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Message: [QUOTE="Da_Aisijimo_Gou, post: 2777642, member: 264"] [USER=5037]@Rocktheworld[/USER] Based on Morocco's infrastructure challenges, dearth of quality stadiums (hello Qatar, just a bit better), etc, few well reasoned people believed Morocco was an ideal location. However, some self-serving European nations, media, & online networks liked Morocco's time zone, relative proximity to Europe, massive business opportunities (bonjour France), etc. In contrast, spreading 2026 across US/CAN/MEX, consequent distant travel requirements, time zone differences, etc. raised reasonable concerns. When the media, online, advertising, etc. revenues break all past records, such prior concerns will likely fade away. Agreed, politics [U]and [/U]business absolutely cannot be unwoven from FIFA's ongoing site selection, bracket selection, and potentially even referee selection and other possible game day considerations. [/QUOTE]