Early, random thoughts on today’s World Cup 2022 disappointment

• I had in my daybook: "Write for SI.com about the impact of U.S. landing 2022" ... guess I've got the day free now.
• Now everyone in the U.S. soccer establishment knows how the rest of the globe felt when the United States landed World Cup 1994.
• Look, I can take a month without beer. And I can take a month of temperatures where people will be melting like cheese. But both at the same time? Holy incapacitation! I don't know what we did to deserve this, but please allow me to apologize profusely.
• Qatar is the size of Ohio Connecticut in square miles. Population-wise, it’s the size of Philadelphia or Phoenix.
• As for FIFA’s justification of awarding the 2022 event to such a tiny land, about exposing the game to a new areas … that doesn’t pass the smell test. That’s like saying it’s important to expose the game to Louisiana. Honestly, I just don’t see what FIFA at large gains. On the other hand, the cynic might say that it’s easy to see what 22 members of the executive committee might gain.
• Recently, a very high figure in the U.S. Soccer establishment told a small group of journalists that something has to be done about FIFA’s lack of global accountability. He equated it roughly to the Pope, another massive global figure who answers to no one. I’m sure he doesn’t feel one bit differently today.
• This from Daniel Robertson of Big D Soccer: Countries ahead of Qatar in population: Latvia, Gambia, Lesotho, Albania, Jamaica, Mauritania, Puerto Rico, Kyrgystan, Turkmenistan, JenniferAnistan. (I made the last one up.) States more densely populated than Qatar: Tonga, Kiribati, Seychelles, Andorra, Nepal, Cayman Islands, Guadeloupe, Luxembourg, SimonBorg. (I made that last one up, too.)
• Thinking back on the failed Olympic bid and where the blame went for that one, at least no one can pin this one on President Obama. Or can they … ?

Suggested ways to celebrate Thursday’s big announcement

• Dip yourself in oil. Then roll around in oil money.
• Haul ass over to Costco and buy a crapload of sunscreen. @AllenAHopkins suggests SPF 7000. They make that … right?
• Go re-watch the Moscow chase scene from Bourne Supremacy. Dude is a bad-ass.
• Imitate Daily Show's John Oliver and his thick British lilt and repeat over and over, "Oh ... The injustice!"
• Go out and get drunk! – ‘Cuz there ain’t gonna be any of that going on in Qatar

@kickette Brazil is going to hold one helluva party in 2014 and we'll all still be in prison by 2018, anyway.

@sportsguy33 (Bill Simmons): Qatar needs to thank its special consultant for the 2022 WC bid: Cam Newton's father.

@MedvedevRussia Ура! Победа! Мы принимаем Чнат-2018! Теперь нужно как следует готовиться к проведению ЧМ. И, конечно, достойно выступить (One of his bests! That dude always cracks me up.)

@LizzSum … RT @cris136: Wait, does this mean I'm not getting any more emails from Landon Donovan, Bill Clinton and Morgan Freeman?!