(10-11-2017 11:46 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(10-11-2017 11:22 AM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  Also, note that the fallout from the 2022 World Cup Qatar scandal with FIFA meant that Fox got the 2026 World Cup rights without having to bid for them. 2022 was always going to be rough with the winter timing, but 2026 will be a monster since it's going to be US/Canada/Mexico-based (meaning that the USMNT will be there regardless of the qualifiers and the US time zones will dictate TV coverage). It will all even out in the end - there's just going to be short-term pain for Fox here.

but that's assuming Fox gets there. 9 years from now, we have no clue what TV will look like. In today's world, it'd be big, but 9 years from now who knows.

No matter what the delivery model looks like in 9 years, Fox is going to have the exclusive right to sell it to the public.

They will be just fine.

(10-11-2017 11:22 AM)Frank the Tank Wrote:  Also, note that the fallout from the 2022 World Cup Qatar scandal with FIFA meant that Fox got the 2026 World Cup rights without having to bid for them. 2022 was always going to be rough with the winter timing, but 2026 will be a monster since it's going to be US/Canada/Mexico-based (meaning that the USMNT will be there regardless of the qualifiers and the US time zones will dictate TV coverage). It will all even out in the end - there's just going to be short-term pain for Fox here.

You sure about the 2026 games coming here? They're supposed to be in North America, but then again just about every rule FIFA has was busted, badly, in the awarding of the games to Russia and Qatar.

I wouldn't be surprised if FIFA gave them to Morocco.

At least now I don't have to pretend I like soccer now,


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