Same thing happened in the 2022 vote. Qatar and Japan both lost a vote each from the first round

Round 1: Australia 1, Japan 3, USA 3, South Korea 4, Qatar 11
Round 2: Japan 2, South Korea 5, USA 5, Qatar 10
Round 3: South Korea 5, USA 6, Qatar 11
Round 4: USA 8, Qatar 14

As for the 2018 vote

Round 1: England 2, Belgium/Netherlands 4, Spain/Portugal 7, Russia 9
Round 2: Belgium/Netherlands 2, Spain/Portugal 7, Russia 13

Well done Russia and Qatar.

Well, barring the same crap when you did not get 2006, that you only fail cos your current boss is Italian, like the Swede some time before him. The failure to accept that you are International also rans rather than the big country you believe you are. If Beckham never got a red card in 1998 then the World Cup was there for the taking (remember the abuse he got?), and the same with Rooney in 2006. Pesky refs.

Maradona is a cheat (apparently Owen isn't though) and he cost them 1986. Amazing how many World Cups you have been robbed in. 2002 was worse with that complete fluke from Ronaldinho

Then we get scapegoats - Paul Robinson, Robert Green, Scott Carson, all costing the country their divine right.

I see however that there are a few on here that are not taking this at all well.

Think this one has gone on long enough if it's just going to turn into a silly bitchfest.