That’s another reason. Hosting a world cup in an European country where you can easily reach all game locations within a few hours by train or car is different than one where you have to fly a few hours to get to the next game.
The scale is off by orders of magnitude is the thing. Germany is the size of Wisconsin. Texas is slightly larger than France. Can Germany or France host the whole-ass World Cup by themselves? Sure can. Easily. Can Texas? Hell no. Even if just California hosted, that would make sense (with high-speed rail).
That’s another reason. Hosting a world cup in an European country where you can easily reach all game locations within a few hours by train or car is different than one where you have to fly a few hours to get to the next game.
The scale is off by orders of magnitude is the thing. Germany is the size of Wisconsin. Texas is slightly larger than France. Can Germany or France host the whole-ass World Cup by themselves? Sure can. Easily. Can Texas? Hell no. Even if just California hosted, that would make sense (with high-speed rail).