Jill 31,812 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 1 minute ago, bionic said: England has bid 5 times and hosted once. Germany has bid 8 times and hosted twice. Qatar and Paraguay (so far) are the only countries to bid once and get it. Uhm, okay? I'm saying that I think the Uruguay-Argentina-Paraguay-Chile candidacy has the best chance of winning. Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jill said: Uhm, okay? I'm saying that I think the Uruguay-Argentina-Paraguay-Chile candidacy has the best chance of winning. Sorry I don't know where I was supposed to be going with that When I typed it out it was meant to be more than a fun fact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 31,812 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Just now, bionic said: Sorry I don't know where I was supposed to be going with that When I typed it out I'm sure it was meant to be more than a fun fact. It is indeed a fun fact Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster647 444 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 1 hour ago, bionic said: You're right that economically (in general) hosting is a sunk cost for the host nation. FIFA pockets around $5 billion. Hosting might be a sunk cost for countries like South Africa, Brazil where appropriate infrastructure needs to be build just for the tournament. If I am not mistaken, Germany turned a healthy profit from 2006 world cup. Similar to Germany, UK already has sufficient infrastructure (stadiums, transportation to stadiums, available accommodation around stadiums) for the world cup hence they’d also most likely turn a nice profit since their expenses would be limited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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