Confederations Cup back?

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  1. STR1

    STR1 Member+

    Atlanta United
    United States
    May 29, 2010
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    FIFA planning on bringing Confederations Cup back to be played every 4 years. Not only did they expand CWC now they want Confederations back!

    So....for example it could look something like this; 2026 WC, 2027 Confederations Cup, 2028 free year for now, 2029 CWC, 2030 WC, 2031 Confederations Cup, 2032 free year for now etc.

    Call Infantino greedy AF but man knows how to create excitement! Hyped if true! This should give CONCACAF Gold Cup more meaning over CONCACAF Nations League. Either get rid of Nations League or go to 4 years for Gold Cup but....it's CONCACAF.

     
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  2. STR1

    STR1 Member+

    Atlanta United
    United States
    May 29, 2010
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    If it's true IMO it would be better if they gave a spot to the hosting nation and replaced them with the Europe Nations League winners. Since it is a smaller tournament they can rotate Continents every 4 years to avoid having the WC host also host Confederations Cup. You don't need that many big stadiums as they are needed for a WC and you don't need multiple host as they are only 8 teams.

    For example; 2026 WC US/Mexico/Canada and in 2027 give CONMEBOL or CAF or AFC the Confederations Cup and pick one country from there. Every year there will be a tournament in each Continent. Either the WC, CWC or Confederations Cup.
     
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  3. nbarbour

    nbarbour Member+

    Jun 19, 2006
    Washington DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I love the Confederations Cup. Without it, we wouldn’t have this in our lives (I don’t think it was called Confederations Cup at the time, but same thing…):

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  4. rgli13

    rgli13 Member+

    Mar 23, 2005
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    the year after a world cup/first year of a new cycle would render it almost meaningless.
     
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  5. um_chili

    um_chili Member+

    Jun 3, 2002
    Losanjealous
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I love the idea of the Confeds Cup and have bittersweet memories of us being in it. But man the fixture congestion is getting out of control. Especially true for Concacaf because we have (for whatever reason) the GC every two years.
     
  6. jond

    jond Member+

    Sep 28, 2010
    Club:
    Levski Sofia
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Someone ask Pulisic first if he has any potential conflict.
     
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  7. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As much as I'd love to bring back the Confederations Cup....

    Anyone reporting this besides "Futbol de Inglaterra"?
     
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  8. Burr

    Burr Member+

    Boca Juniors
    Argentina
    Jul 8, 2014
    Tampa, FL
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah if this would kill the extra Gold Cup once and for all I'd be for it but I doubt that's the case.
     
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  9. Elninho

    Elninho Member+

    Sacramento Republic FC
    United States
    Oct 30, 2000
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Knowing FIFA and CONCACAF, I wouldn't be too shocked if they want to play the Confederations Cup, Club World Cup, and Gold Cup in the same summer. It'd be awful, but not extremely surprising.
     
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  10. gogorath

    gogorath Member+

    None
    United States
    May 12, 2019
    CONCACAF only benefits from the Gold Cup, so I don't think it is going away. FIFA will stagger the other two.

    This year looks to be beyond an utter disaster attendance wise, so maybe they will relent on the insane pricing.
     
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  11. gomichigan24

    gomichigan24 Member+

    Jul 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Though they used to do it the same summer, we would just send a B team to the Gold Cup and an A team to the Confed Cup when we were in it.

    See the 2009 Gold Cup final where we lost 5-0 to Mexico.
     
  12. gomichigan24

    gomichigan24 Member+

    Jul 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It’s the pricing but also playing midday during the week for some of the games for the European TV window.

    And playing some of the games in big NFL stadiums when they shouldn’t based on whose playing (as not every team is as much of a draw).
     
  13. kruck

    kruck Member+

    Jan 12, 2008
    Houston, TX
    Club:
    SV Werder Bremen
    1. I hope the CWC dies. In the alternative I hope USMNT players don't play for clubs involved.
    2. Stop making players play so many games.
    3. I actually like the CC but then make GC every 4 years instead of two.
     
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  14. gomichigan24

    gomichigan24 Member+

    Jul 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think it’s definitely not going to die and it’s not a bad tournament. But I do agree that they are piling up far too many games on these players.
     
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  15. kruck

    kruck Member+

    Jan 12, 2008
    Houston, TX
    Club:
    SV Werder Bremen
    So where do you cut games? Something has to give.
     
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  16. gomichigan24

    gomichigan24 Member+

    Jul 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don’t know the problem is no one has incentive to cut games.

    The Club World Cup definitely isn’t going away. I just hope the next one is not the US. I feel like we’re just going to keep seeing more and more international tournaments here for the same reason every Gold Cup is played here.
     
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  17. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    After the Copa disaster,,FIFA probably is leaning into a WC dry run. Though I thought CWC was doing that now.

    BTW, the Intercontinental Cup (in the old CWC format) is still a thing and will be played in December.

    But I'd love Confed Cup back, at least we might care about Gold Cup every other year again.
     
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  18. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The minnows need the GC qualies/NL.
     
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  19. gomichigan24

    gomichigan24 Member+

    Jul 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And CONCACAF needs the money it brings.
     
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  20. schrutebuck

    schrutebuck Member+

    Jul 26, 2007
    I would hope that the 2nd Gold Cup can be dumped if FIFA tries to bring back the Confederations Cup and keep the Club World Cup going.

    I would expect that there would be a way to make the math to be doable for smaller CONCACAF federations that want the relative influx of Gold Cup money. And smaller CONCACAF federations have plenty of competitive fixtures now in the Nations League era.
     
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