Four-and-a-half years from now, the world’s top soccer countries will land in the desert ready to contest Qatar 2022. In that tiny Middle Eastern nation they will endure winter temperatures that may soar higher than 90ºF in the first World Cup to be played in November and December. And then, another 3.5 years further on, the soccer circus will descend on North America for the 23rd running of the tournament.
After that, the World Cup might be heading to Argentina, or England, or Morocco. (Several countries have expressed an interest, but official bids have not yet been submitted.) What does seem certain, though, is that as the pace of sports technology continues to accelerate, the game played at those future tournaments will be very different to the one played this past summer.
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