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USA Withdraws Bid for 2018
The United States has withdrawn their bid for the 2018 World Cup, and England has withdrawn their bid for 2022. No non-European nations are bidding for 2018 now. Remaining bidders for 2018 are England, Russia, Spain/Portugal, and Belgium/Holland. Competing against the United States are Australia, Japan, Qatar, and South Korea.
Seriously! In 1994, tickets to the final were $475, I hate to think what they’ll be in 2022 (assuming we get the bid.) And no games in the SF Bay Area. :-(
Comment #2: James on 10/16 at 12:08 PM
Hopefully by 2022 I’ll have enough money where I can afford tickets to a game or two. And my daughter will be old enough to go with me and not cling to me afraid of the scary singing and screaming people the whole time*, though she’ll also be old enough to not want to be seen with Daddy because that’s so embarrassing…
*I was yelling some choice words at the opposing keeper yesterday, and she told me “stop yelling, Daddy!” Not sure how to explain the custom of talking shit to the opposing keeper to a two-year-old.
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I’m seriously bummed - 2018 already seemed so far off, and now 4 more years! (Assuming we get it, which we damn well should.)
But…I suppose it makes sense in the long run…and it gives me more time to save money