Sunday, January 24, 2021

What is Scottish football doing for the 150th and 200th anniversaries of international football?

What is Scottish football doing for the 150th and 200th anniversaries of international football?

The first international soccer match was between Scotland and England in 1872, in Glasgow Scotland.

That means the 150th anniversary of international football will be in 2022.

The 200th anniversary will be in 2072.

 

Scotland should play a 150th anniversary against England in 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland.

The game could get a lot of media attention.

Hopefully fans will be allowed back in stadiums by then.  But even if it has to be played at an empty stadium, the game should go ahead.,

If Scotland do not qualify for the 2022 World Cup, then Scotland should host a mini tournament for teams that did not qualify, for the World Cup, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of international football.

It could be called the 150 International Cup.  

Plus this is when my ideas get a bit eccentric.

Surely Scotland should have hosted the 2022 World Cup as it would have been the 150th anniversary of the first international soccer game,

But as we can’t do that. Scotland should be marked down to host the 2072 World Cup Final.

Imagine it in 51 years time Scotland hosting the World Cup Final.

With Scotland guaranteed qualification.

By that time there will probably be teams from Mars, and the Moon taking part.

The climate of Scotland might be boiling hot by then, due to global warming.

But seriously Scotland should do something big to celebrate the 150th anniversary of international football.

In 2023 it will be  the 150th anniversary of England’s first home international. So perhaps Scotland could play England at Wembley in that year?

FIFA and UEFA should make sure Scotland and England celebrate the 150th and 200th anniversary of international football.

Perhaps there could be s combined Great Britain teams against a Rest of the World team, played at Hampden.

Also Wales could play in 2026 against Scotland, for the 150th anniversary off Wales first international game which was against Scotland in 1876.


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