Qatar...what stupidity.

 

No alcohol, no women, no partying, no fun. 2022 gonna be shit WC

 

Plus is it in December as well !?!

 

Gross.

 

And we’ll y’all will still watch.

 

is drinking really not going to be allowed?

i get these countries confused, but you can drink in western hotels and other places around the region.

 

You can drink in hotels and transport liquor with a permit

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/qatar/local-laws-and-customs

It'll be interesring how they handle it considering ab inbev will be a sponsor and won't roll over and that was probably negotiated when they presented their candidacy. They already made brazil suspend their alcohol ban in stadiums for 2014.

Either way, not watching.

 

@Don Boppero 3000 needs no stinking badge (permit) to drink his booze in Chitown

Will be interesring indeed doe

 

I said the same thing...why not stop in Spain while I'm here...

 

FIFA gives zero fucks on how that Qatari government treats those workers like slaves

 

For real.

Weird that it'll be a cold world cup for me. Nov thru December.

Means more bourbons on the beak.

 

Visa data shows that international travelers from the United States and Mexico continue to lead in-stadium purchases for foreign spenders at the FIFA World Cup™

Top Spending Nations

The ten countries whose fans spent the most inside the FIFA World Cup™ stadiums on their Visa cards were as follows:

• Russia: 750 million rubles ($12 million)
• United States: 188 million rubles ($3 million)
• Mexico: 94 million rubles ($1.5 million)
• China: 67 million rubles ($1.1 million)
• Argentina: 41 million rubles ($700,000)
• Peru: 35 million rubles ($560,000)
• England: 34 million rubles ($550,000)
• Brazil: 28 million rubles ($500,000)
• Colombia: 26 million rubles ($420,000)
• Australia: 25 million rubles ($400,000)