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.