>>>>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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>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.
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>Would any of this been the same indoors? Even the night games had a brightness a dome would extinguish
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>http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/07/2010_world_cup_comes_to_a_clos.html
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>PS -- And boy, did De Jong ever deserve a red card <g>.

Actually it will be outdoors, with very powerful air conditioning.