The first country to 104 votes wins, and the US bid starts out with all those votes mentioned above. And then reality hits. Just as when American Democracy introduced to the Middle East turned out to be based on religion and local allegiances, so too does the FIFA bid. Turns out the the African Countries, the Asian Muslim Countries, and various countries pissed off by the US, are more than happy to vote for Morocco, giving Morocco a majority and the hosting rights, and the US the pleasure of introducing Democracy to FIFA. Whoops.
And then someone remembered that FIFA was... well... FIFA. Recently, Infantino, the president of FIFA who supports the US Bid, decided to unveil a new set of requirements that could disqualify Morocco on a technicality: http://www.insideworldfootball.com/2018 ... pulations/ in the most "fuck you Morocco" way imaginable, and at the very last minute. Article's titled: Morocco Suspicion FIFA Last Minute Bid Criteria Manipulations. Needless to say, the African countries did not appreciate it: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/0 ... world-cup/
Bids can be blocked from the FIFA Congress vote on June 13 if they are scored lowly by a task force, which is packed with people appointed to jobs by Infantino,” ESPN reported on March 28, clearly suggesting the reason for CAF and Morocco’s concerns about the Task Force’s credibility and “impartiality.” Some furious members of CAF are even reported to have accused the 2026 Task Force of being composed of “Infantino’s boys,” implying a “secret plot” to rule out or “eliminate” Morocco’s bid before the June 13 election in Moscow.
Like Infantino himself, almost all the members that constitute the Task Force are known for being pro-United 2026, some CAF officials said, suggesting the prevailing belief in the Moroccan press that “none of the officials in the designated Task Force knows has a good knowledge of Morocco.” The Majority of CAF’s officials, including the organization’s president Ahmad Ahmad, think that although The Task Force can freely and rightfully appraise the technical merits of contenders, it should not have the right or power to eliminate a candidate.
And for those of you wondering, yes, Morocco has the votes:
Thoughts - NSG?
I think that if Morocco is disqualified on a technicality, the 2026 FIFA World Cup might actually be boycotted by the African, South American, Asian, and maybe even some European countries. Sometimes it's better to lose fairly, than to win on a technicality.
