See: http://www.theage.com.au/news/Socce...p/2004/11/28/1101577352325.html?from=storylhs Gist: Oceania Cup is completely ignored - so, replace it with something that might get attention. Idea: Two Oceania nations (Australia and [somewhat controversially I must suggest] New Zealand) and two other teams, say South Korea or Japan or a solid South American side, play a 4-team tournament. It's all a bit like the Gold Cup, with Australia playing the part of the USA (that is, play at home if possible, seed yourselves, don't invite the riff-raff, don't worry if your continential champion is from far far away etc etc etc) Further down the track it might get a bit bigger - maybe allow island teams to try and qualify, something like that. Poll attached for you to add your restricted opinion. It lists types of sides (you could think of the groups as "nearby Asian big-guns", "further away AFC big-guns", "South American super-power" or "mid-level South American team") J
Interesting... I'm not a fan of guest teams in continental competitions, but I guess we can scrap the Confederations Cup now.
Fantastic idea. I am sure that the AFC will play ball but whether or not the OFC could get Brazil or Argentina down here without paying one hell of a fee is still to be seen.
It seems such a good idea, I can hardly believe that it originated from Oceania. We need to avoid this being a "second division" competition we need these to be real competitive games so that the fans turn up and that the games get the full commerical media coverage they merit South Korea and Japan would always be good to invite, along with the "lesser" South American sides such as Colombia or Paraguay, you don't want Brazil or Argentina to walk away with it or to turn up with a reserve team [or both] I also feel that we should look at maybe South Africa or even England or Greece. USA, Mexico or Jamaica would also be a source of good competition and produce exicting games.
i am worried what happens if we (australia) lose the OFC Cup final to an 'outsider' do THEY make it to the Confed cup?
If the Fed Cup is still agoing concern it will be a team from OFC that represents, regardless of who actually wins the tournament.
Confed Cup will still go ahead, especially if FIFA push so hard for it. but that does raise a good point, what if we lose the OFC Cup to an 'outsider'?
It's nothing like the "Gold Cup". It is, however, much like the Nike U.S. Cup. Which is the US and three other countries (Mexico is usually one of the other three) playing a round robin series of games. Sounds like a really good idea.
You'll need to explain to me which of the following things are not like the Gold Cup. (Quoted by you in the last post) "play at home if possible seed yourselves don't invite the riff-raff don't worry if your continential champion is from far far away" J