It has been discussed before but I heard rumors that the main reason Vegas and Chicago do not want to host is because they do not want to meet the financial promises and guarantee$$ for security and such. Also , as has been mentioned in the USA forum the grass field is not wide enough and I bet they do not want to spend money to renovate that just to host a couple of matches in a World Cup.
I think there is a range of permissible pitch sizes for World Cup events. Allegiant's pitch didn't seem narrow or short, even when I watched the replay on TV. But it could have been. It would be interesting to know, I did a very quick search and didn't find the answer. As for why Vegas isn't there, the money issues make sense. The city could have just figured they do well enough and don't need the extra crowds, I don't know. But I still think it's a shame it's not a venue city as so many of my foreign friends cite Vegas as a top destination to visit in the US. I know for sure Chicago wouldn't give in to FIFA's demands, and Vancouver also. Also in my opinion it's a shame that Chicago isn't a venue city. It's not just a great city for the sport but just a great city overall, especially in the summer.
There is an allowable range for an international size pitch but since 1998 the size of the pitch in world cups is standardised at 105 x 68 metres.
¡Atención! 🚨@CONMEBOL se pronunció sobre posibilidad de fechas triples de las Clasificatorias Sudamericanas en los meses de setiembre y octubre. https://t.co/go8McToinr— Federación Peruana de Fútbol (@TuFPF) August 3, 2021 Conmebol has requested FIFA approval for 3-match windows in September and October.
I heard rumors about this but just could not get myself to actually believe they would go through with it. Desperate times call for desperate measures though so I can't complain if it happens. It just will be so wacky with all the travel and different climate and altitude extremes.
It was noticeably too narrow. The FS1 announcers commented on it. I think they said it was 66 yards wide?
https://argsoccernews.wordpress.com...schedule-of-2021-confirmed-two-superclasicos/ So CONMEBOL's Matchday Six is Sept 7 and Matchday Five is Oct 12?
The Conmebol triple matchdays are now approved. Cambios en el calendario internacional masculino a causa de la pandemia👉 https://t.co/p3XKbOOryv— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) August 6, 2021 La FIFA autorizó la realización de las fechas triples en septiembre y octubre para las Eliminatorias de la Conmebol. pic.twitter.com/o4sAG6YaIx— OMR -SPORT ⚽️ (@omar3762) August 7, 2021 FIFA dio luz verde para que se dé la triple jornada en septiembre y octubre ⚽.#Ecuador 🇪🇨 tendrá los siguientes compromisos:👀 3 partidos serán en #Quito.👀 Uruguay, Venezuela y Colombia los otros 3 destinos.#ECU #EcuadorTieneHinchas #Conmebol 📸: @xavierrodm pic.twitter.com/gr0oqrhHxA— Luis Eduardo Jacome (@LuisEduJacome) August 6, 2021
Should favor the deep teams like Brazil, Argentina, Colombia. But you just never know. South American qualifying is crazy as it is. This makes it even crazier.
meh, I think bigger issue is travel and altitude. E.g. Argentina having to play away in Venezuela 3 days before playing in the opposite end of the continent in Brazil, isn’t ideal. Or teams going to places like La Paz and Quito with not even 48 hours to get adjusted to the altitude (although if you have two matches in-a-row at high altitude maybe its an advantage).
I mentioned the altitude extremes in an earlier post. But when pertaining to my last post three games in eight days with the same players within those extremes has never been seen before in South American marathon qualifying. Deeper teams may have an advantage because there is not much drop off in talent while the less deep teams will have to play guys that are just not as good. But we shall see. Tactics that are just really defensive and 5 subs help things out for those teams.
Concacaf has announced dates and times for WCQ in the next two months. Concacaf and FIFA confirm schedule for region’s Final Round of World Cup QualifyingDetails:https://t.co/WudQ9GSa8YConcacaf y FIFA confirman calendario para la Ronda Final de la Clasificatoria de la región a la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Catar 2022Detalles:https://t.co/nKe7rNbvs5 pic.twitter.com/nRggQIdr7W— Concacaf (@Concacaf) August 9, 2021
Based on recent event, I don't think the US will qualify to the World Cup again. There are so many similarity to last failed bid from 2018. Head coach hired directly from MLS; Win Gold Cup prior to the World Cup; Do differently than other rival teams in the Gold Cup; Have a youth international switch to Mexico; Have a high optimism
No offense, but that's about as deep of an analysis as someone who picks winners based on their uniform color.
Actually it's less deep than that. Look out for those red teams. The researchers found that teams who wear red at home had better home records than would be expected by chance. Three of the four teams with the best home records wore red. https://goalwa.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/one-color-rises-above-the-rest-for-success-in-soccer-red/
USA having filled to the brim stadiums while the rest of CONCACAF having empty stadiums for most of the cycle is probably the icing on the cake for qualifying to Qatar. The only question for me is how many points can they accumulate on the road for a run at a seed.
One can have a larger discussion on the parallels of Gold Cup performance impacting WCQ, but for now I'd just point out that this time, the Gold Cup came and went before we (the US) even got started with WCQ.
The USA will not only qualify. They will do it in style. As far as I'm concerned they will claim 1st place ahead of Mexico.
I hope so. Mexico could be in a bit of a crises if they do not start out well in their empty stadium. Some of the fans and media are starting to lose their patience with Tata.
Win Gold Cup prior to the World Cup along won't make us failed to qualify. To make you understand better, it is the combination of all below that make me feel that way. US failed to qualify WC in 2018 = Head coach hired directly from MLS; + Win Gold Cup prior to the World Cup; + Do differently than other rival teams in the Gold Cup; + Have a youth international switch to Mexico; + Have a high optimism You can find similar shit from this year's edition.
1) The 2017 manager was hired already into the cycle and had a few months to figure things out with not too many games to experiment in. This U.S. Manager has been a part of the cycle for years experimenting in many different matches and has a much deeper pool of quality players in tournaments 2) The team that won the Gold Cup before 2018 did not beat Mexico's "A" team. 3) Everyone do differently so I do not get this point. 4) Youth internationals switch to Mexico has no bearing on qualifying. 5) There was only high optimism because people hated Klinsi and thought Arena could work some previous magic. The optimism was not justified. This time around there's a lot of quality young players playing in Europe and winning tournaments. Not the same at all but nice try.
Let's keep our discussion on the game, rather than resorting to ad hominem comments, from this point forward.
Even with indoors stadiums it would still be 120 degrees outside and a miserable experience overall in summer
Scientifically, it’s better to come in and play at altitude right away within 24-36 hours, or stay there a week