+Daan892 And even if it wasn't an originally British term....so what? Why on earth do some Brits feel so entitled to lecture other English-speaking countries over what words they should or shouldn't use, especially considering the USA is just a minor, barely registering player in the world of football/soccer. Americans have something else called football (so do a couple other countries for that matter), which is by far and away the nation's most popular sport. Let it go.
@@justpoppinthingsand you knew it was going to oxidize, but you stored it anyway, and your guests will still enjoy every drop when you serve it to them.
I love how John had to convert the temperature of Qatar from Celsius to Fahrenheit just so the audience could shockingly get to grips with just how hot Qatar really is.
+Chris Sullivan Why do you love how he had to say that? He's presenting to a largely American audience and we use Fahrenheit here. Nothing strange about that.
+Kellen Hunter-La Voy I know, and you're right - the conversion isn't the slightest bit strange. In fact, it's quintessentially needed. I just have a comic affinity for delayed reactions; one example being when someone doesn't quite get the punchline of a joke, and you can see the gears working in their head trying to figure it out... then the penny FINALLY drops. It really hits me hard for some reason, sometimes more than the actual joke! :')
What is even funnier is that 8 years later, Qatar banned sale of alcohol in the stadium and FIFA responded with ''Not drinking beer for 3 hours won't kill ya''
@@tuckerbowen4626 If you actually saw the video, you'd see why. Brazil had a ban on alcohol being sold in stadiums for years before the 2014 World Cup. But, because Budweiser sponsored the World Cup, FIFA forced Brazil to remove that law. Now, Qatar banned alcohol being sold in stadiums for the 2022 World Cup and suddenly FIFA isn't making them step back on that.
Fun fact: United Passions is the lowest grossing movie in American box office history. It cost $29 million to produce, and earned a grand total of $918.
Ghkjdf Hbjhffh That's not why it failed. xD Soccer is actually one of the fastest growing sports in the US (in terms of popularity) among the youth. The reason nobody went to see it is because it is just... such a bad idea in so many ways
I don't really see an issue with this. If you made a German announcement in Australia, people wouldn't react either. I speak metric, but most of my idiot countrymen don't
+Alex They invented both the term Association Football and "soccer" as its nickname. It's just fallen out of use in Britain. It's not like the US is the only country that says soccer.
See this is why I love John Oliver. In your traditional American talk show, such an issue will never, ever be brought up. But Last Week Tonight is just amazing. Yes, our health care system sucks, we're billions of dollars in debt, and neither the Democrats nor the Republicans inspire confidence in anybody, but we often forget about problems abroad, and why we should actually care about them. Thanks to this show, in addition to the many problems at home, we've learned about an Indian election, the gay debate in Uganda, a push for Scottish independence, right to be forgotten, a far right in Europe, a Hungarian internet tax, an inept Thai monarchy (and their efforts to curb speech against it), Doug Ford in Toronto, Tony Abbott in Australia, Francois Hollande in France, and yes, the dark side of FIFA. All done in a humorous manner that I find funny, and if you don't find it funny at least you'll know a little bit more about the world by watching this show. Keep it up, LWT.
Hun sorry to burst your bubble but America is trillions upon trillions of dollars in debt. If it was billions then lord this country might actually be able to fix some problems.
Colbert for sure, but if you watch Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, etc., their talk shows definitely lean more towards things that are going on here. Also, The Colbert Report doesn't run anymore. What got me about Oliver was that he was bold in covering the Indian election. In just his first season, he ventured a lot into international politics, whereas Colbert took some time to do that. Guess Englishman are more aware of foreign politics than we are.
That was one of the best endings I ever heard: "Soccer is like an organized religion FIFA is its church Its leader is infallible It compels South American countries to build opulent chathedrals And it will ultimately be responsible for shocking numbers of death in the Middle East And yet for millions of people, it's the only thing that gives people any meaning."
Fast forward into future.. They did a complete 180 on that "Non negotiable alcohol in stadiums " thing in Qatar world Cup....What a bunch of hypocrites..
The same problem is happening with the Olympics, with cities and countries voting AGAINST holding the games within their borders, for fear of the massive expenses they would have to take building things that will never be used again.
notbobby125 Very true. With the World Cup in Brazil many people were upset that the government was spending these ungodly sums to build these facilities for the benefit of huge multinational corporations, despite the enormous problems facing the country such as the high cost of living (food, shelter, transport, healthcare) as well as the corruption already present in government. There were full on protests as these problems were being deliberately ignored by the media to keep the spotlight on the games and hide any negative effects. Even with the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, many Aboriginal groups were forcibly moved so the Olympic Village could be built, all for the benefit of, again, the multinational corporations who sponsor the games.
That money and pubic hair metaphor was the best and most spot on illustration of an issue I have ever heard. Everything about that metaphor fit perfectly.
kazoomaster - precisely, that was the whole set up for that joke. He didn’t need to hammer it unfunny as suggested above by bluntly stating “it’s Brazilian waxing, get it?!?!!!?!!”
Yeah, if you're interested there's a great article by the sunday times on it! It turns out a Qatarian official who was of course COMPLETELY independent to the Qatari bid paid multiple FIFA officials in excess of $10 million for admin and favours that were, of course, COMPLETELY unrelated to the world cup!
+Dojcin Zivadinovic I don't think it's fair to compare FIFA and the HSBC to the vatican. The Vatican is a sovereign nation, FIFA and the HSBC aren't even in the same league.
"Fuck it, let's just open a Hooters!" I died at that part. Wow, I didn't know FIFA was that evil. He enlightened me at the same time he made me laugh my butt off.
There are 100 people that could change it immediately. If the top 100 football players in the world banned together and said fuck FIFA we won't play in the world cup unless shit gets changed.....shit would change. Because of the pressure from those players, but also because of the pressure from fans since nobody would want to watch the world cup without the best 100 players involved. All those top 100 players are rich enough that they never have to do anything they don't want to do
Leimiful That pretty much means all of those elite players are complete dicks, considering they already have millions and do not really need more money.
Leimiful I doubt it got much to do with the paycheck. World Cup doesn't pay anywhere near the amount players got from their leagues. Just a example. 35 million dollars is paid to a winner team. So the paycheck is divided with 23 people and often part of it is given to charity by the team. Christiano Ronaldo's yearly salary is 36 million dollars.
***** With that info I would agree it is not about the money. Which really makes me wonder even more why they wouldn't stand up against the organizers of the world cup and attempt to put an end to the shady stuff they are doing, and leads me to believe they are truly dicks at heart. Despite all of the money they give to charities for tax purposes.
We all do wishing it was more than once a week but it may make it less awesome. Because clearly there is a lot of research and thought are behind each awesome show.
Reporter: "Summer temperatures in Qatar can reach some 50 degrees Celsius. A difficult environment to hold a professional sporting event outdoors". Audience: *Silence* John: "50 degrees Celsius is 122 degrees Fahrenheit" Audience: Ohhhh
Imstillalive813 I would argue: Beeing afraid of negativ numbers is stupid, yes. (But very ohmerican) Failing in getting rid of negitv numbers is stupid, yes. Using fahrenheit is stupid, yes.
JokoCi Agreed, as an American, I hate our measurement system. 1 foot = 12 inch. 1 yard = 3 foot. Terrible system. Most science majors don't use it and don't really know it even in America.
Fantastic video. It's a shame that with everyone agreeing with this nothing is actually done to FIFA and they continue to be a disgusting organization.
***** Same here man, i love soccer/football and look forward towards the world cup for month, but if there is a boycott of Qatar world cup I will fully support it.
This is why we love John Oliver. 8 years have passed since this episode, still today it feels like a refined aged wine! We're in desperate need of another episode on Qatar 2022 WC. Looooot of things are going on out there.
I'm with you! Brazil's government spent billions in arenas, but it told for all people that don't have enogh money to do schools, hospitals and etc. So, this WC came only and exclusively to stole brazilian peolple!
Rogerio Ap Silva de Andrade With respect, the world cup is drawing the corruption and inequality in Brazil into the spotlight, so not just Brazilians but the world can see it. If this was a ploy by your government to distract everyone, it was a terrible idea. And yet, maybe now the problems are so clear, Brazil's next election will be its most meaningful one yet, as people will vote for parties that focus on corruption and actually have a plan to deal with it.
Ryan Masad With all do respect, you are very naive to think that the world cup will bring "all the corruption and inequality" in Brazil to the spotlight. Do you see ANYONE talking about corruption and/or inequality today, the opening day of the WC? It´s clear you still have a lot to learn about how the world works. It wasn´t a terrible idea: it was a brilliant ploy, and it will work, like it´s already working. Thanks in no small part to the cup, they will remain in power for a bare minimum of another 4 years, probably 12. And yes, people in Brazil will vote for parties that focus on corruption and actually have a plan to deal with it: those parties want even more corruption, that´s why their focus is on corruption. And their plan to deal with it will be that they do all the corruption, so there´s no enough money for anyone else to rob.
8:07 _"A 'Reserve?' A reserve of a BILLION dollars. When your rainy-day fund is so big you have to check it for swimming cartoon ducks, you might not be a "not-profit" anymore."_ lol.
How many of you dropped by here in 2022, just to get the clip of the FIFA official insisting that the must be able to sell beer? xD I wonder how many extra millions Qatar kicked FIFA's way, to make the ban happen?
FIFA as an organization...pretty fucking terrible. Soccer/Football as a game...pretty fucking awesome I think that Jules Rimet ("inventor" of the World Cup) and Robert Guérin (one of the founders of FIFA) are rolling in their graves
"Bribery and FIFA go together like peanut butter and jelly." And Blatter is ok, because "he didn't know about the thing". You PRESIDE the FIFA forever, you are supposed to take the fall even if you were crystal clear. But you are also shady as fuck.
Great insight in FIFA. If you love watching the world cup (just like me!!), you have to know the truth about the organization behind it as well. I was surprised!!
What has been exemplary for these games has been the players, who are willing to act like true sportsmen. Helping each other up after a fall, making sure they are ok.
The employers in the middle east take their passports as soon as they land in their airport. That's how Dubai was built. It's Modern day slavery and the PC media never brings it up, unless you dig deeper and find it out yourself.
The USA should host the World Cup, they already have huge stadiums that the NFL keeps well maintained and it will help them get a kick in the ass to fix some roads, bridges etc.
Crazy to see just how right John was about qutar being a bad place to host the world cup this year. It was even worse then expected how bad working conditions would be.
World Cup in Qatar is fucking absurd. Playing football in piece of land that is surrounded by sands, I'd rather play beach football in Brazil. Too corrupted. I love football, I love the game. But I hate modern football!! Too corrupted and most of the companies that sponsors the World Cup questioned FIFA why the World Cup will be held in Qatar except for Emirates Airline. Why would FIFA chooses Qatar, a country that does not have a national football team and does not have any footballing history, to host the World Cup? Because they want money. I will not be going to watch the 2022 World Cup if it is going to held in Qatar unless they change the host.
I think the host has to change i literally think the world cannot be played there. I mean the stadiums will be shit the football will be terrible due to the heat, and who is going to visit qatar to watch the world cup
Agree. Give the likes of Australia or USA a chance. At least people will still go to see the World Cup. FIFA has grown into a corrupted organisation, need the head of FIFA to get thrown out of his corrupted throne.
I am a Brazilian and i approve this message. Our people is blind, and the ones who need to hear the most these words of Mr. Oliver can´t even speak english.
It's not like the people of Brazil have much of a choice in these matters. Definitely not where the World Cup was concerned, so why would they have had any choice with the Olympics?
+TheYasmineFlower. yes im from Brazil and u r totally right. in fact there were a lot of people against it and there were protests and everything.. but we live in an evil country where the problems of population are totally ignored and the ones who rule here are rich white straight men so..they only care about whats good for them just like Trump :/
@@sonnytapman Yes. That's the reason why the Mormon church and Scientology got started. For-profit-religions. As L. Ron Hubbard (founder of Scientology) said: "You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion."
He is a product of the Daily show. So he has brought that element to this show. the only criticism is that it's very much like the daily show, almost like a copied version on a different channel.
Who doesn't? That guy looks like an as*hole though. If he mock someone bad in my country using English accent of my country, I certainly would not be offended at all.
I hate football, there were protests everywhere and people getting shot by the police. The media was just showing stuff inside the stadium and nobody cared. At least this put a stop in the annoying fireworks that just made noise and left most of the population as if the mongols had came through to make sure nothing was ever going to grow again.
+Enkii Muto I'm Portuguese and do not care about football, at all, never have, probably never will. And few things infuriate me more than meeting foreigners who go all, "You're Portuguese?! Omg, Cristiano Ronaldo!". I know they don't mean to be rude but it annoys me to no end.
+Enkii Muto I speak in the name of my home country Germany when I say: You're welcome. ;) But just for the record, it's not the fault of the game. And the protests in brazil got reported.
Americans know what ppl outside the US call it, so he could have called it whatever he wanted. We know y'all call that 90 minutes of pure boredom football, but we had our own game called football before soccer got introduced here.
Excellent, just a shame John betrayed his heritage by pandering to the yanks and calling it soccer. Every country on Earth apart from America, calls it football. They on the other hand decided that was a good name for a game played mostly with their hands.
Soccer is an English term, the shortened form of Association, originally used to discern it from "Rugby" rules football. Football is one sport - Rugby, American and Soccer are in fact all derivatives of the same sport. So basically nothing is betrayed here other than your own ignorance ;)
There is of course a lot of money involved, but the teams who represent their country, i can tell you they do it as much for the sport as for the money. Which sportman wouldn't dream about winning a world cup ?
This aged like fine wine now that Qatar just prohibited beer sales in the stadiums and built the stadiums with modern slavery. Jesus fuckin Christ FIFA
It should be mentioned, that there actually is another Sepp... His full name is Sepp Piontek, and he is a great great man! He is a German football manager, who helmed the Danish national team in the 1980es and in the process turned them from amateurs (litterally) into one of the biggest surprise upsets of that decade, even though he was their first full time professional manager... He brought forth both a semifinal (lost to Spain in a penalty shootout) in the '84 Euro Cup and a clean sheet of prelimenary victories in the '86 World Cup (one of which was a crushing 6-1 beatdown of Uruguay, one of the premier South American teams of that era). In the qualifiers they took out such giants as England (sorry John...) in 84 and the USSR in 86. 6 years later, they won the Euro Cup of '92 on the foundation of selfbelief and professionalism, that Sepp Piontek had introduced. It is indeed a terrible shame, that he should be so unfortunate as to share his given name with Blatter... And I'm somewhat sure, he never stabbed anyone in a bar fight...
I watched this segment when it first came out, and of course thought to myself “another friken’ corrupt organization screwing people” but rewatching it now, it occurs to me that FIFA is one the last (hopefully) fragments of white colonialism, in that, just like white colonialists, they go into other countries, ignore those countries’ laws and force their own on said countries, then leave with all the money while those countries have to deal with the aftermath of their presence, all while FIFA reminds them how fortunate it was for the countries that FIFA decided to go there.
FIFA is as bad as ever and everything said about Qatar here was proven true. Between 2010 and late 2020 over 6,500 migrant workers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar.
FIFA is a good example of how an organization that get too much power turns into something evil. I'm glad that I'm not a soccer fan, I don't envy dealing with the ethical dilemma of wanting to watch the world cup, but not wanting to enable and partake in the evil (which everybody who watches the world cup does).
That's a bit naive Michael. If you own ANYTHING manufactured in China/Pakistan/India/Mexico (clothes, iPhone, car, sunglasses, TV) you're already partaking in evil and lining the pockets of American/European/Asian mega-corporations that use slave labour to manufacture and assemble their products.
CaptainBungonia I know there are many ways of rationalizing your contribution to FIFA's evil. One such is your tactic: but everyone else (including me) is already contributing in other ways, so this won't make a difference. What you're doing is pointing a finger at another problem and saying that since that problem exists, this problem is okay.
Michael Kazarnowicz Well, saying that people whom enjoy watching the world cup are partaking in evil, is like saying that driving on the highway looking on billboards is the same. It would help everyone closing their eyes would it? It's a religion.
a)where is this show based? (country) b)He is one of the best and funniest show hosts I've ever seen! Just WOW! c)FIFA are pieces of shit! Literally, they are the cancer of the game! Well, not literally...
TicTac MentheDouce Well, John Oliver used to work at The Daily Show with John Stewart on Comedy Central, which is a very good show too. Stewart took 6 weeks off to work on a movie in the middle-east and John Oliver got to host the show in his abscence. Then he quit and after that people are crazy about him and he really deserves. HBO giving him an own show is really the best thing that could happen.
