Asian body urges Fifa to reschedule 2022 World Cup

[AtW]

And how would people standing outside of stadiums do?

I guess they'd be all right so long as they don't drink booze, kiss, etc

[Clippy]

It really is going to be ridiculously hot.

I think I read in one article, the bid proposal mentioned that the stadiums would be artificially cooled.

Also, the stadiums are being built as temporary structures so that once the World Cup is over, they will be donated to third world countries to spread the joy of football, no doubt.

Edit: OK, more detail than than news article I read when they won the bid:

All of the stadiums will harness the power of the suns rays to provide a cool environment for players and fans by converting solar energy into electricity that will then be used to cool both fans and players.

The upper tier of 9 of the stadiums will be removed after the tournament. When the tournament ends, the lower tiers of the stadiums will remain in Qatar. The upper tiers will be sent to developing nations, which often lack sufficient football infrastructure. Doha Port Stadium, will be completely modular, and will be deconstructed following the FIFA World Cup™.

We see sending the stadiums to developing nations as an integral part of our bid, as doing so will allow for the further development of football on the global stage. Along with the stadiums, we plan to make the cooling technologies we have developed available to other countries in hot climates, so that they too can host major sporting events.

[gingerjedi]

Platini and Beckenbauer see no problem with buggering up every league in Europe to accommodate FIFA's stupid decision.

BBC Sport - Football - Michel Platini open to World Cup 2022 timing change

Qatar Too Hot? Play World Cup in January, Beckenbauer Says - NYTimes.com

Just as well homosexuals prefer Eurovison then.

Blatter Tells Gays: 'No Sex In Qatar 2022' - Yahoo! News UK

[gingerjedi]

What a remarkably perceptive fellow you are ginger ! Easily the most astute observation and would-be winning argument against Qatar 2022 I've heard.

Why on earth didn't the other bidders raise this ? ... so to speak. You should have been in the England bid team. They should have had Randy Andy in there instead of Prince William.

I've already given the footballing reasons in previous posts, just wanted to make sure i'd covered birds and beer.

[TykeMerc]

It's a fair point, mid summer in that region is desperately hot, it would be horrible for players and fans. Short of them building enclosed air conditioned stadiums I'm not sure how it would be possible to avoid large numbers of heatstroke cases with some deaths.

[AtW]

I wonder what "slide" on the wonderfully innovative Qatari Presentation

That was in small print on the back of big brown envelope.

[shaunbhoy]

The Asian Football Confederation has urged Fifa to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to January or February to avoid the desert state's summer heat.

AFC General Secretary Peter Velappan said potential temperatures of 40C in the country pose a danger to players.

Velappan added that plans to cool stadiums and training grounds with air conditioners were "not a solution".

He also warned that some European countries may boycott the tournament due to concerns over the heat.

"Qatar is a nice country but there is no way football can be played in June and July there. No player will ever want to play in these conditions," said Velappan.

More source: BBC Sport - Football - Asian body urges Fifa to reschedule 2022 World Cup

I wonder what "slide" on the wonderfully innovative Qatari Presentation that so won the admiration of the FIFA Committee, covered the fact that the place is like a fan-assisted oven in the summer?
Or were the FIFA delegates all too busy snuffling through their huge brown envelopes at that point for that fact to register?

[xoggoth]

No scantily clad Brazil babes and zero alcohol too

Best argument I've seen against them getting it yet.

[BobTheCrate]

No scantily clad Brazil babes and zero alcohol too, sounds like a right larf.

What a remarkably perceptive fellow you are ginger ! Easily the most astute observation and would-be winning argument against Qatar 2022 I've heard.

Why on earth didn't the other bidders raise this ? ... so to speak. You should have been in the England bid team. They should have had Randy Andy in there instead of Prince William.

[gingerjedi]

I hope the megalomaniac that stole football lives long enough to see this farce.

No scantily clad Brazil babes and zero alcohol too, sounds like a right larf.

[BoredBloke]

Because England didn't get the 2018 world cup I think they should make a protest my playing really badly and producing lacklustre performances thus ensuring that they leave the competition early.

[AtW]

The Asian Football Confederation has urged Fifa to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to January or February to avoid the desert state's summer heat.

AFC General Secretary Peter Velappan said potential temperatures of 40C in the country pose a danger to players.

Velappan added that plans to cool stadiums and training grounds with air conditioners were "not a solution".

He also warned that some European countries may boycott the tournament due to concerns over the heat.

"Qatar is a nice country but there is no way football can be played in June and July there. No player will ever want to play in these conditions," said Velappan.

More source: BBC Sport - Football - Asian body urges Fifa to reschedule 2022 World Cup