World Cup

[DrLeftover]

I found this interesting

By qualifying for its eighth consecutive FIFA World Cup finals Tuesday, South Korea maintained its standing in an exclusive group of football powers.

The country lost its final qualifying match to Iran 1-0 Tuesday but still gained a ticket to the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil on goal difference.

Only five other countries ― Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina and Spain ― have had more successive qualifications. Brazil is a distant leader with 20 straight qualifications from 1930 to 2014, followed by Germany with 15. Brazil automatically qualifies for the 2014 finals as the host country.

Story:
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130619000673

 

[JetWing34]

Don't forget the United States with currently 6 consecutive appearances dating back to the 1990 World Cup.

 

[DrLeftover]

I didn't make the graph.

 

[DrLeftover]

Fifa "probably made a mistake" in awarding the World Cup to Qatar for the summer of 2022, according to the FA's new chairman.

Greg Dyke has said staging the tournament in the Middle East country during some of the hottest weeks of the year, when temperatures can reach 50C (122F), would be "impossible".

But Qatar said in a statement that it was the right decision to award it the Finals, and it was ready to stage the event in either summer or winter.

Speaking to Sky News, Mr Dyke said he had serious concerns for the safety of football players and supporters if the event was not moved to the winter or taken away from Qatar completely.

He said: "I have a lot of sympathy with the Qataris. They bid for it and they got it. I think the Fifa executive probably made a mistake at that time - we have to live with that.

"The question now is, how do we solve this problem?"

with video
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/fa_boss_summer_world_cup_in_qatar_impossible

 

[Evil Eye]

Well, I hope they'll find a way to keep everyone cool. Running around at ~30C is a bit much...

 

[DrLeftover]

Update:

19 September 2013

The prospect of a winter World Cup in 2022 took a step forward after Europe's football leaders agreed a summer event could not be played in Qatar.

The nation won a controversial bidding process to stage the competition, where summer temperatures can reach 50C.

Uefa's 54 member associations backed the move at a meeting in Croatia.

"What has come out of this meeting is that the World Cup cannot be played in Qatar in the summer," said Britain's Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce.

"Everyone was certainly in agreement about that."

Greg Dyke: "You can't hold this tournament in the summer in Qatar"

Boyce added that the debate was now regarding whether it would be played in January 2022 or November and December of that year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24160879

 

[DrLeftover]

27 November 2013, 18:49

World Cup Stadium Collapse: Three Killed

Three people have been killed in a partial collapse at the stadium due to host the World Cup opener in Brazil next year.

Part of the grandstand was destroyed when a metal structure buckled at the top of the Arena Corinthians venue in Sao Paulo.

Local media reported that the accident was caused by a crane collapse. Construction work has been halted at the site.

Fire official Mauro Lopes confirmed in a radio interview that at least three people died in the accident.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/world_cup_stadium_collapse_three_killed

 

[Jazzy]

World Cup 2014: England Pool Rivals Revealed

England have been drawn in an unseeded pot of European countries for the 2014 World Cup draw, organisers have confirmed.

Fifa has announced the procedure of the draw and as expected the eight seeded teams, who will be kept apart for the group stage, have been chosen according to October's world rankings.

Unseeded England will be drawn from pot four, which also includes Holland, Italy, Portugal and France.

Brazil will be top seeds, joined in pot one by defending champions Spain, Germany, Belgium, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia and Switzerland.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter also insisted the competition will go ahead as planned after a fatal crane collapse in Sao Paulo caused the latest delay to construction of stadia.

He said: "The problems we now face regarding the stadiums are so small we can close our eyes.

"But there is one sad fact and we deplore the loss of the two people who lost their lives last week and we are feeling sad with the families, but the stadium will be ready for the opening match."

Brazil are due to kick off the World Cup at the Sao Paulo stadium against opponents who will be known after Friday's draw.

The draw will be organised so that there will be no more than two European teams in any group of four countries, and all the South American teams will be kept apart.

Source

 

[yass100]

Brazil is the wonderful team of football and it is also the winner of fifa worldcup. It has won 20 world cup, that is a major record in the world.

 

[Crusader]

Don't forget the United States with currently 6 consecutive appearances dating back to the 1990 World Cup.

Yeah buy America doesn't care about football.

 

[DrLeftover]

Don't forget the United States with currently 6 consecutive appearances dating back to the 1990 World Cup.

Yeah buy America doesn't care about football.

Some of us do, and are looking forward to ....

"GGGGOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

As long as nobody blows a damned vuvuzela.

 

[DrLeftover]

And then there's reports like this that develop around the World Cup hype


http://web.orange.co.uk/p/news/video?provider=Sky+News&uid=1206702

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Don't forget the United States with currently 6 consecutive appearances dating back to the 1990 World Cup.

Yeah buy America doesn't care about football.

We love soccer! :soccer:

 

[DrLeftover]

Apr 17, 2014
Murders soar in Brazil World Cup city during police strike

(Reuters) - A police strike ended on Thursday after unleashing a surge in violent crime in Brazil's third-largest city just two months before it is due to welcome hordes of football fans for the World Cup, authorities said.

At least 39 homicides were committed during the two-day strike in and around the north-eastern city of Salvador that added to fears about Brazil's ability to ensure public safety during the global football tournament.

Violence swept the city after state police went on strike on

Tuesday night to demand better pay and other benefits, prompting the federal government to dispatch troops to restore order in Salvador and nearby towns.

Local media reported looting at supermarkets and stores, leading shop owners to close their businesses in a city that is one of Brazil's most popular tourist destinations.

A coastal city of about 3.5 million people, Salvador was the first colonial capital of Brazil and is home to some of the country's most famed Carnival celebrations. Its heritage is rich with Afro-Brazilian culture, a draw for many foreign tourists.

While Salvador has one of the highest crime rates in Brazil, during the 48-hour absence of police on the streets the city's murder rate soared far above the average 2.5 deaths a day

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/17/uk-brazil-crime-worldcup-idUKBREA3G1BW20140417

 

[.Xstinct]

Well talk about the world cup in my country the crazyness will come...and of course they think we will win it.


I personally don't believe that at all

 

[DrLeftover]

The situation is getting worse as it gets closer:

23 April

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - One person was shot dead as violent protests erupted Tuesday near Rio's famed Copacabana beach after a dancer was killed allegedly by police, less than two months before the World Cup in Brazil.

Angry demonstrators from a slum set ablaze barricades of tires, forcing two main roads closed as they hurled bottles to protest the death of the 25-year-old dancer, whom Brazilian media say was killed after police mistook him for a drug trafficker.

A 27-year-old man described as mentally disabled was killed after being shot in the head during the protests, media quoted city hall officials as saying. It was not immediately clear who fired the shot.

After waves of street protests last year over poor living conditions, the latest unrest was yet another embarrassment for Brazil as the Latin American giant prepares to stage the World Cup in June and the Summer Olympics in 2016.

Many in this emerging economic power are outraged that billions of dollars have been spent on infrastructure for the games instead of public housing, roads, more aid for the poor and ending violent crime.

http://news.yahoo.com/violent-protest-hits-rio-beach-district-222644140.html;_ylt=AwrTWf2eGldTAg4ABtzQtDMD

 

[DrLeftover]

And here comes..... well, not the World Cup....

4 May

Fan killed by toilet thrown from stands....

Paulo Ricardo Gomes da Silva was killed Friday when a thrown toilet bowl landed on him. Gomes da Silva was walking outside of the Arruda Stadium in Recife after a Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B (Brazilian second division) game between host Santa Cruz and visiting Parana. Fans ripped three toilet bowls out of the stadium bathrooms and threw them from the stands onto the street during clashes between rival groups of fans, according to the Associated Press. One struck Gomes da Silva, killing him instantly.

http://nesn.com/2014/05/fan-killed-by-toilet-thrown-from-stands-at-brazilian-soccer-game-video/

 

[DrLeftover]

13 May

You know when you are approaching the shantytown known as Copa do Povo, or People’s Cup, when a pair of men suddenly appear on the road in front of the car lugging a long piece of bamboo.

The pole is building material for this “flash favela”, a patchwork of black plastic lean-tos that has sprung up overnight on a vacant lot near São Paulo’s new Itaquerão World Cup football stadium in the city’s gritty eastern periphery.

Copa do Povo is the result of an “invasion” organised with near military precision by the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto, the homeless workers’ movement, a leftist group that tries to find houses for the poor. Its aim is to use the World Cup to pressure the government to build housing on this piece of land for the 4,000 homeless people the organisers claim have moved here.

“Thanks to the World Cup, rents around Itaquerão have risen from R$350 per month to R$700 (US$316) last year,” said Sueli Gomes da Silva, a cook in one of the camp’s common kitchens as she offers a piece of fried cassava. “You want one? We may be poor but our food is OK.”

With football’s World Cup due to kick off at the Itaquerão stadium on June 12, initiatives such as the Copa do Povo are designed to bring maximum pressure on the Brazilian government at a time when it is most vulnerable.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09b734e2-d9cd-11e3-b3e3-00144feabdc0.html#slide0

 

[.Xstinct]

Just found out the first game for the Dutchies is on Friday the 13th...

 

[DrLeftover]

By then we'll know how bad the riots are going to be outside the stadiums.

The full schedule is at:

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/index.html