Not the case with New Zealand and Fiji.
Participation in rugby is pretty low in most other countries. Not many people in England play rugger
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That’s not the point. @hannes was going on about population and how much that influences power in football. That doesn’t reflect on tiny countries with cricket and rugby.
My point is that only about 20% of players in the Premier League are British. How are you going to build a World Cup winning squad when you don’t even know each other?
Of course the percentage who are English is of relevance. It is an issue.
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My point was that Ronaldo’s greatness is not diminished by the fact that he has not won a World Cup with a team sourced from a smaller pool of players than the teams that are contenders for World Cup glory on a consistent basis. Nothing to do with rugby or England.
I agree that England’s troubles have to do with foreign players in the PL, especially that key positions on the pitch are usually occupied by foreign players.
No beer for spectators. But hey, can try Bud Zero, ha ha.
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Worst choice ever for a WC.
I hope Blatter and chums enjoyed their kick backs.
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Yeah, it really is ridiculous. Next they will be banning all types of hooliganism and racism at the games. I mean, it’s just not football.
No budweiser at the stadium and 180£ for prison camp accommodation?
What’s next? A filthy lopez ban? Classic lines from Deuce Bigalow:
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Beats me why no teams or team members boycotted that heinous place.
Oh, right.
Money.
I hope Bud (owned by Belgian company) sues the shit out of FIFA and Qatar…major breach of contract.
Same with Saudi…so many liberals laud their green initiatives. If people knew the indentured servitude associated with such initiatives, they would barf.
I’ve written about it in some international newspapers 
Would probably be arrested/detained at the airport if I ever showed up in those countries now. I made some very senior folks look very bad (around half a decade ago but these potentates are nasty goatfucking motherfuckers)
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Love this article on the beer debacle…
Line such as, e.g. “DOHA, Qatar – Imagine that. People who bribe and cheat to get what they want aren’t to be trusted.”
and
“A World Cup that feels slapped together despite more than a decade of planning and has all the authenticity of a Kardashian.”
pretty much sums it up 
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The captains will wear rainbow armbands. Inspiring.
Last second plot twist, all women in the arena must adhere to hijab or be escorted out. 
FIFA is neck deep in corruption truly
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I’m going to try my best to not watch a single match. Even if Spain advances further into the competition. I’ll try to not even read the news or just block them, including this thread .
Anyway, not selling Budweiser is probably the only good thing that Qatar has ever done in regards of human rights.
I’ve been to a couple of world cups and I can say one thing for certain: I would never go to any World Cup hosted in a European country.
It’s absolutely MENTAL. You have 100,000’s drunk fans who can just jump on a train and show up wasted for every game. I’m not against having a laugh but it really is intimidating seeing 1,000’s drunk fans walking down the street. There is NOTHING the regular police can do. Saw many bad things happen that just don’t go reported.
I used to be into that sort of thing but now I’ll probably enjoy watching it in Taipei. Won’t have to worry about any agro-merchants…Or will I 
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Benzema’s out of the entire tournament. Wonder how that impacts France’s chances.
My brother can’t watch England play as he gets to angry 
few years ago he threw tv remote at the tv in anger and the tv screen exploded.
He will watch all the games other than England even if by the slimmest chance they get into the final.
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