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<blockquote data-quote="Seaton" data-source="post: 359989" data-attributes="member: 64443"><p>Well, if by stadiums you mean fully functional grounds with seats, well...</p><p></p><p>Shorten stadiums to stadium and you might get an accurate answer</p><p></p><p>I don't know if you know this, but Fiji, Samoa and Tonga are small islands</p><p></p><p>Fiji has a population of a little under 1 million I think, of which a large chunk are Indian descendants</p><p>Samoa has a population of 200 000 or so, and Tonga is about half that </p><p></p><p>There economies are extremely weak, whilst Fiji had a military coup in 2005 or so </p><p></p><p>The only feasible way for them to host a WC, is for there populations to more than treble, there combined economies to grow by at least 25% per a year for the next 20 years</p><p>Oh, and they would need a set of rather large volcanoes to at least quadruple the landmass</p><p></p><p>Its a fairly tall order I think</p><p></p><p></p><p>(Sorry if I sound arrogant, but there really is no way that the Islands can host a WC this century</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seaton, post: 359989, member: 64443"] Well, if by stadiums you mean fully functional grounds with seats, well... Shorten stadiums to stadium and you might get an accurate answer I don't know if you know this, but Fiji, Samoa and Tonga are small islands Fiji has a population of a little under 1 million I think, of which a large chunk are Indian descendants Samoa has a population of 200 000 or so, and Tonga is about half that There economies are extremely weak, whilst Fiji had a military coup in 2005 or so The only feasible way for them to host a WC, is for there populations to more than treble, there combined economies to grow by at least 25% per a year for the next 20 years Oh, and they would need a set of rather large volcanoes to at least quadruple the landmass Its a fairly tall order I think (Sorry if I sound arrogant, but there really is no way that the Islands can host a WC this century [/QUOTE]
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