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d_phaneuf · 11-10-2010, 12:04 PM

I still think the WC goes to England in 2018 just because its really the only viable option at this point and it would be stupid to turn it down, but FIFA will grin and bear it to do so.

And with the refs, I have no problem with them taking refs from only big football nations to tournaments but just that there has to be someone better than Howard Webb. I think it should only be refs from England, Spain, France, Germany, Brazil, US, Japan, Korea. I might be missing a few countries with big leagues (and I left out Italy on purpose because half those games are fixed). There is no reason refs who aren't used to going in front of thousands of people and putting them in to the biggest stage on the world and having them mess up (US group stage game comes to mind)

11-10-2010, 12:04 PM	#507
d_phaneuf Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Exp:	I still think the WC goes to England in 2018 just because its really the only viable option at this point and it would be stupid to turn it down, but FIFA will grin and bear it to do so. And with the refs, I have no problem with them taking refs from only big football nations to tournaments but just that there has to be someone better than Howard Webb. I think it should only be refs from England, Spain, France, Germany, Brazil, US, Japan, Korea. I might be missing a few countries with big leagues (and I left out Italy on purpose because half those games are fixed). There is no reason refs who aren't used to going in front of thousands of people and putting them in to the biggest stage on the world and having them mess up (US group stage game comes to mind)