Where Should the 2029 World Cup be held?

[GeordieSaint]

2 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

I think you will find that USA is nailed on

 

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Spill the beans… you’ve been banging on about North America recently. 

I’d love in order of preference:

1. US/Canada

2. New Zealand/Pacific Islands

3. Australia

The UK shouldn’t see a World Cup again until 2033.

Edited October 18, 2022 by GeordieSaint

[Tosh]

Wasn’t the USA supposed to be hosting the 2021 World Cup?

[Mumby Magic]

Live NZ and PNG then Polynesia holding group games. (And Fiji) Stadiums are of a size we can sell out. Obviously there is more to just the Stadium. If not 2029 maybe plan now for 2033. It seems a natural choice as opposed to USA and Canada. 

[eal]

New Zealand as sole host. I think it could work and the nation would get behind it.

[Tosh]

16 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said:

Live NZ and PNG then Polynesia holding group games. (And Fiji) Stadiums are of a size we can sell out. Obviously there is more to just the Stadium. If not 2029 maybe plan now for 2033. It seems a natural choice as opposed to USA and Canada. 

Unless the Australian government are willing to fund it as part of their charm offensive to ward off any potential growing Chinese influence in the region holding games in the pacific will be a financial disaster unfortunately.

[Tosh]

2 minutes ago, eal said:

New Zealand as sole host. I think it could work and the nation would get behind it.

There’s no question that New Zealand could host it in terms of infrastructure but I’m not sold on the idea that the NZ public would “get behind it” unfortunately.

[Damien]

15 minutes ago, eal said:

New Zealand as sole host. I think it could work and the nation would get behind it.

No way, attendances would be terrible. Even the Kiwis struggle to get a decent crowd.

Edited October 18, 2022 by Damien

[Tosh]

1 minute ago, Damien said:

No way, attendances would very terrible. Even the Kiwis struggle to get a decent crowd.

Sad but true.

I remember some awful crowds in the 4nations a few years back in Christchurch and Dunedin.

The fact that the kiwis are pretty much invisible to the NZ public doesn’t help either.

[londonrlfan]

13 minutes ago, Damien said:

No way, attendances would be terrible. Even the Kiwis struggle to get a decent crowd.

We might as well not bother having a tournament then!

[Tosh]

5 minutes ago, londonrlfan said:

We might as well not bother having a tournament then!

Not at all but don’t be expecting sold outs stadiums is all.

[londonrlfan]

2 minutes ago, Tosh said:

Not at all but don’t be expecting sold outs stadiums is all.

Well where are we gonna play it?

[MattSantos]

Wherever the wife will say yes to. 

US & Canada makes sense strategically. I think. 

New Zealand and PIs where possible as a second choice. 

[Tosh]

6 minutes ago, londonrlfan said:

Well where are we gonna play it?

My choice is NZ.

[Derwent]

Let’s go to Saudi and get some of the sports washing millions. Every other sport is doing it.

[ATLANTISMAN]

My comment to IB member last night where are we off to next and the reply was looks like the USA.

 

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[gingerjon]

1 hour ago, Tosh said:

Wasn’t the USA supposed to be hosting the 2021 World Cup?

Bid submitted by the same bloke/organisation who arranged the Denver Test, I believe.

Still, I'm sure that with no teams, no solvent NGB and no sign of actual financial investment, alongside no people with knowledge on the ground, we can run a massively successful and profitable World Cup in the USA.

[Coastal_Geordie]

They could do a UK and Ireland bid and spread the games out a bit more geography wise?

It feels like this tournament will rotate between England, Australia and hopefully France.

[SydneyRoosters]

An NZ hosted World Cup is the best option in my opinion and highly likely. They’ve never gotten a World Cup by themselves and France will get one in 2025 so it’s NZ’s turn.

Games can go at:

Eden Park 52,000

Wellington Stadium 35,000

Mt Smart 30,000

Dunden 30,00

Yarrow Stadium 27,000

New Christchurch Stadium 26,000

Rotorua 26,000

Waikato 25,000

North Harbour Stadium 25,000

They have a fairly large abundance of good size stadiums.

 

 

 

 

 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

London

[Eddie]

1 hour ago, Damien said:

No way, attendances would be terrible. Even the Kiwis struggle to get a decent crowd.

Understandable given the population and distances involved. Having a handful of games there would be great though. 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

57 minutes ago, Derwent said:

Let’s go to Saudi and get some of the sports washing millions. Every other sport is doing it.

Yeah some blood money would be good 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

Just now, Bedfordshire Bronco said:

Yeah some blood money would be good 

I mean bad 

[IM2]

NZ

UK

Aus 

in that order. US is a pipe dream & would be madness

[Eddie]

I’d go Italy, now they’re a RL superpower. Final in the Olympico, semis at the San Siro and San Paolo. 

[yipyee]

Greece would be good. 

Russia if they come back into the international fold.

If neither of these maybe Jamaica with a few games in Brazil.