World Cup 2030: Do Fifa care about the environment, or just money?
The World Cup in 2030 will be hosted in six countries across three continents. It'll mean more fans across the world will have access to a game nearer to them, but die-hard fanatics will have a lot of travelling to do. It's raised some questions about the harm to the environment too. Here's what some of you think of the move.
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00:00 World Cup in 2030, they're thinking of doing it over three continents instead of in just
00:06 like one country.
00:07 Yeah.
00:08 Which obviously means there's going to be a lot of flying.
00:09 Yeah.
00:10 Do you think that's going to be bad for the environment?
00:11 What's your thought?
00:12 Very, very bad.
00:13 Very bad.
00:14 The World Cup, it should be in one place, one home.
00:17 And it should be a country that's never been selected before.
00:20 A country that could do with the revenue.
00:23 People now, compared to what it was, it's just one big money game.
00:30 As far as I feel concerned, if they can get the money, they're happy.
00:36 And to me, I don't think they're really concerned about anything else, as long as they've got
00:41 money.
00:42 I think that's a bit, like a step too far, myself.
00:45 So I have to go from North Africa to South America.
00:47 I think that's a bit too much.
00:52 With this going on across multiple continents, I suppose that the main thing about sport
00:56 is the fans.
00:57 The players aren't the most important, the governing bodies, all that.
01:00 The most important people are the fans, right?
01:01 That's what makes it interesting, is that people actually care.
01:04 And if it's across multiple continents, obviously it's giving a lot more people opportunity
01:08 to go in the sense that it's across the world.
01:11 But for the dedicated fans, what are they supposed to do?
01:14 How are they supposed to see a lot of this?
01:16 They can't.
01:17 So for me, that's why it's probably not the right decision.
01:20 But as far as I'm aware, they've probably done something like this before, I'm not aware
01:23 of it.
01:24 But hey, it might work.
01:25 Who knows?
01:26 I think it'd be better doing it in maybe European countries or North America or something for
01:33 the competitions.
01:34 And why is that?
01:35 I think football is bigger here and all that.
01:38 It would make it easier for fans to travel and all that.
01:41 Everybody needs to deserve the chance.
01:43 And I think Saudi Arabia would be really good in hosting the FIFA World Cup.
01:48 They've got good players, they've got good pitches and they're really good in hosting
01:53 as well.
01:54 So obviously it'll be a good...
01:55 If it does happen, I would be the one to take a ticket and go and watch it over there.
01:59 And obviously it's diverse as well.
02:01 It's a diverse country.
02:03 They're developing really well.
02:05 If you look at their development plans, they've put a lot of things in plan.
02:08 They're more modern now compared to what they were back in the '90s.
02:12 In the 21st century, they're more modern, they're more diverse, they're more open-minded.
02:16 I think I would agree that I think having it in multiple places, it is bad for the environment,
02:22 but also for the viewers as well.
02:24 It probably doesn't make it as easy to watch the games and follow the World Cup.
02:27 There's all these different time zones and minutes happening.
02:30 Everything around football now is about money.
02:36 Maybe 30 years ago, yes, it was about club, about real football.
02:41 Right now, it's about...
02:42 It's a branch.
02:43 Who needs to sell?
02:45 And if they need to move this one to a country who will pay more money, yes, of course, they
02:51 say yes.
02:52 Every country has its problems.
02:54 And while there's nasty things going on, they've done very nicely for Newcastle United.
03:00 I don't think you're going to interfere in another country's politics.
03:02 It should be kept away from sport.