Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) — ΛΧΣ21™ 16:35, 2 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup[edit]

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This article appears to be about a future event 2 years away which may or may not happen. Holyfield1998 (talk) 14:56, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, too soon. TV | talk 18:28, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I'm so confused as to why this is up for deletion. Bidding for the tournament is in progress and the tournament will absolutely happen. See Beach Soccer Worldwide's official article on the bidding nations If you are unware of who BSWW are, they are the governing body for beach soccer. This was also reported by FIFA. Also see FIFA's official bidding document here. TurboGUY (talk) 19:19, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Why delete the page? It has information relevant to an upcoming event. And BTW, Holyfield1988, it is an event that will take place. Deride beach soccer if you will. What's next, delete pages regarding the Rio 2016 Olympics, or the 2014 World Cup? Caperspark (talk) 19:21, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
WP:CRYSTALBALL TV | talk 21:01, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:CRYSTAL, which states "Individual scheduled or expected future events should be included only if the event is notable and almost certain to take place" Seeing as bidding has started, then it would meet this. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 12:44, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. WP:CRYSTAL states that, if preparation for an event has started (and it has in this case with nations announcing their official bids), then the article should be included.--xanchester (t) 20:03, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 18:47, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 18:47, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. — Frankie (talk) 18:49, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - looks very likely to happen. Giant Snowman 18:50, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Planning is obviously underway, thus satisfying WP:CRYSTAL. If we can justify an article on the 2020 Summer Olympics right now, we can certainly handle this. Faustus37 (talk) 08:49, 2 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.