Why The 2030 World Cup Is Already A Complete Mess

[@christopherflux6254]

Morocco, Spain and Portugal is a good choice. Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay would have been decent also. But having all six as hosts in the same World Cup is just bonkers.

[@csmlyly5736]

100% both halfs are genuinely good bids. But together is stupid as fuck.

[@ottovonbismarck2443]

Reading your post after I posted. 100% agreement.

[@exodiatheforbiddenone3813]

American Empire destroys one country after another in Arabia, South America and Africa. And you expect me to complain about Latinos, Arabs and Russians? How do the American people deserve an world cup after their government destroyed entire regions and countries?

[@stalfithrildi5366]

When I first heard it I assumed it'd at least be split groups on the continents, as Argentina could easily host 4 groups alone. But no obviously you do one game at 7am then jump on a plane while the earth dies.

[@christopherflux6254]

@@stalfithrildi5366 it even puts Argentina etc….at a disadvantage, as they will have to travel to Europe for their second game

[@juanperaza3054]

Fifa World Cup 2034: the final match's first half will be played in Zimbabwe while the second half will be played in the outskirts of Southhampton

[@LordZontar]

In the event of a deadlock after regulation, extra time will then be played in Fiji and if necessary a penalty shootout in Belize.

[@willflint5014]

Chernobyl will host 6 group games too.

[@ost2life]

I wouldn't be so sure about Southampton. Havant & Waterlooville are organising a bid.

[@lorddarlo6194]

Knowing Fifa not even Southampton the 2nd half will be hosted in Smethwick with First Half of Extra Time in Baghdad the 2nd half in Fiji and Penalties in a Cave in New Zealand

[@kenjidef33]

And the extra time will be played in Tuvalu and the penalty's on antartica

[@deGooder]

After the fall of Blatter you could think FIFA might improve, but Infantino has done impressive work making it worse. At least Blatter seemed to understand he was horrendously corrupt.

[@phightinphil25]

Sepp seemed aware of punishments if it looked obvious Gianni doesn't care.

[@hello-friend990]

Blatter was a politician type of corrupt. Infantino went a step up and went mafia style

[@phightinphil25]

@@hello-friend990 Blatter was typical politician corrupt, Infantino is 2016 onwards politician corrupt.

[@nuudelz3711]

Apprentice became the master

[@suffern63]

There is no chance of FIFA ever improving

[@bababababababa6124]

Decisions like these show how out of touch FIFA’s elite really are. To them it’s probably easy to fly between Argentina and Morocco on their private jets. But for ordinary citizens it’s not practical.

[@paranormalgambler2814]

Seems they tryin to trun it into sumthing like f1 were only rich are able to attend...well able to pay for it regularly vs people that work 9to5 7 days a week every day of they life

[@calumbishop7082]

I mean anyone who's heard some of the nonsense coming out of FIFA President, Gianni Infantino's mouth knows he's not exactly in touch with reality.

[@nont18411]

Now think about the players. This is a perfect recipe for injuries.

[@only_fair23]

@@nont18411 There will only be 3 teams in travelling to South America. I hate this format but this is not really a big reason

[@doodlebug4360]

I don't think they're out of touch. See, there's a rule that a continent that hosts a World Cup can't do so again for the next 2 world cups. North America will be out after this next one, and Europe, Africa, and South America will be out after the 2030 one. That leaves only Asia and Oceania as options. Considering the Saudi's are making a major push, it's pretty much certain that the 2034 World Cup will be back in the Middle East.

[@Jaxymann]

Playing 3 “centenary games” in South America so that FIFA can claim the region has “hosted” a World Cup and make the Middle East the only region left that is eligible’ for 2034 is just utterly farcical.

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

It's so corrupt.

[@maneuu]

the arabs ruined football

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

@@maneuuNo. Football isn't ruined & the corruption we're seeing is probably the West's fault. You see the West has always been rather manipulative e.g. the YT channel History Matters said Argentina used to be a rich country but England acquired it's main industry (cattle) & in return they made the corrupt leaders rich. This is probably what happened in Qatar & Saudi Arabia. IMO, the West probably put idiots in charge of muslim countries in return for cheap oil. At the same time, the West keeps the muslims divided & stops them from uniting into a super power (which is obviously what Allah would want if he existed). When Iraq invaded Saudi's neighbours Kuwait, the West rushed to protect their cheap supply of oil hence Gulf War 1 started. Now those idiot leaders waste their oil profits on vanity projects such as Man City & bribing FIFA into letting them host the WC.

[@Sam-vz8pm]

@@maneuu they win a single game and now they think they own the sport. Like who tf do you think you are, stop ruining our fucking game with your dirty money

[@harryedwards4080]

Judging by half of the comments on here I think only me and you actually watched the video lol..

[@mambofever]

Why take "donations" from 1 country, when you could take "donations" from 6 - FIFA

[@JoshuaC923]

Exactly😂

[@ianarn]

Costs a lot to keep a Bentley and a yacht you know!

[@MatheusFernandes-xf4zm]

Stonks

[@marcitos_9329]

It turns out it was one man, MBS. He convinced Baldy to involve South America and FIFA handed 2034 to Saudi Arabia on a satin pillow

[@liams4411]

Fifa are absolutely ruining Football and dare I say it Infantino is more corrupt than Blatter was.

[@ilikehorses57]

He's certainly less competent

[@phightinphil25]

There's nothing daring about saying that. At least Blatter and his cronies were badly trying to hide their crimes.

[@liams4411]

@@phightinphil25 Infantino hides in plain sight and comes across like he is enjoying making these awful decisions. Even the next World Cup of 48 teams is an absolute farce. The World Cup is the best Sporting event in the World and it will soon be ruined yet it seems none of the associations are daring to challenge FIFA and his leadership.

[@bury_the_elite65294]

FIFA is doing for football what All Elite Wrestling is doing for pro-wrestling - i.e. dragging it though the dreck.

[@TP_TheOneWhoDreams]

I would like to see Australia host. They have good infrastructure and have actual pedigree in hosting major sporting events. But then again I leave it to their people to decide.

[@kieronparr3403]

​@f-zone_if you only need 4 decent stadia England could host. A UK/Ireland bid would be better

[@bravosierra2447]

@f-zone_I have to sadly agree, not even co-hosting with New Zealand would solve this issue.

[@limeyfox]

An Australia-New Zealand WC would be awesome. Hopefully we end up with a normal 32-team format at some point.

[@olm8829]

Nah, it’s too boring for FIFA to give a World Cup to a nation, that can actually be a good host. Australia isn’t a dictatorship, and is located on a single continent, so it doesn’t have a chance.

[@jamiecovfefe6323]

we dont have big enough stadiums mate

[@YesOkayButWhy]

Alfie, dude, you're a man unhinged. Your sense of humour, razorsharp yet soothing. I can't wait to be watching your videos when you're a bitter 70 year old man. You're on such an entertaining, yet sobering, roll and I hope you never stop.

[@ilikehorses57]

Elon will have switched off the oxygen in his assigned rest cubicle long before he's 70

[@franciscomarcelino1251]

Maybe he will not be as unhinged if Hull reach the prem

[@Virgil191]

@@franciscomarcelino1251he will be rabid

[@PiousMoltar]

He is already a bitter 70 year old man. I know this, as a very bitter 140 year old man.

[@michaelward5370]

If they wanted to celebrate the centenary of the World Cup in Uruguay, then why not play the final in Uruguay and leave it at that!

[@moonknight2865]

That’s be a good idea.

[@rodzila8314]

best part is Argentina and Uruguay have to train in the cold while the rest of the teams are doing it in a hot place just to have Argentina vs San Marino and Uruguay vs Indonesia to "celebrate" the centenary. The teams are getting royalty fuck so their associations can take a picture

[@c.n.i7105]

Causes there’s not a single stadium there that’s good or big enough for it without an absolutely massive work

[@rodzila8314]

@@c.n.i7105??? What work does the Monumental need? Santiago Bernabeu has capacity for 81k people, Monumental for 84k. Lusail stadium has capacity for 89k and the others ones for Qatar around 40 and 60k. Between Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay they have more than enough stadiums in good condition and enough capacity. The stadiums is not the problem.

[@c.n.i7105]

@@rodzila8314 Yes, they do, but the comment above spoke about the possibility of celebrating The Final in Uruguay. If I remember correctly, the biggest stadium there may not even be in the range of 50000-60000 let alone the 80000 needed to host a final.

[@calumbishop7082]

I understand wanting to do something for the centenary, this wasn't the solution. The sad thing is, it feels like the 'real' reason they're doing this, is to lock Europe, South America and Africa out of hosting the 2034 World Cup with a large contingent FIFA members having backed Saudi Arabia to host in 2034. Sigh...

[@isaacgeorge7288]

Saudi should host for 2034

[@hugolouessard3914]

@@isaacgeorge7288Yeah and Brunei in 2038, and then Monaco...

[@phightinphil25]

@@hugolouessard3914 Why Monaco when we could have Andorra, Lichtenstein, and San Marino.

[@avtm06]

@@phightinphil25 Don't disrespect Northern Mariana Islands like that

[@phightinphil25]

@@avtm06 Tonga and the Cook islands say hi.

[@cesargonzalez5356]

As a Uruguayan, I'm honestly more insulted that they KNEW that the right decision would be to have it in South America-because why else have the opening matches there-than I would be if they just didn't give us the tournament at all. Either have the final in the Centenario or don't host any matches there at all.

[@westcoastmex629]

I was actually looking for a historic moment that i would had taken advantage to actually attend, to see a WC in Uruguay in its 100 th anniversary would be the right thing to do the futbol world deserves it .

[@AngryAnt0]

As a Brit, I totally agree. The idea of 6 nations across the world is just bonkers.

[@diegogalvan1810]

They shorted Mexico and Canada too with 2026, the final won’t be held at the historic Azteca and I think Canada and Mexico only get 8 games each for the tourney. FIFA is getting out of hand with these WCs, Uruguay deserves the centennial WC

[@westcoastmex629]

@@diegogalvan1810 yup i want it to go back to where only the top 16 countries compete

[@hmu05366]

@@diegogalvan1810I agree Uruguay would be romantic. However they cannot afford to host. It’s just basic economics

[@tarik6990]

The circus continues... Every single FIFA/UEFA decision in the past 10-15 years has been worse than the previous one, they never fail to disappoint.

[@chrisspellman8545]

Yeah they're consistently corrupt 😂

[@tarik6990]

@@chrisspellman8545 And it leads to them making the most incomprehensible and idiotic decisions.

[@thato596]

They have been the best because those countries they respected the world cup and build new stadiums and did not us make play in their old stadiums. The world cups went very well

[@tarik6990]

@@thato596 That's beside the point.

[@bananaempijama]

UEFA is pure shit. They say they care about football but they're constantly giving everything to the bigger clubs,.so that they don't form the superleague

[@vidisg14]

2038 FIFA World Cup hosts: North Korea, Kosovo, Palestine, Ohio, Madagascar

[@nont18411]

+ Taiwan, Ukraine

[@kadenyungkwok3653]

We will be there

[@Sn0wmead]

Don’t give FIFA any ideas

[@tungurahua8257]

Ohio? Hell no!!!

[@bababababababa6124]

Funny comment besides the Ohio part

[@PassivesAbseits]

If someone told you in 2016, that Sepp Blatter was the good guy... At least Blatter tried to keep up the facade, that it is all about the beautiful game and that there is no corruption.

[@yournan6546]

One country I would love to see host the World Cup in my life is the Netherlands. Excellent transport connections, beautiful cities which are all commutable within a 2 hour trip for fans(Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven etc), and a well serviced international airport. Hey, if they want to continue the joint host theme, they could do Belgium and the Netherlands. But... Fifa will just go with Saudi Arabia for 2034.

[@olm8829]

Netherlands is a democratic country with good infrastructure and many great stadiums, as is Belgium, and they are located on the same continent. If they will manage to ruin it all and to become fascist dictatorships ruled by a reincarnation of hitler, or countries run by a group of religious fanatics than they’ll have a chance

[@worlddd7777]

By the time Holland gets world cup, it will probably be completely under water

[@Kafei01]

Netherland/Belgium seems more fitting to an euro. For hosting a World Cup, you would need to add either Germany or France.

[@charliedontsurf9155]

As Belgian I can only say that we are not able to provide stadiums to host a World Cup , like Kafei01 said Euro's is the max we can handle .

[@kenjidef33]

@@worlddd7777 and they don't have the space to build stadiums like the netherlands are overpopulated and building stadiums is not gonna work

[@Elmesiasdelgol2022]

It is outrageous how FIFA prejudices us as South Americans giving 3 out of 104 matches to organize for the World Cup.

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

As a European, i totally agree. This world cup should have been Uruguay and Argentina, the first and last match in Uruguay. And 32 teams of course, this 48 teams thing is just greed, nothing to do with helping small teams.

[@ChickenMusiala]

Tbf tho they rigged the 2022 world cup for Messi

[@GorgBasil]

It's outrageous how FIFA in general....

[@michaelsalovaara567]

I was surprised by that. Three games only given the expense? It’s a bit insulting. Then there’s the insanity of games on two continents.

[@nunogoncalves1802]

that was their compromise. As Alfie mentioned in the video... the strongest and more realistic bids were from Portugal Spain and Morocco. I feel that realistically speaking and taking in consideration the "Minimum" requirements for infrastructures, capacity of hosting (hotels/transportation) and investment in renovating/creating new stadiums, this was by far the best bid. So they had to go with the sentimental tradition and include Uruguay in there. I don't understand why Argentina or Paraguay, though. I feel that the best solution here would be for Portugal, Spain and Morocco to host 2030 and then give it to Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru (or other S.A. nation), to make it as a true continental event in 2034.

[@Thakur1]

Its just pointless to support the WC at this point. Its just the legacy factor of the tournament that's still driving it. Yes, my first memories of ever watching football comes from World Cups, but it isn't going to be the same anymore from this point onwards.

[@LordZontar]

It's beginning to look more and more like the only World Cups I'll bother with in future are the ones I stage on my own tabletop pitch, with bottlecap teams. They'll be a lot more honest than the glitzy and corrupt FIFA circus ever will be.

[@ColGesso]

@@LordZontarlol. Why are you so upset?

[@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986]

Just wait until the Moon-Mars joint bid in 2050

[@dermeisterdesspiegels3518]

For the right price they will definitely pull that shenenigan off.

[@HUNTtheTRUTH1]

Something to note. CONMEBOL is trying to make a deal with FIFA to move the entire 3 groups to south america so they wouldn't have to have these trans-atlantic flights. Meaning they could possibly host 9 matches.

[@kenjidef33]

Even tough that's a better option it is still stupid

[@fuzzyhair321]

They would need to stretch the world cup by an extra week too to allow teams who make it away off the south American continent to be able to recover and rest before going again

[@RyanPreply]

They should just refuse to host it instead. Throw a spanner in the works.

[@jasonmotz5282]

@@RyanPreply Can you refuse FIFA, though? Would anyone dare?

[@Me-ui1zy]

3 groups would be more than 9 matches. Assuming it'll have the same format as 2026, 3 groups would be 18 matches

[@senorpython2262]

2042 World Cup Hosts: Alfie’s local pitch Burnley’s Stadium Ivory Coast Haiti Kenilworth Road Serbia

[@dermeisterdesspiegels3518]

Add Saturn's rings and Jupiter's large red spot.

[@andreafresca9869]

One thing that I didn't expect I would learn from this video: I want, perhaps even need, a Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan World Cup more than anything else in my life.

[@jotarokujo9164]

I am Uzbek Norwegian and I would say hosting this big World Cup is impossible. Neither have the financial capability and corruption is widespread. Kazakhstan, being UEFA member, is among the most corrupt UEFA countries and their membership has always been viewed with suspicion within UEFA for their non-democratic feature. Whereas Uzbekistan has a small economy and cannot cope with it as well.

[@idontexist1681]

We need a world cup hosted by all 6 turkic nations. Without turkey and azerbaijan, central asia won't be able to cope with it

[@therealuncleowen2588]

Borat agrees with you, I'm sure.

[@duckway4733]

It's funny, all of these ironic outlandish and bizarre host suggestions lowkeye sound better than Saudi hosting the WC.

[@phuocnguyenhuu4220]

Either South America or Iberia plus Morocco get world cup host not both. FIFA chose both cause the Saudi paid them to do so

[@adamclark1972uk]

I agree with you sir

[@Hero-and-Hooligan]

How will Saudi be able to host 48 teams by themselves?

[@darklex5150]

​@@Hero-and-Hooligan they have tons of money to build stadiums, they can handle it.

[@kingcat7988]

@@Hero-and-Hooliganthey have a lot of money like a lot so I think they’ll be fine

[@badblood4727]

This climate issue feeds into the larger plan for FIFA to hold a world cup every two years. One in the winter and the other in the Summer months. It is clear to see and I wouldnt be surprised if this was the next move my our friends at FIFA

[@joso7228]

FIFA are NOT our Friends.

[@LazarusSlade]

Phuck! I arrived at the same conclusion! They pretty much want to make it like the Olympics. Actually, I think they want to overtake the Olympics. And they know they can't do it until the World Cup becomes a biannual event!

[@exodiatheforbiddenone3813]

American Empire destroys one country after another in Arabia, South America and Africa. And you expect me to complain about Latinos, Arabs and Russians? How do the American people deserve an world cup after their government destroyed entire regions and countries?

[@NoCluYT]

I originally was anticipating a World Cup back in Uruguay for the 100fh anniversary, but then I heard they would do Morocco, Spain, and Portugal. Seemed alright. Good footballing nations with shared history and near proximity. Then FIFA decide to say "fuck it" and threw in another 3 for whatever reason. I don't think it will be long before they turn the World Cup into the champions league with the exception of it being held over a full season ever four years. There probably won't even be a single host anymore, games will just be played wherever

[@rydendk]

The reason is clear as daylight. Fifa wants Saudi Arabia 2034 almost as much as SA themselves.

[@rockstepguy3524]

By 2014 for me it was more than 100% clear that Uruguay-Argentina would host the 2030 WC, then Infantino came around, made it x3 times bigger and more expensive and yeah, that dream is dead now. By 2038 and moving forward the US/Western Europe/part of the middle east and maybe Japan/Korea will be the only eligible hosts for the world club.

[@0047sssss]

The original bid was just Argentina & Uruguay then they brought Paraguay, that wasn't enough so they brought Chile aswell

[@lauramartins5953]

With shared history? What? One of these is not like the others... You people are deluded about Spain and Portugal wtf. Surreal.

[@franciscoflamenco]

@@lauramartins5953 There's plenty of shared history between North Africa and the Iberian peninsula. From Carthaginian expansion to the Roman Empire to the Germanic migrations to the Arab conquests to the Reconquista and eventual colonial expansion. What's surreal would be to deny this.

[@fitzcharles33]

Canada, the US, and Mexico makes sense as co-hosts, although the US could theoretically host a world cup exclusively in stadiums at or over 80k and could easily host a tournament in stadiums at or over 60k.

[@paulie-g]

None of their big stadia are designed for football, they're using handball stadiums to host. They're also rubbish to begin with. Criminal that they're not using Mexican ones more, certainly for the final.

[@Wladislav]

It doesn't make a lot of sense if the distances between the venues are massive.

[@Jumpman6352]

​@@WladislavBrasil 2014 and Russia 2018. USA 1994 was a great World Cup.

[@Jumpman6352]

​​@@paulie-gLmao 5 billion dollars stadiums are rubbish. It's not that hard to convert it to football stadiums. It is a US world cup cry about it.

[@Wladislav]

@@Jumpman6352 Russia had a bunch of complaints about the distances some teams had to travel.

[@mr6oodstuff79]

I now believe before I die that a England, Fiji, and a Sri Lanka bid would be a winning bid to hold a Fifa World Cup final.

[@franciscoflamenco]

Can't have Sri Lanka because it'd lock out oil rich Arab nations out for 16 years and we can't have that!

[@Walgriff]

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay would have been special... too good to be true apparently. Australia and New Zealand would have been amazing as well...

[@LordZontar]

World Cup 2042: Antarctica - Mongolia

[@insertnamehere5809]

-Greenland

[@LordZontar]

@@insertnamehere5809 That's only for the semis and the third place match.

[@lka04]

Literally the goofiest way to go about this problem. If they really want this nonsense it'd make more sense to have the semi-finals hosted in Paraguay and Chile, 3rd place playoff in Argentina, and then the final in Montevideo. One groupstage game each is nothing short of an insult to the South American nations (Chiles in an even deeper mud), while also causing way too many logistical issues.

[@michaelsalovaara567]

As a resident of Japan, I’m kind of surprised that Japan hasn’t made a bid given the number of quality players they have produced since the last time they hosted the World Cup.

[@gianpallu3316]

Japanese know better!

[@Kafei01]

Japanese is too far from other football country. I remember the 2002 world cup, the match were in the morning, it was not good economically

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

Japan did an amazing job with the rugby World Cup in 2019, maybe its too soon for more investment.

[@evan8654]

Japan & Korea hosted a great WC!

[@thetopfootycoach]

its because Japan know that Saudi Arabia will win the bid for 2034

[@whereismyphonebook]

loved the 'or in business terms' bits - fifa's actions make a lot more sense when you think about them as a business, not a 'governing body'

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

When EA bought the FIFA license, FIFA became EA

[@simplesimonhadapie]

Thing is by not hosting it around the world and openly showing corruption it's short term gain for long term loss not a good position for a business to be in

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

@@simplesimonhadapiePeople are dumb though. We keep watching the World Cup, we keeping buying tickets, so why would they care if there's one or two critical videos? The money is still pouring in.

[@MrAmeame]

FIFA Board: "So FIFA president, where should we host the 2030 world cup?" FIFA president: " Yes" 😂🤣

[@jesuscano9615]

I never thought Infantino could make me miss Sepp fucking Blatter, but here we are

[@Hero-and-Hooligan]

Blatter would have done the same nonsense

[@willflint5014]

Came for Alfie’s usual brilliance, stayed for the Alpaca fun fact.

[@pipmoore2006]

FIFA’s message about hosting the World Cup is if you have the money to buy the hosting rights, then minimum stadium rules and regulations then go out of the window.

[@AL71B]

My son introduced me to your channel. Absolutely brilliant. The dry wit, sarcasm, never fails to make me laugh. 👍🤣 Keep up the great content.

[@blvck5943]

This is 100% in good faith if the sport. I have zero doubt that FIFA has done this with no financial gain in sight. They’re the most honest organization next to the IDF!!

[@jay7949]

😂

[@seppokuusinen8595]

😂

[@exodiatheforbiddenone3813]

American Empire destroys one country after another in Arabia, South America and Africa. And you expect me to complain about Latinos, Arabs and Russians? How do the American people deserve an world cup after their government destroyed entire regions and countries?

[@dixienormus997]

Give Gianni a nobel peace prize

[@Jv_oliveira1935]

Bro works for fifa

[@XxRedManiakxX]

I just want a World Cup in Australia and NZ 😭😭😭

[@isaacgeorge7288]

The only way that would happen, is if nobody else is bidding

[@T.E.S.S.]

I think that would be a great idea tbh

[@azwarrakitic3310]

And Indonesia 😂

[@olm8829]

Two neighbouring democratic nations with wealthy population and good infrastructure? No chance that FIFA would choose them

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

I'd love to see that too. But only if you ritually tear down the AFL stadiums, or convert them to proper footy.

[@erenakbas1259]

"Today I feel, GREEDY."

[@lucassantossj]

They could've done just the Final match in the Centenario Stadium in Uruguay.

[@hiddenleafbeats]

Hey Alfie, thank you so much for your integrity and you speaking out regularly against the corruption in FIFA. Many “journalistic” sport outlets don’t give a shit.

[@IcemanCFB]

Another possible future that FIFA have set up is that, if their preferred bidder doesn't get the 2034 WC and it goes to Australia and NZ, it would mean that ONLY CONCACAF could host the 2038 WC. That would either mean that one or a combination of the US, Canada or Mexico would host the WC twice in 12 years, or we get a Central American or Carribean WC (dependant on if there are stadiums in either area that meet FIFA's standards at the time). Even if the 2034 WC does go to Saudi, the 2038 bids would only be from CONCACAF or the OFC, so CONCACAF would likely get the 2038 WC either way. In relation to the WC, the 2030s have been completely screwed up - all for the sake of bowing to the almighty dirty dollar.

[@jimmyyue238]

Even that, the 2026 WC final would have to be rigged to a point that the USA must reach the final (although losing to Brazil at the end) in order for them to win 2038 WC when the region will host again.

[@romanr9883]

Fifa makes up its rules as it sees fit. the rules regarding which regions are even eligable to make a bid are currently being used to ensure saudis successfull bid in 34 but if they dont like whats left for 38 or after I see no reason why they wouldnt just change the rules again to get whoever payed them the most money then, just like they did with the stadium requirements. These "rules" are not set in stone theyre written in the sands of the middle east.

[@0047sssss]

Only the north americans have World Cup stadiums in CONCACAF, it would be the US, Mexico & Canada again lmao

[@louisoco]

I cant see that happening, I think FIFA will have to abandon the rule that a continent has to skip two cycles because otherwise usa will just host it every 12-16 years, the rule only made sense when there was one host nation. I reckon 2038 will go back to europe

[@franciscoflamenco]

It's absolutely impossible for Central America or the Caribbean nations to host the WC, even together. My money's on either the US hosting it alone or something like a pan-American bid (like Euro 2021) reusing some of the 2026 and 2030 stadiums again locking South America from hosting for real for even longer. Either that or they make a special exception to allow Australia+NZ with some excuse about how Australia used to be part of the OFC so it doesn't count.

[@bababababababa6124]

My question is, how the hell would tickets work? What if your country plays their opening match in Paraguay and then you’ve gotta fly to Madrid for the next game 😭

[@c_lakindick]

tickets work on a per game basis

[@tcbobb1613]

Maybe my country bases

[@chrisspellman8545]

Most of the tickets will have been sold on the black market by the "fifa family" at 20x face value so who cares😂

[@weazelzinacan8866]

​@mazdakmina9493 what makes you think you need an ocean for construction logistics? Paraguay's construction industry works just fine without one...

[@weazelzinacan8866]

@mazdakmina9493 to be clear, I never said the FIFA decision makes any sense. As to why Paraguay and not Chile, I guess that could have two reasons: 1. if I remember correctly, Paraguay was part of the hosting proposal before Chile got involved as well (but I could be wrong, would have to check). 2. The CONMEBOL (as well as its president) are both in Paraguay, so there's that. I'm sure he's negotiated hard to get to this point. I honestly find it somewhat insulting to give each of these countries one game, it's like the classic participation medal you get as a kid for showing up.

[@christopherarancibia3333]

I'm Argentine- American and I'll be able to witness the biggest fútbol tournament in the world in three years time. I wanted the south American bid to win so my cousins in Argentina can be able to witness a World cup of their own. If the economic conditions in south America were only better. Hosting a single game and then having to fly to another country is just crazy.

[@bengoacher4455]

This isn't just an issue in Football, but in all international sporting events, with the possible exception of Rugby, which everyone agrees should be hosted by England, Ireland, France, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia on a rotational basis. Cricket is dominated by India, England and Australia, with each governing body making it their objective to make as much money from international cricket as possible, to the detriment of expanding the game, or even maintaining relevance in South Africa, West Indies and other minor cricketing playing nations. There is no business sense to this. Expanding the game to new markets, will always deliver better long term results, than destroying the integrity of the game for instant cash.

[@joso7228]

100%

[@innocento.1552]

This way, putting 2 senses together meaning double the senses. FIFA is playing 4D chess

[@Rukhage]

The RWC 2031 will be hosted in the US.

[@shawklan27]

Well said

[@lorddarlo6194]

​@@RukhageThe US is developing a Rugby Team Men's and Women's they played England a few years ago in Men and Women's and got battered. Canada may have been a better choice in Women's they have a team who have qualified for World Cups and yes haven't got far. But they do have teams

[@lllordllloyd]

When there are no consequences* for corruption, you get... corruption. Amazing. (* The consequences are a fat bank balance without the scrutiny of being a politician).

[@mattwhelan13]

I adore Morocco, I was there this summer and it was 47 degrees, fine for chilling in a hotel but the thought of spending over two hours outside watching football, potentially with very little shade, let alone trying to play the game, fills me with dread. Should have been a winter world cup in Morocco

[@ikramesaylani3032]

But you Can have the exact same in Portugal and spain

[@anassabbassi5271]

You were either in Marrakech or the desert, the cities selected are Rabat (30 degrees max in summer) Casablanca (35 degrees Max) Tangier (30 Degrees Max) Agadir (35 MAx) and Marrakech indeed and fes that get super hot, but it will be exceptions

[@gjjhgyhh6036]

Coastal cities aren't that hot, they barely reach 35 degrees max, you were either in Marrakech or Fez which are far from the coast

[@jay7949]

A North America world cup makes sense but a 3 continent World Cup??? It doesn’t even make sense, they should’ve just hosted it in Portugal and Spain

[@lucassantossj]

Morocco is fine as it's neighbors to Spain.

[@phightinphil25]

And I don't even think adding Morocco was a problem because who in Africa was going to host if Morocco wasn't allowed to individually.

[@ikramesaylani3032]

Morocco IS close to Portugal And spain in geography and history

[@phightinphil25]

@@ikramesaylani3032 Morocco has a lot of cultural influence from Spain, Portugal and France. Obviously the latter is further away geographically.

[@gjjhgyhh6036]

Travel distance between Spain and Morocco are roughly one hour, so it makes more sense than hosting the world cup in the whole of North America

[@Hotel-20]

part of me was hyped about the number of countries being increased for a WC. spots are sparse for African teams and my homeland stands absolutely no chance, but now we could possibly fluke our way into a competition 😅 but, the other parts of me just knew the wheels were coming off at FIFA and things would get crazier after making that major change. didn't expect it to be this insane already.

[@joaophilippe]

I can totally see Nigeria and Cameroon hosting a WC together

[@unlockedaccount]

@@joaophilippeit’s not possible our government is a joke

[@Hotel-20]

@@joaophilippe if that could happen, that would easily be one of the goated WCs

[@blorpblorp2984]

@@joaophilippeI’m Nigerian, and I know the entire time it would just be the news talking about “2000 fans didn’t make it to the game because their bus driver called in sick. Didn’t receive a refund, and had to pay for the seat tickets as well” I love the homeland, but we would absolutely embarrass ourselves.

[@maciejbala477]

Qatar was so bad many people rightfully boycotted it. But this is several orders of magnitude worse. Splitting the world cup between 6 countries like this is ridiculous, and the reason for it is revolting. Saudi Arabia shouldn't be anywhere near hosting the World Cup, for the same reasons as Qatar, just that it's bigger, but somehow EVEN MORE morally questionable as a regime. At this point, teams and players need to agree to boycott the tourney and secede from FIFA and found their own thing. A reset is badly needed. It's not even only questionable from a footballing standpoint, but from a human one in general. Words cannot describe how appalled and furious I am that something like this is being allowed to happen. You'd think they'd learn from Qatar, but apparently the lesson they got is that they didn't go quite far enough in degrading the sport and turning it into the biggest imaginable cash cow and ego boost for the ones in power. Shameful. And pathetic. Spot on, Infantino is much worse than Blatter ever was. What an absolute clown. It'd be funny if it wasn't criminal.

[@macro8236]

Your moral compas is utterly broken and hypocritical, if the standard is the regime hosting shouldn't be "immoral " then no westren country should ever host .

[@mewan5360]

​@@macro8236 At the very least, western countries dont employ 'slaves' to build their stadiums

[@PedroSilva-zk2vf]

Just one note... Initially, there was the idea of Portugal and Spain host the WC with Morocco, but they went on their own, and the Iberian plan got Ukraine instead.

[@kenjidef33]

with ukraine would make this even more idiotic beceause it's longer to go to Ukraine from spain than to Morocco from spain

[@echo3434]

Original plan was separate bids from Spain/Portugal and Morocco. They were opponents. Then Ukraine was proposed joining Spain/Portugal, but they dropped out and were finally replaced by a joint bid from Spain/Portugal/Morocco.

[@meciocio]

Man, your voice and speech pattern are just great. I wished you had 5 different channels with 5 different topics.

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

As an American the “carbon footprint” angle is literally laughable. As is when football teams complain about travel on a 2 hour flight. We have 4 professional sports leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL) 3 of which have teams in Canada. The carbon footprint thing to an American isn’t only head scratching and doesn’t really resonate. It comes off as a grasping at straws joke that should (and is) being laughed at.

[@supersueca1]

Portugal should pull out of that complete shitshow. No opening game, no final, not even a semi. But a hefty bill for the taxpayer in the end. And as always there can only be one winner at the end: FIFA, of course!

[@MersageSW]

Thank you for your work! This was fun and informative to watch

[@hugolouessard3914]

It's so ridiculous... IMO the 2030 HAD to be in Uruguay and Argentina, the 1930 host and winner and the finalist, and maybe Paraguay and Chile as additional closeby countries to spread the cost if need be. But hosting it in the 2 hemispheres at the same time, and in Morocco in summer is ridiculous... And hosting it in Saudi Arabia... Seriously Qatar was already terrible, now rhey're doing it again and we'll have 2 World Cups in two closeby spall football nations unfit to play football cause of the weather, borh countries still using slavery, in 12 years... FIFA is the worst... They take the most money possible no matter what the consequences. They're criminals

[@phightinphil25]

To be fair a lot of Spainish cities are just as hot if not hotter than Tangier, Casablanca and Rabat in the summer. If Marrakesh or Fes get a match then it would be closer to Saudi or Qatar.

[@exodiatheforbiddenone3813]

American Empire destroys one country after another in Arabia, South America and Africa. And you expect me to complain about Latinos, Arabs and Russians? How do the American people deserve an world cup after their government destroyed entire regions and countries?

[@KartingRules]

@@mazdakmina9493 all this wall of text was a simple answer: Conmebol's HQ is in Paraguay

[@joaorocha6385]

who has more votes?

[@gjjhgyhh6036]

Moroccan coastal cities aren't that hot, they have the same Mediterranean climate as Spanish and Portuguese cities

[@codenamerishi]

These corruption exposing videos are some of the most important videos you make Alfie, please keep making them and best of luck for you!

[@GamerNintendo25]

It is very crazy that doing this to the 2030 World Cup ensures that 2034 is in Saudi Arabia and 2038 is in the US again. From FIFA’s perspective, the plan couldn’t have gone any better

[@Jumpman6352]

That's probably what's gonna happen. As an American, I don't mind seeing a World Cup after 2026, but FiFa is one corrupt organization.

[@kingfield99]

A Scandinavian or Nordic World Cup; Sweden/Norway/Denmark/Finland/Iceland would be fun, but it'll never happen in my lifetime.

[@5minutemovies977]

It might happen if Norway crack open their oil reservoir and send a generous gift to FIFA

[@siphesihlejiyana9242]

Hey Alfie Don’t forget about the video explaining why South Africa isn’t a powerhouse of African Football

[@neilmajor8578]

That's easy to answer - rampant corruption and players that only care about money rather than the honour of playing for their country

[@kieronparr3403]

Other sports/money/corruption etc.

[@MjolnirMarks]

Diski diski

[@WGK90]

We really don't need a video for this. Its like making a video explaining why Afghanistan isn't the gay capital of earth.

[@picachuface]

​@@WGK90which is gay capital then?

[@BrianStorm742]

I don't expect Infantino to abandon his morally corrupt ways, but I would pay money to hear him earnestly and honestly answering the question, "Mr. Infantino, how stupid do you think we are?"

[@gajban2816]

dont worry bro judging by this years winter in south america it might be 40 degrees celsius there too

[@AquaSteez]

2 AM in seattle watching HITC sevens. god bless

[@lewisbrooks3399]

Can you do a series/video where you go over a list of those clubs under the “what the hell is going on at…” umbrella and seeing where they are now? Some clubs may have bounced back and some may have gotten worse/folded?

[@awijaya2116]

A joint Indonesia-Malaysia bid would be pretty cool, the stadium requirements could all be fulfilled easily with their current venues

[@paulorocky]

Add Thailand to that.

[@awijaya2116]

@@paulorocky Thailand only has 2 stadiums with capacity above 40k apparently, and none over 60k. So they’d just be hosting group stage games unless the stadiums get upgraded (or they bribe FIFA, that works too)

[@ivanmacgar6447]

Indonesia and Malaysia have a weaker footballing culture than Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and that's saying something.

[@awijaya2116]

@@ivanmacgar6447 their national teams are shit, but the fans’ passion for the sport shouldn’t be doubted Stadiums are filled, and fan culture is strong. Indonesian teams will have ultras and dedicated traveling fan support, and while I think they take it overboard a lot of the time, it’s genuine and comes from the heart The fan culture is explicitly modeled after Italy’s in the 90s, so a lot of the Italian fan culture tropes appear (with a twist)

[@duckway4733]

​@@ivanmacgar6447 hell no literally everyone has better footballing culture than Qatar and Saudi The attendances in the Saudi and Qatari leagues are horrific, and the atmosphere is even worse. It's like they hardly have any fans and they only showed up to the 2022 WC because they had money to spare and nothing else was going on

[@twrampage]

Who else thinks we should just forget about the Saudis and have Australia and New Zealand cohost?

[@kymanihall3174]

I'd seen the reports about 2030 but had no idea about the Saudi Bid as an underlying reason, thanks for being as informative as usual. Also random, but I never thought I'd see Jamaica's national stadium on one of these videos :D 24:47...silly thing to be happy about but I'll take it. Had an "Aha! I've been there" moment when it popped up.

[@swapnanilkundu8948]

Why aren't there any sort of protests going on against this illogical decision just to aid Saudi's bid to host the World Cup in 2034. The best possible outcome is to allow Latin America to host the 2030 edition, then in 2034 Spain, Portugal and Morocco gets to host it, and then accept bids for the 2038 one, which Saudi might win. Just giving one game each to Latin nations is extremely unethical and shows the anti inclusiveness neture of FIFA.

[@seand1011]

Not enough people care

[@titorobot2711]

Do not mention Latin American when talking about football. Not even all South American countries are in Conmebol.

[@rbw3000]

Hella underrated channel.

[@Ese96Agboaye]

Speaking of Sweden, they once lost a bid to host the 2016 Under-20 Womens World Cup to Papua New Guinea...

[@CYB3R2K]

FIFA world cup 2042: will be played in Earth, Mars and the final in Namek 😂

[@AlwaysRM_]

Wait... Who the F will host it in 2038? Europe, South America, Asia and Africa are not allowed to host it. And i'm not sure the USA Mexico or Canada will want to host it again only 12 years later.

[@MjolnirMarks]

Pangaea

[@phightinphil25]

Antarctica.

[@Clarkov]

Then there's Oceania... good luck with that.

[@Alinamartinez--]

New Zealand maybe.... idk

[@0047sssss]

The US wouldn't mind, they gonna host the Copa America 8 years after their first one in 2016 lmao

[@deborahluck539]

😂You are soooo spot on! I love your videos and your sense of humor is the best😂😂😂 Keep it up 👍

[@ProStriker92]

I always felt that the South American bid was like the "Athens 1996" bid for the Olympics. The only solid argument was the centenary, because i really doubt the 4 countries together could meet FIFA requeriments without going in a massive debt. (Athens got the Olympics for 2004, but that's another story)

[@jimmyyue238]

And this would mean that the South American bid would host in 2038, that's officially returning to South America for the first time since Brazil in 2014.

[@sos.gamers]

Well it could be for Paraguay and Argentina who have massive economy and political issues, but Uruguay and Chile is another story, they can actually make money from this.

[@ycanionlyevafind1sok]

The Alpaca bit is devastating! Don't just throw that in there! I'll thinking about that all day!!

[@Mitjitsu]

This reminds of when M.Bison hosted his World Street Fighting Tournament by having the primary fighter hosting the challenger in their native land.

[@groundhoppingexperiences]

How to destroy football's most important tournament... Tbh I don't even care anymore. Well, of course I'm looking forward to the EUROs next year in my country, but a World Cup in Qatar or Saudi-Arabia doesn't bother me at all.

[@sagasaga64]

Great opinion.

[@GenericInternetter]

I'm calling it now: 2038 will be hosted in China or Russia, and 2046 or 2050 will be Saudi Arabia again. Look what FIFA has become. Would it surprise anyone?

[@Ck_olp]

Do you want your countries to get the monopole for it to be fair?

[@MillhouseSpeaks]

Please do a video on aboutrika although in exile the real Egyptian king

[@henrimarjoan7876]

You should do video about Independiete del Valle and how Ecuador is producing so much talent right now.

[@_.F0X._]

Spain portugal and morroco is a good choice, they are small countries you can travel from one venue to another, but adding another continent is crazy, nobody know how far their team wd make it, buying continental tickets ahead of time is not a good idea either if your team doesn't pass the first round

[@ivanmacgar6447]

Morocco and Spain/Portugal are also in different continents.

[@Kumpelblase397]

Lets be real. Fifa doensg care about anything other then Money. They make Empty Promises to not lose Money. They like to give the WC to the Countrys that are willing to give them the most Money...

[@davidpalin1790]

Who would have guessed fifa is utterly corrupt 🤔 This is madness 😠

[@Valencia_Media]

Honestly an actual world cup would be amazing. Extend it to 1.5 to 2 months for travel, each continent hosts 1 group then they come together to one country for semi and grand final.

[@juanjacobomoracerecero6604]

It would be great to have it in South America, but honestly: In Argentina there's famine. In Uruguay there's not infrastructure and there's a chronic and severe drought. Paraguay doesn't have infrastructure and there's insecurity. Chile has money and infrastructure but, Chileans would explode in rage against their goveenment if they take the Cup, because the cost of living is overwhelming.

[@redmed10]

What is it about being head of FIFA that makes these men so corrupt? Oh silly me. Money.

[@Waatheuz]

As a Brazilian and a fan of the game, it's honestly insulting that FIFA isn't doing this over Uruguay and Argentina. 100 years of history should be special on itself to make it right where it first hapenned. Centenário DESERVES the final match!

[@paulm4652]

This is a fantastic video!!!! Up there with your best.

[@senorpython2262]

Kenilworth Road should host the final

[@welshed]

Look, it’s fine. Wales can host. My back garden has a capacity of 4 people. You can get a dog and some cats out there too. But you will need to move a few chairs around.

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

This is got to be the most far-fetched and convoluted plan for a major sporting event in world history. Why does FIFA want S aud Arab¡a to host by themselves so badly? Does it really matter so much if six countries get automatic spots for being hosts? I mean they're increasing the number of participating countries to 48 or whatever so it's considerably less significant than if there were only 32 teams playing. And yes, I realize that is one of the least problems. Thank you for the video!

[@isaacgeorge7288]

Saudi should host bc it's the best

[@ilikehorses57]

​@@isaacgeorge7288best at battering journalists

[@T.E.S.S.]

lmao you're trying a bit too hard buddy @@isaacgeorge7288

[@T.E.S.S.]

idk i think the answer might be money?

[@davidbarr9343]

@@isaacgeorge7288 You are delusional!😂

[@Queinty]

Between Alfie and Jonathan Pie we've got the two most incisive social commenters of our age, shining a spotlight on all that's shit with the world in a depressingly dark comedic tone. Can't get enough of it.

[@MrRonald2796]

Having a stadium actually fit for the 21st century here in Paraguay would be very welcomed, the Defensores del Chaco was built in 1917 and has been in dire need of renovations or a proper rebuild from the ground up, but the APF has shown no intention of doing so. That WC Stadium will be property of CONMEBOL though (their HQ are already based here), they'll most likely use it as a permanent host of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana finals, while also being used for select Paraguay NT and League matches.

[@adudas5735]

This was a gift to Paraguay...already qualified for 2030 WC with zero merits other than being conmebol hq...Chile deserved that place

[@Eric-ui7lu]

You have such good knowledge of the world it's crazy

[@meiinuyasha]

Don't worry England will still be managed by South gate even after not wining anything in 2034

[@nuudelz3711]

And he’ll still have maguire to sub in for the last 20min 😂

[@DiLorenzo04]

England 66, Mexico 86, France 98, Germany 2016, South Africa 2010 Then you have Portugal Spain Morocco Argentina Uruguay Paraguay 2030 Sounds pretty stupid to me

[@diomuda7903]

The problem is FIFA has been looking on the same way how FIBA World Cup (for basketball) has been doing. Remember how Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia got the hosting rights for that Basketball World Cup? It was done entirely on money basis despite flight between Okinawa to Jakarta is over 10 hours long, while from Okinawa and Jakarta to Quezon is over 4 hours, extremely exhausting for basketball players. FIBA must have represented this insane idea to FIFA, who later adopted it for 2030 FIFA World Cup. FIFA thought it could become as successful as basketball competition.

[@luqeduqe]

Just another brilliant piece from Archie. much more fun than watching Bhutan vs. Guadeloupe in WC 2034 in Rhiadiclous.

[@jamesdulany2176]

FIFA told the USSF that it would be better for them to co-host with their neighbors. It's completely ludicrous, but that is the reasoning that was given. However, it makes a bit more sense when you take into account that LA will NOT be hosting a WC game, meaning none of our 3 largest cities (NY, LA, and Chicago) will be hosting a game due to either the cities not wanting to play ball with FIFA or Kroenke not wanting to widen the field at SoFi for the WC. I'm not counting NY as hosting because MetLife is pretty far from NYC. Other bonkers stats about 2026 is that despite it being our 250th anniversary of independence, Philadelphia won't be hosting the final.

[@0047sssss]

Sofi Stadium is representing LA and that's why Rose Bowl didn't make the cut this time