Football 2014 FIFA World Cup

[soccerman17]

My big question is about Porto Alegre. Why on Earth did they feel it necessary to build a brand new 50,000 seat stadium for World Cup use (and later to be used by Internacional Porto Alegre) when Gremio Porto Alegre just built a very modern 55,000 seater in 2012? Both club teams in the top flight by the way.

 

[Jen]

Can none of these stadia be used/converted for the Olympics? If not, why not - it would have made economic sense!

 

[teabagyokel]

Some are being used for Olympic football, problem is Olympics are held in a city otherwise, and the IOC expects all venues that could be in Rio to be in Rio.

 

[Jen]

They weren't all in London in 2012 though.

 

[teabagyokel]

They weren't - football is always spread around and sailing requires a coast. The rest are broadly within the region of the home city.

They were happy to go to near London places like Lee Valley or the mountain bike track, but they weren't going away from the South-East.

I think in Brazilian terms that means everything is pretty much confined to Rio state, they certainly could not go up to Manaus or Natal for BMX.

 

[Jen]

Bad planning from the Brazilians then?

 

[teabagyokel]

Only in the sense that holding both events is probably not a great idea.

 

[Olivier]

Why did the Argentina manager sub out Lavezzi at halftime? He seemed to be their best attacking player, certainly the most energetic and enthusiastic.

*That*, Detective, is the right question.

 

[Johnny Carwash]

Going to make a prediction and i'm going to say that i think that the Germans are going to win the World Cup.

Just remembered that my prediction came true.

 

[Jen]

Good call!!