Quote Originally Posted by Jeterpool View Post
I wasn't talking in monetary terms. Of course they went with the countries who filled their pockets the most.

For the good of the game, which FIFA don't have in mind, I'm saying they missed an opportunity to expand a growing market in Australia.
The thing that is also missed in this is even though Qatar is a small nation playing a WC in the Arab world is actually be expanding the game on a far greater scale than somewhere like us who are at the arse end of the world.

Not saying we wouldn't benefit but the Arab region will also benefit and are just as much deserving at holding a WC as anyone else. Unfortunately the criticism of the Qatar decision tends to overlook this and imply that area of the world are not deserving which is ohh so wrong

The other sad state of affairs is that unfortunately with world politics/security etc the way they are there are only a few acceptable locations to hold it in that neck of the woods anyway and FIFA at least chose one of the best options available anyway