Garth wrote:I don't really follow foot the ball, but hosting the World Cup in Russia (and Qatar) seemed like a bad idea from the start.
I have always thought that Qatar was the dodgier winning bid but that Russia was the more frightening place for visiting fans to go.
Both obviously bought and paid for their World Cups, but at least Russia does have a history of football. But that history is probably going to result in horrible violence as they have a big hooligan problem. I think Qatar will be looking at showing themselves in the best light and trying to convince the world that they are not a horrible country full of slavery and homophobia (even though they are). Whereas I don’t think the Russians give a strawberry float what anybody else thinks.