World Cup Round-up: Brazil 2014, Germany 2011, Beckenbauer Calls out England

October 30th, 2007 | by: WC Bob |

If there is an election with only one candidate should we really be surprised when that candidate wins? Not really, but when the vote is held by the fat cats at FIFA you never know what will happen. Today, the expected took place. Brazil has been awarded the 2014 World Cup. The lone nominee from South America, Brazil will host the tournament for the first time since 1950. Sure the country has stadium needs and there are crime issues, but this one was a no brainer. The country that has captured the most World Cup titles will now host the tournament. Now we will all just need to learn how to samba.

The other big news coming out of the palace in Switzerland is that Germany has been named the host of the 2011 World Cup beating out Canada for the honors. The women’s game has been popular in North America for years but still has some in-roads to make in Europe. Certainly some giant steps have been made in Germany thanks to the success of the country’s national team. Will they make it three in a row in 2011? It would be hard to bet against them.

Speaking of Germany, the World Cup winner and omnipresent character at the last World Cup Franz Beckenbauer has diagnosed what is wrong with England’s national team. They are too much like a school side. Speaking of their performance in a friendly against Germany in England, the Kaiser said: “It was like a school team, they were not talking and not supporting. That was for me the biggest surprise. There is no life in this team.” He is absolutely correct about that.

You have been waiting all day to find out if Lebanon advanced to the next round of World Cup qualifying in Asia or if India kept their dream alive. Wait no longer. Lebanon have booked their ticket after playing to a 2-2 draw in India. They go through ~~4-1~~ 6-3 on aggregate.

Does FIFA bigwig Jack Warner have an honest bone in his body? You’d have to look hard to find one. The Jackster has been caught telling fibs about a meeting with Nelson Mandela that didn’t happen. How the rest of CONCACAF tolerates this guy is beyond me. It is not like he stood up for the region when it came to the World Cup rotation issue either.

Kuwait’s World Cup qualifying bid might be over before it started. FIFA has suspended the country from all international matches because of government interference. They aren’t the first or the last country to have that problem.

Finally, Australia, England, Netherlands/Belgium and just about every other country in the world not located in South America or Africa have announced that they are considering a run at hosting the 2018 World Cup.

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Victor

I’m so happy that Brazil is going to host 2014 fifa world cup… I don’t know if we are ready to host a big event like a world cup, since we don’t have many stadiums ready for the games but I know government will do the best to build everything on time. I saw this video ( http://www.weshow.com/br/p/19726/copa_do_mundo_2014_no_brasil ) on the internet that shows the stadiums they are going to build. Some of them already exists, others are just a project. Let’s go Brazil! Let’s do the best world cup of all time!
http://bundesliga.theoffside.com/ Jan

How can Lebanon play to a 2-2 draw and then go through 4-1 on aggregate?
http://www.transparent.com/TLBlog/Portuguese/2007/10/top-ten-reasons-brazil-will-host-2014-world-cup.html World Cup 2014

I’m so excited…. gotta go get my tickets now!!!
http://www.worldcupblog.org WC Bob

Jan – In the world of sleep deprivation that is possible. In the real world, Lebanon won the first leg 4-1 and advanced 6-3 on aggregate. Thanks for waking me up!

Cheers,
Bob
Luis Paulo

As Brazilian I believe every WC should be hosted in Europe. They are passioned about the game, they have the infra-structure and it is a good time zone for everybody.

I think political issues will impact in Brazilian Organization. The newest stadium in the country, “Engenhão”, built for the Pan-American Games will not be used because CBF don’t wanna use 2 stadium in Rio(Maracanã was the choice). So, citys like Rio Branco, Cuiabá and Campo Grande, where people don’t even know what a ball is will be hosting games while Engenhão is not. Why? Because of political metters.

I also believe that they should do with Maracanã the same thing they did with Wembley. Take it down, keep some of the grass for historical metters and build a brand new stadium. But of course, that won’t be done.
Luis Paulo

By the way, Bob, if you need a place to stay in Rio, you know you can count with your former brazilian WCB staff.
http://www.worldcupblog.org WC Bob

Cheers, Luis Paulo. God willing I will be there in 2014 and would love to share the experience with you!
http://www.lastkick.com Afshin Afshar

Congratulations to you my fellow Brazilian friends and football fans. This was long overdue.
mightie

Brazil will be very scary during the world cup 2014,it will be tough for any team to beat them on their home soil. Vamos Argentina
http://brazil.worldcupblog.org Euler Costa

It will be a great opportunity for our country. Every people here love the sport and new (or renewed) stadiums will be very welcomed by all the cities chosen to host the event. New roads, subways and railways will bring many benefits too.

About crime in Rio, I’m not worried at all. We just had the Pan-American games and it was a beauty. In the World Cup it won’t be any different. Even the European hooligans will be tamed by the party flavor of the city and it’s people. There are no terrorists here either, which is a major plus.

I believe we will have the best World Cup ever. An event so great to all the people that it will be a lifetime experience for those who come take part of it.
Sarah

“Brazil is the country that does the most for soccer,” UEFA president Michel Platini said. “It’s the country that has won the most World Cups [five] and where the most great players come from. A World Cup in Brazil is like a pilgrimage to Mecca, or Santiago de Compostela, or even to Jerusalem.

“The same thing could be said about the choice of South Africa for 2010 and Ukraine, host for the 2012 European Championship. The organizers of big events can make things progress. The World Cup will be in developing countries. If we were to choose only rich countries, we would be limited to four or five, and we would never go to countries that also deserve it. With South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014, FIFA made two big decisions.”

Salve, Brasil!!!
http://brazil.worldcupblog.org Euler Costa

Platini said it very well :^)#
Yuri

As a brazilian, I think that we have great infra-structure, I’m sure we have!
we did the Rio 2007 Panam so good, why can’t we do the WC and a olympic games here? About olympiads, the countries known as “1st world” had many problems hosting events before, for exemple the terrorism in Munich 72, the “financial crack” in Montreal 76 and the commented transport problem in Atlanta 96…