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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes
Looks like Canada might need to pull up its socks when playing football:
Sepp Blatter Says Canada on its Way to World Cup Bid
As much as I have ridiculed Canada for being lousy at football it would be pretty cool to host the World Cup.
We would probably be only the second host team to fail to advance to the second round and probably the only host team to never score a goal. Twelve years could make a difference, but I've been following the Canadian team since they made the World Cup in 1986 and we have been somewhere from almost passable to downright terrible over those thirty years. Right now we are in the terrible pile again. |
We're a relatively wealthy G8 country with a lot of money that FIFA could take from taxpayers. So I guess that makes us an ideal host in FIFA's books. These guys are not even hiding their parasitical nature anymore... they will put the event anywhere they can get a free lunch.
That said, I'm OK with hosting this fun soccer tournament (I'll even buy tickets for a match) as long as FIFA pays for any stadiums that are needed.