The Road to USA, Mexico + Canada 2026- World Cup Qualifiers [R]

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  1. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
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    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
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    Liverpool FC
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    Australia
    https://www.news.com.au/sport/footb...s/news-story/ea7bf91bc364fdd36ba73c33f174930d
     
  2. almango

    almango Member+

    Sydney FC
    Australia
    Nov 29, 2004
    Bulli, Australia
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
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  3. almango

    almango Member+

    Sydney FC
    Australia
    Nov 29, 2004
    Bulli, Australia
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Had another look at the FIFA windows and if they keep the 5 windows a year going the first round must start in the Sept 23 window with the first group stage starting in October. Using every window the second group stage finishes June 25, with stage 4 happening in the sept window, the playoff in Oct and the intercontinental playoff in November 25. There is no space for a nations league.
     
  4. almango

    almango Member+

    Sydney FC
    Australia
    Nov 29, 2004
    Bulli, Australia
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    A good place to voice my opinion on what to do with a coach for this cycle. I think (providing the calendar doesn't undergo radical change) the current practice of appointing a coach for a world cup cycle should change. The way Asian qualification is set up means that the real end of the cycle is the Asian Cup. Our next coaching appointment should end with the 2027 Asian Cup. I would like to see the current setup remain for the 2023(24) Asian Cup, whenever it gets held. The only hiccup may be is if Arnie and the others want to return to club football and a 1 year extension isn't enough to tempt them to stay. If they decide to offer Arnie the job for the next world cup that contract should finish with the Asian Cup. Of course we can always sack a coach, we did it in 2005 part way through qualifying and in 2013 after we had qualified.
     
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  5. Kamtedrejt

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    Internazionale Milano
    Albania
    Mar 14, 2017
    Hamburg
    Club:
    FC Internazionale Milano
    Nat'l Team:
    Albania
    AFC Nations Ecosystem Ranking

    https://kassiesa.net/uefa/forum2/viewtopic.php?t=6034



    I carried out some extensive research on the AFC nations and about where their programs stand right now. Here are the results:

    It's important to know that

    my grading system refers from 1 (lowest grade possible) to 10 (highest grade possible).

    NT form = national team form since the 2019 Asian Cup. Other than the Asian Cup, the World Cup qualifiers, the World Cup itself, the Gulf Cup, the AFF Championship and the Arab Cup 2021 are considered. Also friendlies for the lesser ranked nations who play less competitive matches.
    The weighting for "NT form" was 50%

    Youth = youth reusults in the last decade (last 8-10 years). Competitions taken into account include the U23 Asian Cup, U20 Asian Cup and the Asian Games as it's an U23 competition plus only three overage players. U17 results were not considered. A rating system was adopted to hand out points for a nation's final position in the final standings of each competition taken into account.
    The weighting for "youth" was 20%.

    Pedigree refers to a national team's results in the most important competitions since 2004 i.e. five World Cup cycles and five Asian Cup cycles are considered. Again competitions like the Gulf Cup and the AFF Champinship were taken into account. The weighting for "pedigree" was 20%

    Club success refers to a league's results in the two highest tier Asian club competitions i.e. AFC CL and AFC Cup since the 2016/2017 season. A rating system was developed in order to calculate a league's performance. Since the gap between first and second tier competition is big (probably bigger than in UEFA) my point system rewarded i.e. a quarterfinal run in the AFC CL more than winning the AFC Cup. The weighting for "club success" was only 10%.

    If two nations have the same overall grade the nation ranks first that has a better "NT form".


    Nation_____________________Grade


    1. Japan__________________9.90
    NT Form___________________10
    Youth______________________9.5
    Pedigree___________________10
    Club success_______________10

    2. South Korea____________9.30
    NT Form___________________9.0
    Youth______________________10
    Pedigree___________________9.0
    Club success_______________10

    3. Australia________________8.15
    NT Form___________________8.5
    Youth______________________8.0
    Pedigree___________________9.0
    Club success_______________5.0

    4. Iran____________________8.00
    NT Form___________________8.5
    Youth______________________6.5
    Pedigree___________________8.0
    Club success_______________8.5

    5. Saudi Arabia____________8.00
    NT Form___________________8.0
    Youth______________________8.5
    Pedigree___________________6.5
    Club success_______________10

    6. Qatar__________________7.05
    NT Form___________________7.5
    Youth______________________7.0
    Pedigree___________________6.0
    Club success_______________7.0

    7. Iraq____________________6.95
    NT Form___________________7.0
    Youth______________________8.5
    Pedigree___________________6.5
    Club success_______________4.5

    8. Uzbekistan_____________6.90
    NT Form___________________6.5
    Youth______________________9.5
    Pedigree___________________6.0
    Club success_______________5.5

    9. UAE____________________6.40
    NT Form___________________6.5
    Youth______________________7.0
    Pedigree___________________5.5
    Club success_______________6.5

    10. Jordan________________6.30
    NT Form___________________7.0
    Youth______________________6.5
    Pedigree___________________5.5
    Club success_______________4.0

    11. China_________________5.95
    NT Form___________________6.0
    Youth______________________5.5
    Pedigree___________________5.5
    Club success_______________7.5

    12. Bahrain_______________5.50
    NT Form___________________7.0
    Youth______________________2.5
    Pedigree___________________5.5
    Club success_______________4.0

    13. Vietnam______________5.40
    NT Form___________________6.0
    Youth______________________7.0
    Pedigree___________________4.0
    Club success_______________2.0


    14. Thailand______________5.35

    NT Form___________________6.0
    Youth______________________6.0
    Pedigree___________________3.5
    Club success_______________4.5

    15. North Korea___________5.30
    NT Form___________________5.0
    Youth______________________7.0
    Pedigree___________________5.5
    Club success_______________3.0

    16. Oman_________________4.95
    NT Form___________________7.0
    Youth______________________1.5
    Pedigree___________________4.5
    Club success_______________2.5

    17. Syria__________________4.80
    NT Form___________________5.5
    Youth______________________5.0
    Pedigree___________________4.0
    Club success_______________2.5

    18. Palestine______________3.65
    NT Form___________________5.0
    Youth______________________3.0
    Pedigree___________________2.0
    Club success_______________1.5

    19. Lebanon______________3.60
    NT Form___________________5.0
    Youth______________________1.0
    Pedigree___________________2.5
    Club success_______________4.0

    20. Malaysia______________3.60
    NT Form___________________4.5
    Youth______________________3.0
    Pedigree___________________2.0
    Club success_______________3.5

    21. Tajikistan_____________3.55
    NT Form___________________4.5
    Youth______________________4.0
    Pedigree___________________1.0
    Club success_______________3.0

    22. Kuwait________________3.40
    NT Form___________________4.5
    Youth______________________2.0
    Pedigree___________________3.0
    Club success_______________1.5

    23. Indonesia_____________3.15
    NT Form___________________3.5
    Youth______________________4.0
    Pedigree___________________2.0
    Club success_______________2.0

    24. Kyrgyzstan____________3.10
    NT Form___________________4.5
    Youth______________________1.5
    Pedigree___________________2.0
    Club success_______________1.5

    25. Turkmenistan__________3.05
    NT Form___________________4.0
    Youth______________________2.0
    Pedigree___________________2.0
    Club success_______________2.5

    26. India__________________3.00
    NT Form___________________4.0
    Youth______________________1.0
    Pedigree___________________2.0
    Club success_______________4.0

    IMO the highest ranked 17 nations can eye a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Remember that with the expansion to 48 teams the AFC has 8+1 sposts for the World Cup. I think it will be an absolute dogfight for the last three four spots behind the usual suspects Japan, South Korea, Australia, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
     
  6. Kamtedrejt

    Kamtedrejt Member+

    Internazionale Milano
    Albania
    Mar 14, 2017
    Hamburg
    Club:
    FC Internazionale Milano
    Nat'l Team:
    Albania
    AFC World Cup Qualifers 2026 predictions

    Round 1

    Afghanistan over Mongolia
    Bangladesh over Maldives
    Singapore over Guam
    Yemen over Sri Lanka
    Myanmar over Macau
    Cambodia over Pakistan
    Chinese Taipei over Timor-Leste
    Indonesia over Brunei
    Hongkong over Bhutan
    Nepal over Laos

    Round 2

    Group A


    1. Qatar
    2. Kuwait

    3. India
    4. Afghanistan

    Group B

    1. Japan
    2. Syria

    3. North Korea
    4. Myanmar

    Group C

    1. South Korea
    2. Thailand

    3. China
    4. Singapore

    Group D

    1. Oman
    2. Malaysia

    3. Krygyzstan
    4. Chinese Taipei

    Group E

    1. Iran
    2. Uzbekistan

    3. Hongkong
    4. Turkmenistan

    Group F

    1. Vietnam
    2. Iraq

    3. Indonesia
    4. Philippines

    Group G

    1. Saudi Arabia
    2. Jordan

    3. Tajikistan
    4. Cambodia

    Group H

    1. Bahrain
    2. UAE

    3. Nepal
    4. Yemen

    Group I

    1. Australia
    2. Lebanon

    3. Palestine
    4. Bangladesh

    My picks to be eliminated after round 3

    Lebanon
    Malaysia
    Kuwait
    Syria
    Oman
    Thailand

    My picks to be eliminated after round 4

    Vietnam
    Jordan

    My 8 Asian teams to qualify directly for the 2026 World Cup

    Japan
    Australia
    Iran
    South Korea
    Saudi Arabia
    Uzbekistan (debutants)
    Bahrain (debutants)
    UAE


    My round 5 match up

    Iraq over Qatar

    Iraq go on to play the intercontinental playoffs. But I don't have them coming through that.

    Good luck to all Asian teams!
     
  7. almango

    almango Member+

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    Australia
    Nov 29, 2004
    Bulli, Australia
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    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
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  8. el-capitano

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    Aug 30, 2005
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    Liverpool FC
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    Australia

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