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Originally Posted by NBC
Logistically France would be easier. I'd suspect intercity travel to be simpler and possibly cheaper. Plus they have the infrastructure to handle huge sporting events. I'm not sure how well modern Brazil is going to handle hosting a World Cup.
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Originally Posted by Lee of Red
No one gave South Africa a chance. I went and it was fantastic. I'll keep an open mind about Brazil.
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I live in Sao Paulo and it won't be pretty. Brazil is getting richer but there is still poverty, crime, inequality and shabby infrastructure if you compare it to Canada. Sao Paulo is now officially the world's 10th most expensive city, it has lots of good options, beaches nearby and nice things but it will cost you.
The airports are disorganized, hotels aren't cheap and you do have to worry about safety to some degree, but things for the world cup will be just fine. South Africa is a lot like that and everyone I know that went there was just fine. Same thing here, just remember it's not Canada.
Good draw for Canada today, how about we start up a thread so we can follow news about our side and the qualifiers?