Not even FIFA are so stupid to as to agree to play a world cup bang in the middle of the Middle Eastern summer. It will most certainly be a winter world cup. One positive is that it won't give England any excuses. Every summer tournament the media claim the England players are suffering from fatigue after the long domestic season (doesn't affect Spain, Holland, Italy, France etc. though...) so with this tournament being held mid season our boys should be in tip-top form, shouldn't they?