History 9Football in Russia has had a rich history

Their footballing history goes back to 1948, when oil workers living in Qatar first kicked the leather bladder around. Today, over 6,500 professional footballers play in Qatar, making it the country's most popular sport.Impact 6It will be a huge victory for the development of the game in the Middle East. That is if you can stand the heat, and familiarize yourself with commuting by air-conditioned vehicle.Only four major cities with stadiums: Doha, Ar Rayyan, Al Khor and Al Wakrah That's it Simple Easy The End. For this part, that is.Climate 1The bid's first major downfall: it's friggin' HOT! El Scorcho, how do you do! The players have to deal with the desert heat and plenty of fluids to go around. Economic readiness 7Those petroleum dollars better roll in fast for the sheiks, because they will make or break this bid in terms of economic readiness.Safety 4Factors that weigh into this score In spite of its solid safety records:1 Qatar is still in the Middle East That means they are close to some tough war zones (i.e Iraq).2. It will be interesting to see if Qatar can tolerate the skinship that will come from those countries who note only are used to it, but encourage it.Overall score: 43The climate issue, the lack of big stadiums, and a potential underestimation of the swaths of free-world humanity descending upon Qatar could break this bid into pieces.Russia Stadia 7It all begins with Moscow. The Luzhniki should make for a perfect opening game and final, while the Dynamo Stadium can set the stage for a solid third-place game The problem here is that the Dynamo seats only 36,540.

And there are just 16 stadiums in all of Russia with at least 20,000 seats. This means that some expanding of current/creation of new stadia will be necessary to host a FIFA World Cup. Already plans have been implemented for World Cup-ready stadiums in Sochi, Yekaterinburg, Kazan and Moscow.Infrastructure 5Tourists to Russia will be in for a headache, because transportation is not well-developed, aside from Moscow and St. Petersburg.History 9Football in Russia has had a rich history. For this bid to be successful, host cities will be spread across eastern Russia Fourteen cities that will be in the running are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Podolsk, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Saransk, Samara, and Volgograd.Climate 6A continental climate means that the FIFA World Cup will have to be held in April to May, where temperatures range in the 70's to 80's Fahrenheit (25-30 degrees Celsius).Economic readiness 7Not even the likes of Roman Abramovich will be able to sustain a FIFA World Cup Finals of this magnitude.

Then again, it's not like he is going to foot the bill, but the point is Russia's economy is not as strong.Safety 4Russia is a high-risk destination for FIFA World Cup. This could be problematic.Overall score: 51 More stadiums are needed The destinations have to be more concentrated. Why build new stadiums, when you can use the ones from the 2002 edition The Seoul Olympic Stadium holds the largest seating capacity, with a capacity of 69,841. There are 12 stadiums with more that 40,000 seats, spanning 11 cities. Whether or not expansion will be necessary has yet to be determined.Infrastructure 7Like Japan, South Korea's bid suffers from an expensive infrastructure.