2017 Confederations Cup - Qualifiers, News and Updates [R]

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  1. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes, while everyone's focusing on potential World Cup investments, Russia has a major tournament on its hands in only 2.5 years' time. For their sake, I hope the ruble pulls out of its current tailspin...

    For the first time (at least since FIFA consolidated it as the quadrennial pregame for the World Cup), a confederation will have three representatives in this tournament. My best guess is that Russia [hosts] and Germany [world champions] will be the top seed in Groups A and B respectively, leaving the last UEFA representative available to be drawn in either group. A quick guide as to the remaining qualifiers:

    AFC: The winner of the ongoing 2015 Asian Cup in Australia, to be decided on January 31.

    CONMEBOL: The winner of the 2015 Copa América in Chile this June.

    CONCACAF: If the United States wins the 2015 Gold Cup in July, then we will go straight to the Confederations Cup. Otherwise, the US (2013 Gold Cup winners) and the 2015 champions will play a one-game decider, tentatively in October, for the Confederations Cup ticket.

    UEFA: The winner of the 2016 Euro in France; or the runner-up if Russia or Germany win the tournament. No clue what happens if the final is Russia-Germany, though. FIFA takes advantage of the situation to shoehorn in World Cup runners-up Argentina? :D (...ahem, assuming they don't win the Copa América...)

    OFC: The winner of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup/WCQ tournament, tentatively set to finish in November 16 (if New Zealand don't win the final-round group early).

    CAF: The winner of the 2017 African Cup of Nations in January-February.
     
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  2. waitforit

    waitforit Member+

    Dec 3, 2010
    Valcea
    Club:
    FC Steaua Bucuresti
    Nat'l Team:
    Romania
    #2 waitforit, Jan 10, 2015
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    Brazil has been to all confederations cup since FIFA rebranded the King Fahd Cup as the Confederations Cup

    They always qualified by being either continental or world champions* (they qualified in 2003 and 2005 due to being WC in 2002) and when they weren't either they were hosts.
    *In 1999 they played because France refused to do so.
    From the first time in a long time there is a big change that they won't make it

    The best placed UEFA team in the FIFA rankings will go. They did that for the 2003 Confed Cup
     
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  3. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    True. But there were still only two European teams in that 2003 tournament.

    I could see FIFA making up rules as they go along and invite Argentina as suggested by Paul Calixte.
     
  4. Sifrit

    Sifrit Member

    Mar 15, 2014
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Not sure if UEFA would agree to simply hand over its spot to a different confederation.

    Maybe they would just for once have a 3rd place match at the Euros.
     
  5. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Is it really handing it over if Germany is both the Euro champion and the World Cup champion?

    And Russia hypothetically is second?

    (Not saying it is going to happen but it is the hypothetical scenario that was given.)
     
  6. Sifrit

    Sifrit Member

    Mar 15, 2014
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Of course, this is a very unlikely scenario, but if it happened I imagine that UEFA (or any other confederation in this situation) would want to keep the three spots that are theirs according to the rules. The two teams who lost the Euro semi-finals would certainly think they have greater right to play in the Confed Cup than another team from South America.
     
  7. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    They would think that.

    But there is precedence for the second of the World Cup to be invited. And with FIFA anything can happen. Especially if Argentina is more attractive($) to them.
     
  8. SJJ

    SJJ Member

    Sep 20, 1999
    Royal Oak, MI, USA
    Club:
    Michigan Bucks
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    To clarify this, last time, part of the Oceania Nations Cup also acted as World Cup qualifiers. After the preliminary round knocked the teams from 11 to 8, they played two groups of four (single-round-robin, in a single country), to get the top two in each group.

    At that point, they continued at the same site to play a "final four" to get the "confederation" champion for the Confederations Cup; then the same four teams played a home-and-home round-robin to get the team that played in the WCQ play-off round.
     
  9. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  10. glennaldo_sf

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    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Kuwait and Oman were eliminated from the Asian cup, and therefore the 2017 confederations cup while Australia & South Korea move on... we will probably lose either Saudi or North Korea tomorrow...
     
  11. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Crap! I had planned on seeing Oman in Moscow. :x3:
     
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  12. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The next qualifier will emerge from the 2015 Asian Cup Final between Australia and South Korea this Sunday. They've already faced off in this tournament, with South Korea getting the better of the hosts 1-0 in the group stage.
     
  13. glennaldo_sf

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    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    oh well - they did lose to the two finalists at least :D
     
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  14. PaulieJay

    PaulieJay Member

    Sep 10, 2013
    Iowa, United States
    Club:
    Wolverhampton Wanderers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I had hoped CAF would go the playoff route that CONCACAF has and hold a playoff between the 2015 and 2017 champion. Not that teams don't take the tournament seriously, but it's the only remaining continental tournament that does not have a berth at stake. The CC has continued to grow in prestige and importance, and AFCON is a tiny bit hollow without it.
     
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  15. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Australia won 2:1 after extra time.
     
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  16. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
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    Congrats to the Aussies!
     
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  17. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    First time that an Asian country are the current champions of both the national level Asian Cup and the club level Asian Champions League.
    Good on ya, Strines! :thumbsup:
     
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  18. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
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    Club:
    --other--
    Technically the first time a Non Asian team Geographically is the winner of both the Champions League and National Team competition. :p
     
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  19. waitforit

    waitforit Member+

    Dec 3, 2010
    Valcea
    Club:
    FC Steaua Bucuresti
    Nat'l Team:
    Romania
    The Gulf nations want Australia thrown out of AFC . They said this before the tournament began
    I believe they want it more now.....
     
  20. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Salty... :D
     
  21. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Btw, now there's a chance we'll see Australia-New Zealand in the Confederations Cup. :D
     
  22. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    why don't the Gulf nations try and join the OFC?

    Personally, I'd love to go to Tahiti on away days...

    :D
     
  23. PaulieJay

    PaulieJay Member

    Sep 10, 2013
    Iowa, United States
    Club:
    Wolverhampton Wanderers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I would say there's a 50/50 chance at that happening seeing as how OFC has virtually guaranteed we do not see Tahiti again. Socceroos vs. USA is also an intriguing potential match (yes, Mexico I see you, but are you going to win 2 competitive matches in a row vs. the US on American soil? I'll believe it when I see it)
     
  24. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Who says a potential Confederation Cup playoff would be in the US? As in, what US city would be considered neutral? Columbus is too pro-US (soccer-wise, people, don't read politics into this :D ), while Mexico would get the majority of the crowd practically anywhere else.
     
  25. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    I don't know. I think Australia and the OFC champion will be put in the same pot.

    Pot 1: Russia, Germany
    Pot 2: Australia, OFC champ
    Pot 3: Copa America champ, Euro champ
    Pot 4: CAF champ, CONCACAF champ

    That would make sense to me to keep both competitive balance and geographical distribution across the 2 groups.
     

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