>>>They've chosen QATAR.
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>>>Unbelievable.
>>>
>>>Maybe 2026 could be in Greenland for contrast
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>>That is completely ridiculous. This is becoming as politicized as Nobel Prizes. Actually I would prefer Greenland. If nothing else we wouldn't have to worry about players keeling over in broiling summer heat. Average June temperature per
http://worldweather.wmo.int/116/c00221f.htm#climate -- 106.2F, 41.2C.
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>Qatar has promised to build air conditioned stadiums.
That's better in terms of safety but it still stinks. Most sports are meant to be played outdoors. Have you ever watched an American football or baseball game in a dome (indoor stadium)? It's just not the same. Antiseptic.
Would any of this been the same indoors? Even the night games had a brightness a dome would extinguish
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/07/2010_world_cup_comes_to_a_clos.htmlPS -- And boy, did De Jong ever deserve a red card <g>.
