Originally Posted by
photog72
What kind of infrastructure do they have to host the tournament? If Israel qualifies for the WC, will they be allowed in the country to play? Even if the USA hosted, Houston wasn't guaranteed as a host city.
Why wouldn't Israel be allowed to come? Qatar is one of the more tolerant countries in the Middle East.
The list of U.S. cities was: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa, and Washington DC. Do any of those have more soccer "infrastructure" than Qatar? Sure, they may have a football stadium, but they only have one, maybe two. I'm sure Qatar has just as many.
I know Houston wasn't a guaranteed city, I'm just glad we're out of the running. I just remember what the 2004 Super Bowl and the World Series did to the city... No thanks.