World Cup 2022

[MrSquished]

I mean of course it's a travesty the corrupt FIFA changed the dates to have it in this messed up country that is so oppressive, has no real roots in Football, and pretty much used slave labor to build the infrastructure.

But it's off to a good start

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/ywxj5q

 

[KMFJD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592492531585286144

absolute gong show of an organization

 

[nakedfrog]

I mean of course it's a travesty the corrupt FIFA changed the dates to have it in this messed up country that is so oppressive, has no real roots in Football, and pretty much used slave labor to build the infrastructure.

Not to mention the utter absurdity of building open air stadiums with air conditioning in the fucking desert.
Am I allowed to say fuck Qatar in ATOT?

 

[KMFJD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1593582494582030338

'Well, this is awkward': Beer banned at Qatar World Cup stadiums in late backflip

Alcohol will not now be sold at Qatar's World Cup stadiums now in a late U-turn from organisers two days before the tournament kicks off.

www.abc.net.au

The ban on alcohol consumption seemed to apply only to fans attending games. Beer and other drinks, including an official FIFA Champagne and an array of sommelier-selected wines, will still be available in stadium luxury suites reserved for FIFA officials and other wealthy guests.

i wonder if fifa will refund Budweiser the 75$ million it paid to be official sponsor (lol, yeah right))

 

[sdifox]

LoL what a shit show. I imagine Budweiser will win since this won't be settled in Qatar.

 

[Artorias]

This going to by far be the worst world cup.

It will be a shit show when thousands of tourists get arrested and a diplomatic nightmare for countries getting their citizens out after this is over.

FIFA thought they were in control but now are about to find out the even the most corrupt sport sanctioning organization has nothing on an middle eastern authoritarian regime.

 

[Captante]

I wouldn't be too excited to visit any of those repressive little Arab countries.

Frankly Dubai is the only one of them that really has anything uniquely worth seeing anyway and nearly ALL of that is man-made which IMO is hardly worth flying to the other side of the world for. (ie: Burj Khalifa)

If I want to see tall/fancy buildings and snobby a$$wipe rich people I'll just hit Manhattan for a day-trip, then go on vacation someplace else where they don't routinely crap all over human rights.

 

[sdifox]

This going to by far be the worst world cup.

It will be a shit show when thousands of tourists get arrested and a diplomatic nightmare for countries getting their citizens out after this is over.

FIFA thought they were in control but now are about to find out the even the most corrupt sport sanctioning organization has nothing on an middle eastern authoritarian regime.

I beg to differ

World Cup 1938: When Nazi Germany Forced Austrians to Play For Them—And Lost | HISTORY

Austria’s national squad had been known as the 'Wunderteam,' but when conscripted to play for Germany, they were less impressive.

www.history.com

 

[Artorias]

I beg to differ

World Cup 1938: When Nazi Germany Forced Austrians to Play For Them—And Lost | HISTORY

Austria’s national squad had been known as the 'Wunderteam,' but when conscripted to play for Germany, they were less impressive.

www.history.com

Yeah that's true, it will be hard to top that. You can never count out FIFA on trying to outdo themselves.

 

[Artorias]

World Cup fan village still a building site 48 hours before Qatar 2022 kicks off

The Rawdat Al Jahhaniya accommodation is near the stadium where Wales play their first game in Qatar, against the US

www.theguardian.com

Remarkably the site, which opened on Friday, costs £172 a night for a double cabin for two.

Imagine paying that money to live in a container, looks like border detention camp.

 

[sdifox]

World Cup fan village still a building site 48 hours before Qatar 2022 kicks off

The Rawdat Al Jahhaniya accommodation is near the stadium where Wales play their first game in Qatar, against the US

www.theguardian.com

Imagine paying that money to live in a container, looks like border detention camp.

They should at least put a canopy over the containers to block the sun.

 

[zinfamous]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592492531585286144

absolute gong show of an organization

what is this?

 

[Artorias]

what is this?

They are "Hotels" for tourists, more like a concentration camp.

Qatar as a country is much to small to host an event like the world cup, I imagine all the national team/staff members, media, foreign dignitaries, and wealthy persons would be able to get an actual hotel room, and everyone else put in those "Fan Zones".

Honestly its a powder keg waiting to go off.

 

[KMFJD]

imagine if a town of around 20,000 people were awarded the Super Bowl , it's kinda like that along with massive bribery and a culture at odds with the majority of the people going to see it

 

[zinfamous]

They are "Hotels" for tourists, more like a concentration camp.

Qatar as a country is much to small to host an event like the world cup, I imagine all the national team/staff members, media, foreign dignitaries, and wealthy persons would be able to get an actual hotel room, and everyone else put in those "Fan Zones".

Honestly its a powder keg waiting to go off.

Yeah, I just didn't expect Fyre Fest or whatever it was called to happen again, and certainly not at this scale at the largest event in the world.

 

[zinfamous]

imagine if a town of around 20,000 people were awarded the Super Bowl , it's kinda like that along with massive bribery and a culture at odds with the majority of the people going to see it

So since they don't have the capacity to deal with housing people, and certainly, probably, not policing them with their backwards anti-human nonsense, I hope all the fans just say fuck it and start fucking each other and everyone in mass public orgies, forcing Qatar to try and put everyone in prison.

Could be fun.

 

[lxskllr]

You'd have to pay me to go to that region of the world. All expenses, and I wouldn't start considering it til you got to double+ what I usually get paid. If you expect me to actually work there, it would take 4*+ my pay rate.

 

[sdifox]

Qatar population 2.9M World Cup attracts 1.2M visitors. Time for a revolution xd.

Wait, actual citizens is only 313k, rest are expats.

 

[KMFJD]

lol, women cannot wear mid drifts and must cover shoulders....shit that means there will be no sexy world cup pictures this year



worst world cup since '36

 

[MrSquished]

paid fans no longer getting daily stipend. what a shit show, maybe they consulted Elon on how to run this event as smooth as possible

Fans paid to attend World Cup by Qatar have daily allowance cancelled

Fans who have travelled to Qatar as part of a controversial paid-for supporters programme have been told by Qatari authorities that their cash has been cut

www.theguardian.com

 

[sdifox]

LoL talk about making your country's name worse than before World Cup

 

[KMFJD]

paid fans no longer getting daily stipend. what a shit show, maybe they consulted Elon on how to run this event as smooth as possible

Fans paid to attend World Cup by Qatar have daily allowance cancelled

Fans who have travelled to Qatar as part of a controversial paid-for supporters programme have been told by Qatari authorities that their cash has been cut

www.theguardian.com

influencers getting fucked over by them is my favourite part of this

 

[sdifox]

Morgan Freeman is narrating the opening ceremony. Wonder what his price was.

 

[sdifox]

Qatar 0 Equator 2. I wonder if the Qatari football association has to worry about their collective necks.

 

[KMFJD]

That was qatar's easy game