Confederations Cup 2003 Update

[jd2084]

Originally posted by csh2000
I know it's a smaller event, but I don't know if FIFA would give it to UEFA two times in a row - 2003 and Germany in 2005. Especially after UEFA said a few months ago that they would end their participation in it after 2005.

That may be the reason they give it to UEFA. Throw them a bone, so they won't withdraw. Remember w/out UEFA this tournamet will likely crumble.

[Scrandal]

It sounds like we want to host, but aren't aggressively pursuing it.

posted by csh

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Guys I still don't know how to cut and paste from prior posts so I did it the old way but my comment regarding our desire to host the '03 Confed Cup came from reading the LA Times Grahme Jones article. In that article, which I can't find a link to, it had multiple quotes from a variety of US Soccer and MLS upper management regarding how big this tourney would be to capitalize on the performance of our World Cup run.

[flanoverseas]

Originally posted by Scrandal
It sounds like we want to host, but aren't aggressively pursuing it.

posted by csh

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Guys I still don't know how to cut and paste from prior posts so I did it the old way but my comment regarding our desire to host the '03 Confed Cup came from reading the LA Times Grahme Jones article. In that article, which I can't find a link to, it had multiple quotes from a variety of US Soccer and MLS upper management regarding how big this tourney would be to capitalize on the performance of our World Cup run. click on the box "quote" in the lower right hand corner of the post you want to reference.

[Pyro]

"It appears likely that the U.S. is going to host the Confederations Cup" - Grant Wahl

So much for the French.

This would be great!

Does anyone have a list of clubs expected to attend?

[eldiablito]

Originally posted by Pyro

Does anyone have a list of clubs expected to attend?

The clubs in this case would be national teams:

World Cup Champion: Brazil
European Champion: France
South American Champ: Colombia
African Champ: Cameroon
Concacaf Champ: USA
Oceania Champ: New Zealand
Asian Champ: Japan
And one team invited as a guest

[Shaster]

Since USA is the host, the second best country will be there--Costa Rica.

[Sachin]

Won't the tournament come during the end of Euro 2004 qualifying? In that case, we may see Portugal and Kazakhstan (the only two EUFA members not participating in qualifying) as the the European representatives.

Sachin

[GPK]

Wahl's Link (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/grant_wahl/news/2002/09/05/wahl_mailbag/)

[tame1999]

I would love to see the Conf. Cup here in the U.S., but in regards to Euros wanting to take holiday over here, it's not as affordable as it used to be. Alot of Europeans don't come here just for the sake that they can go to Greece or Italy at half the price that it would be to go over to the U.S. Anyways, I hope we get this thing..that would be nice.

[Martin Fischer]

Originally posted by tame1999
I would love to see the Conf. Cup here in the U.S., but in regards to Euros wanting to take holiday over here, it's not as affordable as it used to be. Alot of Europeans don't come here just for the sake that they can go to Greece or Italy at half the price that it would be to go over to the U.S. Anyways, I hope we get this thing..that would be nice.

If you were referring to my post about "Euros" vacationing over in the States, I was referring to American Euopean-based players like Friedel, Keller, Sanneh etc. My understanding is that these guys do spend a substantial amount of time in the States during their off season, so in my opinion the location of the tourney in the States in June is not going to hurt the chances of the USMNT raising an A team for this tournament.

[photar74]

Considering the strength of the Euro against the dollar, I wouldn't be surprisng to see a flood of Europeans in the States during the next year.

[empennage]

Originally posted by photar74
Considering the strength of the Euro against the dollar, I wouldn't be surprisng to see a flood of Europeans in the States during the next year.

uhh... Aren't the Euro and the Dollar a pretty much 1 for 1 exchange?

[flanoverseas]

Originally posted by empennage


uhh... Aren't the Euro and the Dollar a pretty much 1 for 1 exchange? yeah, but...

At its debut it was $0.88 to the dollar, dropping to a low of $0.85 up to $1.01/02 and has been hovering around $.099

A $0.15 swing in six months is A LOT. For every Euro you gain $0.15

A $1,000 vacation is now $1500 cheaper than before, no to mention the economic profit of more money earned + less money spent = total savings.

[Martin Fischer]

Originally posted by flanoverseas
yeah, but...

At its debut it was $0.88 to the dollar, dropping to a low of $0.85 up to $1.01/02 and has been hovering around $.099

A $0.15 swing in six months is A LOT. For every Euro you gain $0.15

A $1,000 vacation is now $1500 cheaper than before, no to mention the economic profit of more money earned + less money spent = total savings.

Try $150.

[flanoverseas]

Originally posted by Martin Fischer


Try $150. thanks for correcting my typo, pisser. You so smart.

[halfnorsk]

Euro 2004 qualifying ends in October, 2003 (actually, November if you include the playoff round). The Confederations Cup would start one week after Matchday 7 of Euro 2004 qualifying, and would end more than two months before Matchday 8.

http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/Euro2004/



Originally posted by Sachin
Won't the tournament come during the end of Euro 2004 qualifying? In that case, we may see Portugal and Kazakhstan (the only two EUFA members not participating in qualifying) as the the European representatives.

Sachin

[Preston North End]

Originally posted by Atouk
...I haven't yet heard the dates of the 2003 Gold Cup, but if Arena takes some of the same players to both, they'll likely miss at least six weekends of MLS play (the Gold Cup takes three weekends to get to the Final/Third Place match and the Confed Cup would start on a Wednesday and go through two weekends, so they'd need to be together the weekend before for practice and/or travel)...

The Gold Cup is being held July 12-27, 2003. No host as been determined as of yet.

As mentioned, the Confed Cup is being held June 18-29, 2003. Qualified nations are: United States, France, Japan, Cameroon, Brazil and New Zealand. The educated guess would have another national team from the host confederation be invited to round out the numbers.

I would imagine two different U.S. squads will compete, though some players might take part in both.

It would be nice to see as close to an "A" team for the Confed Cup and a mixture of an "A/B" team for the Gold Cup.

[sidspaceman]

Preston you forgot Colombia.

[DCUPopeAndLillyFan]

Originally posted by flanoverseas
At its debut it was $0.88 to the dollar, dropping to a low of $0.85 up to $1.01/02 and has been hovering around $.099


I assume you mean $0.99? ;)

[Preston North End]

Originally posted by sidspaceman
Preston you forgot Colombia.

Oops! Sorry.

Maybe it's because they won such a mediocre competition ;)