It's worse than we thought, it's actually Bud Dry.

...well, at least that's yet another step in getting the World Cup out of Qatar.

So have fun with that qatar

Screw you hipster beer snobs!

eddievercetti: It's worse than we thought, it's actually Bud Dry.

OK, that's actually a reason to panic.

Gonz: "Alcoholic drinks are part of the Fifa World Cup, so we're going to have them. Excuse me if I sound a bit arrogant but that's something we won't negotiate"

Ah, yes, this is why I enjoy watching soccer. Beer and the any sport are interconnected.

FTFY

Cajnik: IlGreven: ...well, at least that's yet another step in getting the World Cup out of Qatar.

Qatar has made it clear they understand there will be cultural differences when the WC comes (and I think it will come to Qatar).

This statement is directed at Brazil as much as it is at Qatar.

Brazil doesn't require the customer to get a permit to buy alcohol in the first place. Alcohol consumption in Brazil is normal and socially acceptable. It is not in Qatar, even with the small dispensations they make for foreigners. Won't matter though. WC is never going to happen in Qatar in 2022 anyway

Why can't they just have Capri Suns with their post-game Little Debbie snacks?

Rev.K: redmid17: WC is never going to happen in Qatar in 2022 anyway

Care to speculate on where?

Germany or USA would be good bets. It depends on how far before the 2022 WC FIFA decides to pull the rug. US did finish 2nd, so I would imagine that it would be awarded to them.

Cajnik: Fisty Bum: The US is a logical back up for any future World Cup. It's probably the only country around that has the stadiums and infrastructure ready to go at a moment's notice.

That and most of Western Europe. Scotland is the backup to Euro 2012, IIRC. I wouldn't say the US is the definitive backup.

We finished a close 2nd is one of the more corrupt selections processes in FIFA history. We should be the definite backup.

Cajnik: It's not like they served better in 2006 when it was in Germany

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Now that's a real crime right there.

Pants_Optional: Cajnik: It's not like they served better in 2006 when it was in Germany

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Now that's a real crime right there.

There's no real dominant beer company in Germany. It's a highly variable market that's dominated by regional beers. No one had the cash to compete with Anheuser Busch, and it's all a money game to FIFA.

I've never been to Brazil, but I've done alot of traveling in Latin America. I find it shocking that beer is banned in stadiums. How could Brazilians allow this to happen?

The good news is if it's anything like the other countries I've been too, there's already a small black market to get around booze laws and the authorities don't give a fark anyway. When I lived south of the boarder I'm pretty sure it was a no-no to drink in the streets, but my amigos and I used to buy liters of beer and get bombed in the streets until the wee hours of the morning.

Cajnik: redmid17: There's no real dominant beer company in Germany. It's a highly variable market that's dominated by regional beers. No one had the cash to compete with Anheuser Busch, and it's all a money game to FIFA.

Very true. Carlsberg (above average) and Heiniken (meh) have a large presence in the UEFA sanctioned events and would have been better choices over A-B Budweiser.

Luckily, I can't even buy an A-B Budweiser here if I wanted to

Eh I've never liked Heineken at all. I'd put it on the same level as Budweiser. I'll drink it because it has alcohol in it. Carlsberg would have been a good choice. When I was in Dublin, I was pretty surprised to see a ton of Budweisers signs in stores and bars. It was kind of weird.

Rev.K: Also FTA:

He criticised the pace of construction and said Brazil had not yet improved its infrastructure to the level needed to welcome visitors.

You know, I realize the importance of holding the World Cup in countries around the world, but for f*ck sake, how does a country like Brazil not have their construction schedule on track and how did FIFA not know that Brazil had a f*cking booze ban on since 2003?!?!

Russia is set to host in 2018 and is apparently going to have to shell out $6 billion to get properly equipped. And then in 2022 we have the complete clusterf*ck that is Qatar.

I can only assume that World Cup 2026 will be in Afghanistan, because it has become abundantly clear that the World Cup should never, ever be hosted in a country that is, you know, prepared for it.

Apparently you can either afford to buy the infrastructure or the bribes.

redmid17: Cajnik: redmid17: When I was in Dublin, I was pretty surprised to see a ton of Budweisers signs in stores and bars. It was kind of weird.

The scarier thing is people there pay a premium to drink Budweiser over any locally produced beer. Think about that, and try not to throw up in your mouth.

Banning beer is a terrible idea. Except at high school or little league games.

In Qatar on the other hand, FIFA will have to deal with having no beer because Allah created FIFA.

Fisty Bum: redmid17: Rev.K: redmid17: WC is never going to happen in Qatar in 2022 anyway

Care to speculate on where?

Germany or USA would be good bets. It depends on how far before the 2022 WC FIFA decides to pull the rug. US did finish 2nd, so I would imagine that it would be awarded to them.

The US is a logical back up for any future World Cup. It's probably the only country around that has the stadiums and infrastructure ready to go at a moment's notice.

Wasn't there a story back when it looked like South Africa was going to fail that England had basically told Fifa to give them a month to be ready and they'd host. US is big and could always handle it, but I have to imagine that England would stab someone to do it. Mind you US/England are still screwed for pointing out the corruption in the last vote so no chance getting it any time soon.

Sir Cumference the Flatulent: At least you know there won't be any alcohol bans in Russia.


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Sir Cumference the Flatulent: At least you know there won't be any alcohol bans in Russia.

nope just a bunch of racist fark wandering around that corrupt public health disaster they call russia.

Given how stupid and boring soccer is, I can understand why people would be upset not being allowed to drink while watching it.

/especially when having to listen to vuvuzelas for 2 hours straight
//BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Fisty Bum: redmid17: Rev.K: redmid17: WC is never going to happen in Qatar in 2022 anyway

Care to speculate on where?

Germany or USA would be good bets. It depends on how far before the 2022 WC FIFA decides to pull the rug. US did finish 2nd, so I would imagine that it would be awarded to them.

The US is a logical back up for any future World Cup. It's probably the only country around that has the stadiums and infrastructure ready to go at a moment's notice.

yeah, i'm sure america is the back up. it would be easy to find 50-60 60,000 seat (or large) stadiums available to host games, and fifa (fark those guys) only needs a fraction of that.

Snarcoleptic_Hoosier: A Fark Handle: Fisty Bum: redmid17: Rev.K: redmid17: WC is never going to happen in Qatar in 2022 anyway

Care to speculate on where?

Germany or USA would be good bets. It depends on how far before the 2022 WC FIFA decides to pull the rug. US did finish 2nd, so I would imagine that it would be awarded to them.

The US is a logical back up for any future World Cup. It's probably the only country around that has the stadiums and infrastructure ready to go at a moment's notice.

yeah, i'm sure america is the back up. it would be easy to find 50-60 60,000 seat (or large) stadiums available to host games, and fifa (fark those guys) only needs a fraction of that.

Hell, I can think of 32 stadiums off the top of my head (NFL) that could handle World Cup matches.

Not to poop on the parade route, but FIFA's "official" policy is to look to the previous World Cup as the backup in cases of emergency. I would assume that only applies if it's last minute though. If they have a few years warning they can and have had a new vote and selected a new host. So with any luck we stop using oil and the Middle East converts back into the medieval society they're barely concealing and we can stop pretending to respect them.

Cajnik: Snarcoleptic_Hoosier: Hell, I can think of 32 stadiums off the top of my head (NFL) that could handle World Cup matches.

Public transport (or lack of) between cities is certainly working against the US. Only 12 stadiums were used in Germany 2006 and 10 in S. Africa - no one without a car wants to figure out how to get from Kansas City to Nashville (I bet that's an interesting Greyhound ride). If it came to the US on short notice, you can bet it would stay in the NE Corridor, California and maybe FL.

KC to ST Louis. St Louis to Nashville

Cajnik: redmid17: KC to ST Louis. St Louis to Nashville

I understand that. But without a car, how are you supposed to move thousands of fans on that route?

It's not the issue of having the stadiums (there are probably 4 or 5 European countries who meet the stadium requirements), it's having the infrastructure to move people. So quite a few of the 32 NFL stadiums will not work on short notice

You asked about the greyhound bus ride. KC -> St Louis, St Louis->Nashville. I'm not disagreeing with you. Sheer spread of stadiums was a big issue the first time we hosted too.

Snarcoleptic_Hoosier: A Fark Handle: Fisty Bum: redmid17: Rev.K: redmid17: WC is never going to happen in Qatar in 2022 anyway

Care to speculate on where?

Germany or USA would be good bets. It depends on how far before the 2022 WC FIFA decides to pull the rug. US did finish 2nd, so I would imagine that it would be awarded to them.

The US is a logical back up for any future World Cup. It's probably the only country around that has the stadiums and infrastructure ready to go at a moment's notice.

yeah, i'm sure america is the back up. it would be easy to find 50-60 60,000 seat (or large) stadiums available to host games, and fifa (fark those guys) only needs a fraction of that.

Hell, I can think of 32 stadiums off the top of my head (NFL) that could handle World Cup matches.


Well, 31: MetLife.

Probably want to avoid the Metro- and Super-domes. Does Indy's roof open? I think Atlanta is still being punished for their Olympic showing... St. Louis has a dome, too... Do Soldier and Heinz fields have okay turf in July?

Still, there's probably 24 suitable venues, and how awesome would it be to have it in, say, Green Bay? World Cup matches in Lambeau? Leap into the crowd after scoring a go-ahead goal in the 94'?

Imagine the awesomeness of a championship match in Cowboys stadium. Sure, some folks might think it a bit gaudy, but it'd be cool to see. How high do goalkicks go, anyway? Higher than punts?

/checks wiki
//They put games in the Silverdome in 1994? Wtf?

Loomy: Snarcoleptic_Hoosier: A Fark Handle: Fisty Bum: redmid17: Rev.K: redmid17: WC is never going to happen in Qatar in 2022 anyway

Care to speculate on where?

Germany or USA would be good bets. It depends on how far before the 2022 WC FIFA decides to pull the rug. US did finish 2nd, so I would imagine that it would be awarded to them.

The US is a logical back up for any future World Cup. It's probably the only country around that has the stadiums and infrastructure ready to go at a moment's notice.

yeah, i'm sure america is the back up. it would be easy to find 50-60 60,000 seat (or large) stadiums available to host games, and fifa (fark those guys) only needs a fraction of that.

Hell, I can think of 32 stadiums off the top of my head (NFL) that could handle World Cup matches.


Well, 31: MetLife.

Probably want to avoid the Metro- and Super-domes. Does Indy's roof open? I think Atlanta is still being punished for their Olympic showing... St. Louis has a dome, too... Do Soldier and Heinz fields have okay turf in July?

Still, there's probably 24 suitable venues, and how awesome would it be to have it in, say, Green Bay? World Cup matches in Lambeau? Leap into the crowd after scoring a go-ahead goal in the 94'?

Imagine the awesomeness of a championship match in Cowboys stadium. Sure, some folks might think it a bit gaudy, but it'd be cool to see. How high do goalkicks go, anyway? Higher than punts?

/checks wiki
//They put games in the Silverdome in 1994? Wtf?

Games have been played in dome stadiums before. US tied Switzerland in detroit in the 94 world cup. Most new "domes" are really stadiums with a retractable roof like Indy or Houston.

redmid17: Loomy: Snarcoleptic_Hoosier: A Fark Handle: Fisty Bum: redmid17: Rev.K: redmid17: WC is never going to happen in Qatar in 2022 anyway

Care to speculate on where?

Germany or USA would be good bets. It depends on how far before the 2022 WC FIFA decides to pull the rug. US did finish 2nd, so I would imagine that it would be awarded to them.

The US is a logical back up for any future World Cup. It's probably the only country around that has the stadiums and infrastructure ready to go at a moment's notice.

yeah, i'm sure america is the back up. it would be easy to find 50-60 60,000 seat (or large) stadiums available to host games, and fifa (fark those guys) only needs a fraction of that.

Hell, I can think of 32 stadiums off the top of my head (NFL) that could handle World Cup matches.


Well, 31: MetLife.

Probably want to avoid the Metro- and Super-domes. Does Indy's roof open? I think Atlanta is still being punished for their Olympic showing... St. Louis has a dome, too... Do Soldier and Heinz fields have okay turf in July?

Still, there's probably 24 suitable venues, and how awesome would it be to have it in, say, Green Bay? World Cup matches in Lambeau? Leap into the crowd after scoring a go-ahead goal in the 94'?

Imagine the awesomeness of a championship match in Cowboys stadium. Sure, some folks might think it a bit gaudy, but it'd be cool to see. How high do goalkicks go, anyway? Higher than punts?

/checks wiki
//They put games in the Silverdome in 1994? Wtf?

Games have been played in dome stadiums before. US tied Switzerland in detroit in the 94 world cup. Most new "domes" are really stadiums with a retractable roof like Indy or Houston.

Cross off Lambeau Field. The team looked at getting a women's world cup game here but was told the field size was too small. Still will roll down to Soldier Field to watch WC.


/FARK QATAR

Loomy: //They put games in the Silverdome in 1994? Wtf?

yeah, they just moved grass indoors since fifa requires grass. so all the domes are fair game. and don't forget the 50 or so college stadiums that could be use. a game at the big house would be cool. and of the rose bowl too.

Cajnik: Public transport (or lack of) between cities is certainly working against the US. Only 12 stadiums were used in Germany 2006 and 10 in S. Africa - no one without a car wants to figure out how to get from Kansas City to Nashville (I bet that's an interesting Greyhound ride). If it came to the US on short notice, you can bet it would stay in the NE Corridor, California and maybe FL.

we've got these big shiny tubes that fly through the sky. that's how you get from kansas city to nashville. because that's like traveling from london to berlin. the reason you fly over fly-over country is that there's a lot of it, and a lot of it is empty.