[gus_massa]

There has ben a lot of accusation of buying votes in FIFA and IOC, specially to get designated as the next location. I'm not sure if anyone has been proved. Anyway, assuming the accusations are true, I expect evil people to prefer to get a nice amount of money under the table every few years than a single visible package now.

> “East Timor needed financing so they could build schools”

Note that the money in the deals does not go to the government to fund education or health or whatever. It goes to the local soccer association, that may invest in whatever they like, like a new stadium or a new yacht to promote sailing as a complementary sport to soccer.

Anyway, the one vote per country is a fiction because if they anger too much Eurore+AR+BR(+UR), then they would have no real cup. It's like the UN, everyone has a vote, but the Security Council has nukes.