World Cup 2022 Qualifying General Topic [R]

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  1. jared9999

    jared9999 Member+

    Jan 3, 2005
    Naucalpan Estado de Mex
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Who we playing in the intercontinental playoffs @Paul Calixte ?
     
  2. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    Oceania.

    New Zealand.
     
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  3. jared9999

    jared9999 Member+

    Jan 3, 2005
    Naucalpan Estado de Mex
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Easy for concacaf. On paper at least
     
  4. jared9999

    jared9999 Member+

    Jan 3, 2005
    Naucalpan Estado de Mex
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Does Asia have a chance vs South America??
     
  5. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    Australia or Japan is easily capable of beating a team like Peru, so yes.
     
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  6. jared9999

    jared9999 Member+

    Jan 3, 2005
    Naucalpan Estado de Mex
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Where will the match be played??
     
  7. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    I guess New Zealand it is the easiest of the three options but the Kiwis have some good young players. They can keep it closer than people think.
     
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  8. wbn1000

    wbn1000 New Member

    Sep 14, 2005
    Winnipeg, MB
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    They said Qatar in June 2022.
     
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  9. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    The only thing is that the South American teams will probably have full stadiums with fans foaming at the mouth to cheer their team to victory.

    Australia and Japan may still be playing in empty/half empty stadiums for all I know.
    That can be a major factor.
     
  10. barnabyjonez

    barnabyjonez Member

    May 28, 2011
    The Valley, Saba
    Club:
    Vancouver Whitecaps
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Well, the first four teams in CONCACAF should be breathing easier now. Australia or Japan will have to play Colombia, Peru, Chile or Uruguay most likely. New Zealand is beatable.
     
  11. Catracho_Azul

    Catracho_Azul Member+

    Jun 16, 2008
    New Orleans
    Club:
    Corinthians Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Honduras
    Isn't the game being played in a neutral venue in Qatar?
     
  12. barnabyjonez

    barnabyjonez Member

    May 28, 2011
    The Valley, Saba
    Club:
    Vancouver Whitecaps
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    The games will be in Qatar. One offs, not the usual two leg playoffs.
     
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  13. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Oh.
    I thought only Oceania's would be in Qatar.

    All bets are off if all the games are in Qatar.
     
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  14. jared9999

    jared9999 Member+

    Jan 3, 2005
    Naucalpan Estado de Mex
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Imagine Japan not qualifying to the world cup!
     
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  15. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    One game (instead of a two legged affair) with crappy refs makes me think anybody can get in.
     
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  16. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    It's a one game playoff in Qatar, so no.
     
  17. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    #742 HomietheClown, Nov 26, 2021
    Last edited: Nov 26, 2021
    True.

    Will fans be allowed to travel? South American fans usually travel better for things like this.
    Peru fans basically owned the streets of Russia during their WC game days.
     
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  18. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    New Zealand has a lot of youth coming up.

    I think their chances against Panama in Qatar would be at least 50/50.

    If it was Canada, US, or Mexico I'd definately favor them.
     
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  19. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    Yes they will allow fans, but I think Australians or Japanese would travel just as well.

    If the Saudis slip up and finish 3rd in their group I would heavily favor the Conembol side.

    Against Japan or Australia, it would be a slight favor, depending on who is #5 it might even be dead even.
     
  20. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Not so sure they would travel as well but we shall see how the tickets are allotted and how their travel protocols/quarantine restriction are by then and such.
     
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  21. jared9999

    jared9999 Member+

    Jan 3, 2005
    Naucalpan Estado de Mex
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Asia vs conmebol in Qatar is not really neutral venue....
     
  22. DaniChandler

    DaniChandler Member

    Jun 9, 2013
    Panama Canal
    Club:
    Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
    Nat'l Team:
    Panama
    Now everybody has a real shot in the play-off, those two upcoming windows are going to be fun.
     
  23. barnabyjonez

    barnabyjonez Member

    May 28, 2011
    The Valley, Saba
    Club:
    Vancouver Whitecaps
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Yes, all top four teams should be able to beat New Zealand. Canada and Panama will be especially battle hardened after 20 qualifying games already.
     
  24. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If Japan or Australia represent Asia, none of the playoff teams will be near Qatar. Sydney is seven time zone from Doha. Tokyo and central Australia are six time zones away. Panama is closer to Doha than CONMEBOL teams other than Brazil; Sydney, Australia; and Auckland, New Zealand.

    https://www.fifa.com/news/canada-hit-the-front-in-concacaf is titled "Canada hit the front in Concacaf."

    Oceania will have their draw on Monday. At one point they announced they would have a group of six and a group of five, with two teams per group advancing, and then semifinals and a final. However, I would be surprised if they had teams play up to seven games in one month. I suggest two groups of four and one group of three with the best second place team excluding the game against the fourth place team joining the group winners in the Semifinals. That would take five matchdays.
     
  25. jared9999

    jared9999 Member+

    Jan 3, 2005
    Naucalpan Estado de Mex
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Everybody here has already eliminated the ticos and Jamaica?
     

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