>>>>They've chosen QATAR.
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>>>>Unbelievable.
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>>>>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.
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>Let's just hope they also include air filters:
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>Qatar has the highest per-capita carbon dioxide emissions, at 55.5 metric tons per person in 2005.[22] This is almost double the next highest per-capita emitting country, which is Kuwait at 30.7 metric tons (2005) and they are three times those of the United States. Qatar had the highest per-capita carbon dioxide emissions for the past 18 years. These emissions are largely due to high rates of energy use in Qatar.
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>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar
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>Also, hopefully it won't be during the time period; during the month of Ramadan, since it rotates backwards each year, how will they eat?
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>During the month of Ramadan, eating, drinking, and smoking in public is strictly banned from dawn to sunset.

You may have missed the news reporting over here which was assuming England had won it and the russians had blown it as Putin decided not to travel to back up their bid.
Looks like Putin didntr travel because he didn't need to.