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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo
Russia is going to end up like the Olympics - not great, but not a train-wreck.
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I dunno. If they let a lot of local fans in (and they'll really have to), I expect to see a lot of the racist abuse we've seen from their fans in recent years, in both their own league and European competition. That'll be a little bit of a train wreck.
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Originally Posted by MIJB#19
I thought they already were way ahead and just increased the gap.
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Fair enough.
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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
Did anyone really think Qatar wasn't getting the WC? I mean it was really just wishful thinking.
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The only real way it doesn't happen is if UEFA doesn't want to participate. But it sounds like UEFA's been convinced to play ball (no pun intended), as evidenced by being willing to push back European competition to accommodate a winter WC.