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Beyond Canada => The World => Topic started by: Spike The Hike Shady on November 22, 2022, 04:24:03 pm

Title: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: Spike The Hike Shady on November 22, 2022, 04:24:03 pm
So, the World Cup has been a complete gong show.  Other than bribes with money, I’m not sure why Qatar was awarded the World Cup at all.

Stadiums built with slave labour, with thousands dying in the process.
Banning alcohol at the last minute, after agreeing to sell alcohol in order to host in the first place.
Banning teams and players from wearing arm bands, etc.

And playing it at the end of November just doesn’t feel right, with hockey and football going on.  It’s the holiday season not soccer season.  What a disaster.
Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: wilber on November 22, 2022, 06:50:13 pm
All valid criticisms but almost 3 million tickets have been sold so definitely not a disaster.
Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: Spike The Hike Shady on November 22, 2022, 07:06:06 pm
All valid criticisms but almost 3 million tickets have been sold so definitely not a disaster.
True.  But I bet most of those tickets were sold before the buyers knew of the terrible accommodations and alcohol ban.
Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: Spike The Hike Shady on November 23, 2022, 07:56:42 pm
Germany’s in a big battle with FIFA and Qatar over an arm band.  After their pathetic performance against Japan, they need to leave the woke crap behind and concentrate on winning games.
Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: guest18 on November 23, 2022, 08:25:31 pm
I thought wokism was supposedly destroying western society, but it sounds like it's all just pronouns and armbands. Who cares?
Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: Michael Hardner on November 23, 2022, 09:05:05 pm
I thought wokism was supposedly destroying western society, but it sounds like it's all just pronouns and armbands. Who cares?

Well it's wokism vs Islamic dictatorships and Shady just picked a side right ?
Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: Queefer Sutherland on November 23, 2022, 11:48:15 pm
I have a friend who is a POC.  They worked in Qatar for a bit.  They said they were quite racist towards him there, even when entering commercial establishments he had to have white and arab coworkers convince the establishment to allow him to enter.   It's a much more racist county than Canada, which is among the least racist nations on the planet.

Culturally most developing countries remind me how the Canada was 60 years ago.  Things like racism, homophobia , religious adherence, attitudes towards women's rights etc.  But the young people are more progressive than their parents, just like how it works here. We see this in Iran today.
Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: Spike The Hike Shady on November 24, 2022, 10:06:52 am
Being Black in the Middle East is the worst place to be in the world.  A close second is China.
Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: guest18 on November 24, 2022, 12:52:47 pm
London Ontario has dropped to third?
Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: Spike The Hike Shady on November 26, 2022, 07:53:33 pm
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Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: Spike The Hike Shady on November 27, 2022, 12:15:43 pm
Well, Canada’s been eliminated from the World Cup.  Pretty embarrassing considering how well they played to qualify and the expectations. 

Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: wilber on November 27, 2022, 03:27:30 pm
Well, Canada’s been eliminated from the World Cup.  Pretty embarrassing considering how well they played to qualify and the expectations.

Belgium and Croatia are ranked #2 and #12 in the world, Morocco is #22. Canada got a ridiculously tough draw so not really.
Title: Re: FIFA World Cup 2022
Post by: wilber on November 27, 2022, 03:53:16 pm
On an up side, Canada won its first ever Davis Cup today.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/davis-cup-tennis-canada-australia-nov-27-1.6665882