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The World Cup requires a country to have 10-14 stadiums when only 2-4 games are played a day. There's no reason for more than 4 stadiums.

Tomte 11y ago
I suppose the grass may be repaired or even re-laid after the first round or something like that. Is that actually happening?
allendoerfer 11y ago
For most European countries this is not a problem. Each club which plays in its countries top division already has a big enough dedicated football stadium. It becomes a problem when you let FIFA bribe BRIC or even third world country politicians (or vice versa). Then you get stadiums located in deserts or rainforests without a club nearby that is even remotely capable of filling it on a weekly basis. I like what the UEFA (Europe's FIFA) is doing here: Bigger countries get to host the European Championship on their own, smaller countries share it, lately Poland + Ukraine and Switzerland + Austria. From 2020 on the Cup will not take place in a single country anymore, instead cities will apply on their own, which is of course impractical for the World Cup or even continental cups on bigger continents.
- rospaya 11y ago
  > For most European countries this is not a problem. Each club which plays in its countries top division already has a big enough dedicated football stadium. Most in this case is maybe 5-6. Even in rich football countries like Germany, not every 1st tier club has a 40k+ stadium.
  - allendoerfer 11y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_stadiums_in_Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_stadiums_in_G... Edit: Sorry, I read your comment to quickly, thought you were saying, that there are only 5-6 stadiums that big in Germany.
- taejo 11y ago
  FIFA takes the bribes, it doesn't give them (well, probably that too, but they aren't begging and bribing South Africa and Qatar to take the games)
antaviana 11y ago
For best performance, natural grass needs to rest at least 4 or 5 days after a real game takes place. Artificial grass is not comparable, its almost a different game.
- cma 11y ago
  Seems like it would be cheaper to lay down new sod between matches.
  - mschuster91 11y ago
    Grass has to settle, too, or you end up with the players dismantling the place during the game.

Tomte 11y ago

I suppose the grass may be repaired or even re-laid after the first round or something like that. Is that actually happening?

allendoerfer 11y ago

For most European countries this is not a problem. Each club which plays in its countries top division already has a big enough dedicated football stadium. It becomes a problem when you let FIFA bribe BRIC or even third world country politicians (or vice versa). Then you get stadiums located in deserts or rainforests without a club nearby that is even remotely capable of filling it on a weekly basis. I like what the UEFA (Europe's FIFA) is doing here: Bigger countries get to host the European Championship on their own, smaller countries share it, lately Poland + Ukraine and Switzerland + Austria. From 2020 on the Cup will not take place in a single country anymore, instead cities will apply on their own, which is of course impractical for the World Cup or even continental cups on bigger continents.

rospaya 11y ago
> For most European countries this is not a problem. Each club which plays in its countries top division already has a big enough dedicated football stadium. Most in this case is maybe 5-6. Even in rich football countries like Germany, not every 1st tier club has a 40k+ stadium.
- allendoerfer 11y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_stadiums_in_Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_stadiums_in_G... Edit: Sorry, I read your comment to quickly, thought you were saying, that there are only 5-6 stadiums that big in Germany.
taejo 11y ago
FIFA takes the bribes, it doesn't give them (well, probably that too, but they aren't begging and bribing South Africa and Qatar to take the games)

antaviana 11y ago

For best performance, natural grass needs to rest at least 4 or 5 days after a real game takes place. Artificial grass is not comparable, its almost a different game.

cma 11y ago
Seems like it would be cheaper to lay down new sod between matches.
- mschuster91 11y ago
  Grass has to settle, too, or you end up with the players dismantling the place during the game.