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Discussion in 'FIFA and Tournaments' started by Nico Limmat, Feb 24, 2014.

  1. Holiday_Jenkins

    Barcelona
    United States
    Jun 10, 2020
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Excuse? Clearly, its a joke. Everyone including fans from EVERY nation in the region know how CONCACAF, CONCACAF does things.
     
  2. AlbertCamus

    AlbertCamus Member+

    Colorado Rapids
    Sep 2, 2005
    Colorado, USA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    International football is chaotic. In a region with many small and poor countries it is even more chaotic. I find the US fans moaning about it tiresome.
     
  3. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Yeah, I thought you were just joking too.

    Anyway, I guess the discussion probably ran its course. It is the Qatar thread after all (not US NT). :geek:
     
  4. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
    Staff Member

    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From a global perspective:

    It's just Concacaf and Conmebol aiming to resume WCQ in October, right? Anyone else? (UEFA won't start until March, of course, and the AFC have closed up shop for the year)
     
  5. JLSA

    JLSA Member

    Nov 11, 2003
    Technically UEFA is "starting" in September as Nations League results do have direct implications for WCQ.

    J
     
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  6. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
    Staff Member

    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I stand corrected :thumbsup:
     
  7. Holiday_Jenkins

    Barcelona
    United States
    Jun 10, 2020
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    With only 6 Matchdays this round and 2 in the final round CAF isn't starting back up until late May 2021. There matchday schedule looks like this...

    Matchday 1-2 May/June 2021
    Matchday 3-4 August/September 2021
    Matchday 5-6 October 2021
    African Final round 2 Matchdays (unclear if they are doing this in November 2021 or March 2022 or a combination of both)
    2021 AFCON is now 2022 AFCON and will be played January/February 2022
     
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  8. deejay

    deejay Member+

    Feb 14, 2000
    Tarpon Springs, FL
    Club:
    Jorge Wilstermann
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    Moaning about their region is every fan's perogative. You can well handle one post.
     
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  9. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    CONCACAF qualifying is not looking good for 2020.
    It may start in March.
     
  10. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
    Staff Member

    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Which raises the question, how? Because the earlier rounds have to be done before June so that the Octagonal can begin...
     
  11. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Indeed, it would appear that international breaks are probably not a good idea in the current environment. Prolongs the club season, increases travel, forces people to hang-out in a random large group and gives players more free time to get into trouble. Not a good combination.
     
  12. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
    Staff Member

    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ...which then raises the question: what's Conmebol's plan?
     
  13. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    The plan is wait for FIFA to figure something out until the very last second.
     
  14. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Yeah, although I think CONMEBOL has less to worry about that other confederations since they only have 10 members. I mean if (when) it gets to the point where they must begrudgingly go from the single-table format to 2 groups of 5 then suddenly they have ample time to complete their qualifiers. They can start in June and still have time to play friendlies in late-2021 and early-2022.
     
  15. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
    Staff Member

    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #4165 Paul Calixte, Sep 8, 2020
    Last edited: Sep 8, 2020
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  16. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Not surprised.
     
  17. 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
    Another video to share... this one is from the newly built Education City Stadium. This stadium was meant to go for the Club World Cup final last year but didn't quite meet the ready standards, but is open for games now. This is the 3rd fully completed stadium for WC 2022 now functioning after Khalifa Stadium + Al Janoub in Al Wakra. Three down, 5 more to go...

     
  18. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
    Staff Member

    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This article (in Portuguese) hits on an explanation for Concacaf and Conmebol's different decision-making so far: Conmebol negotiates its WCQ TV contracts centrally, and thus has a strong incentive to do everything possible (including the first couple matchdays with local teams) to preserve the 10-team league format, while Concacaf leaves TV contracts up to each Fed.
     
  19. r0adrunner

    r0adrunner Member+

    Jun 4, 2011
    London, UK
    Club:
    AS Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Since the 2012 EURO, UEFA has been selling audiovisual rights for NL, WC and EURO preliminary games centrally; I didn't realise CONMEBOL did it too.
     
  20. Gistavo Amaral

    Jun 28, 2014
    Recife
    Club:
    Nautico Recife
    Talk about lack of soul...
     
  21. 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
    Ha ha... well, they've only opened one small section of the stadium to fans and you can only sit one per every three seats, must keep mask on at all times, etc, etc... but yeah in general it's neven exactly going to be the eternal Belgrade derby here....
     
  22. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    I m hearing rumblings that CONMEBOL is close to postponing yet again.

    Looks like more and more likely for 2 Groups of 5 Starting next year if I had to bet.

    (I hope I am wrong though.)
     
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  23. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
    Staff Member

    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They're officially meeting on Monday, so we'll find out soon...
     
  24. JLSA

    JLSA Member

    Nov 11, 2003
    Surely they, and everyone outside UEFA, has to. UEFA seems to be a bit like North American/Australia etc domestic competitions - they can bubble "enough" to keep the tournaments limping along with the occasional 3rd-string side when they hit a problem.

    Everyone else is going to hit too many quarantine problems trying to get teams to meet internationally for a while. And, outside of the rich countries, it is going to be hard to justify the costs of risking outbreaks.

    J
     
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  25. Holiday_Jenkins

    Barcelona
    United States
    Jun 10, 2020
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hearing CONMEBOL is doing everything possible to play in October and November. They are holding out hope. A couple options go forward as planned, neutral South American location for October matches bubble style, neutral Europe location for October matches bubble style, postponement only if FIFA can promise them winow this upcoming January.

    Possible South American Bubble Locations: Fortaleza, Rio de Janiero, Montevideo, Asuncion

    Possible Europe Bubble Locations:: Lisbon, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Berlin
     

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