[WC] World Cup 2022 - General Talk Thread (3 Viewers)
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I don't know if it's real, but I suppose it could be.
Obviously there are still deaths in construction work in Europe, but there is a lot of regulation trying to keep things safe and healthy. Over here I think companies are prosecuted often, but the penalties they pay are rather mild. In terms of public image though the consequences of not keeping your workers safe are significant.
As an aside I can also tell you that they usually put up big screens all over Belgium to watch the World Cup. These are very succesful events. A great number of them has already been cancelled now though. Part of it is the fact that it is all taking place in the winter, but I must say I can sense a lot of disgust too. I think most of us have accepted a bit of corruption (like maybe Germany paying a couple of million dollars as a small incentive), but this was just too blatant to get away with. I will probably watch a number of games, but I must admit I can't get excited about it either.
Obviously there are still deaths in construction work in Europe, but there is a lot of regulation trying to keep things safe and healthy. Over here I think companies are prosecuted often, but the penalties they pay are rather mild. In terms of public image though the consequences of not keeping your workers safe are significant.
As an aside I can also tell you that they usually put up big screens all over Belgium to watch the World Cup. These are very succesful events. A great number of them has already been cancelled now though. Part of it is the fact that it is all taking place in the winter, but I must say I can sense a lot of disgust too. I think most of us have accepted a bit of corruption (like maybe Germany paying a couple of million dollars as a small incentive), but this was just too blatant to get away with. I will probably watch a number of games, but I must admit I can't get excited about it either.
I'm sure that's true. One image is one worker, not ten. That makes complete sense to me.
As an aside, I don't have a favorite for this WC, save for maybe the normal top teams, but this schedule is super weird and a dark horse could emerge. Instead of the season being behind you and finished, you have to come back and think about CL games against X team and such. Not that there will be 60 players affected by that, but they are mostly kids. Shit affects people differently. I can tell you now Portugal has no chance. Every single press conference is going to be about Ronaldo and his bullshit, which will be exactly like that France squad two cups ago that sent half of its team home for bickering and coaching issues.
As an aside, I don't have a favorite for this WC, save for maybe the normal top teams, but this schedule is super weird and a dark horse could emerge. Instead of the season being behind you and finished, you have to come back and think about CL games against X team and such. Not that there will be 60 players affected by that, but they are mostly kids. Shit affects people differently. I can tell you now Portugal has no chance. Every single press conference is going to be about Ronaldo and his bullshit, which will be exactly like that France squad two cups ago that sent half of its team home for bickering and coaching issues.
Italy won with Calciopoli hanging over the heads of the players. Sometimes bullshit helps deflect attention. The Portuguese are also famous for having a strong team mentality. They are pretty much never a team you like to go up against.
The French are just tools, who can't help but fight among themselves only to somehow unite every 20 years or so just to show they actually do have talent.
The French are just tools, who can't help but fight among themselves only to somehow unite every 20 years or so just to show they actually do have talent.
