So the world cup (the association football one, bugger off cricket and baseball fans, you had your turns last year) is coming up soon.
This year it is going to be held in Brazil due to the now aborted (poor Australasia won't get its chance) FIFA masterplan to have a world cup on every continent.
When it was announced that the world cup was to be in Brazil it was a rather controversial decision of course. And not just for the relative poverty of Brazil. I mean..."Football and Brazil?" The whole world said "That goes together about as well as chocolate and steak". Why oh why are they putting football (ney, sport)'s premier tournament in a nation of dancers?
So...a WI emerges.
As you all know, no non-European nation has ever won the world cup. We've had a few African and Asian nations in the latter stages of the tournament (a few finals even) and I guess Russia is technically Asian as well as European, but still, every single world cup winner has always been a member of UEFA.
How can we change this?
How can we make it so that non-European countries win the world cup?
Bonus points if it is more than a one off (the easy answer is of course Ken Shinozaki doesn't miss THAT penalty).
Mega bonus points if you can make it a non-anglo American nation.
Just how can we get the South Americans to put away their maraccas and their baseball bats and get into football?
This year it is going to be held in Brazil due to the now aborted (poor Australasia won't get its chance) FIFA masterplan to have a world cup on every continent.
When it was announced that the world cup was to be in Brazil it was a rather controversial decision of course. And not just for the relative poverty of Brazil. I mean..."Football and Brazil?" The whole world said "That goes together about as well as chocolate and steak". Why oh why are they putting football (ney, sport)'s premier tournament in a nation of dancers?
So...a WI emerges.
As you all know, no non-European nation has ever won the world cup. We've had a few African and Asian nations in the latter stages of the tournament (a few finals even) and I guess Russia is technically Asian as well as European, but still, every single world cup winner has always been a member of UEFA.
How can we change this?
How can we make it so that non-European countries win the world cup?
Bonus points if it is more than a one off (the easy answer is of course Ken Shinozaki doesn't miss THAT penalty).
Mega bonus points if you can make it a non-anglo American nation.
Just how can we get the South Americans to put away their maraccas and their baseball bats and get into football?