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New CONCACAF WCQ Format
Posted on 7/10/19 at 10:31 am
Posted on 7/10/19 at 10:31 am
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The first part of the Concacaf qualifiers, which will be played in a Hexagonal format, will be contested between the top six ranked Concacaf Member Associations based on the FIFA Ranking published after the FIFA window of June 2020. After home-and-away round robin play during the FIFA Match windows of September, October and November of 2020 and March and September of 2021, the top three teams will qualify directly to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
The second part of the qualifiers, played across a Group Stage and knockout phase, will involve the Concacaf Member Associations ranked 7-35 according to the FIFA Ranking published after the FIFA window of June 2020. For the group stage, these 29 participating Concacaf Member Associations will be divided into eight groups (five groups of four teams and three groups of three teams). After home-and-away round robin play during the FIFA Match windows of September, October and November of 2020, the first-place finishers in each of the eight group will qualify for the knock out stage.
The quarter finals, semifinals and final matches of the knock out phase will all be played in a home-and-away direct elimination format, during the FIFA Match windows of March, June and September 2021.
The winner of the knockout phase will face the fourth-place finisher of the Hexagonal group to determine the Concacaf representative in the FIFA intercontinental playoff. The home-and-away playoff matches between the two Concacaf representatives will take place during the FIFA Match Window of October 2021.
Posted on 7/10/19 at 10:39 am to pvilleguru
Nations League just became more important for many teams.
Posted on 7/10/19 at 10:48 am to pvilleguru
It’s just a proposition at this point, right? In either case it’s a really fricking stupid way to do qualifying. Like Africa level qualifying bad.
ETA shite they are really doing this
ETA shite they are really doing this
This post was edited on 7/10/19 at 10:50 am
Posted on 7/10/19 at 11:06 am to pvilleguru
The whole thing is bullshite. I want to see teams like Curaçao, Haiti, etc muck things up in qualifying. We all know concacaf doesn’t want to lose their shirts after 2019 debacle and 2014 near catastrophe with Mexico.
Posted on 7/10/19 at 12:03 pm to pvilleguru
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The second part of the qualifiers, played across a Group Stage and knockout phase, will involve the Concacaf Member Associations ranked 7-35 according to the FIFA Ranking
Wait... so if you don't finish in the top 3 of the opening Hex, do you not get put in the group stage?
Posted on 7/10/19 at 2:23 pm to pvilleguru
I find it interesting that CONCACAF spent time changing the entire system when it will only be in place for 1 cycle. Even if the North America World Cup goes back to 32 teams like Qatar, you still have 3 autobids from the region. I'm guessing there is no chance it stays at 32 for a tournament hosted by 3 countries. So, the whole qualifying system will likely need to be completely revamped for 2026.
This post was edited on 7/10/19 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 7/11/19 at 11:39 pm to pvilleguru
Why are we spending so much time in this thread talking about Canada?
Canada has only appeared in the Hex once, when they finished last in the inaugural Hex for the 1998 WC cycle.
Canada has only appeared in the Hex once, when they finished last in the inaugural Hex for the 1998 WC cycle.
Posted on 7/15/19 at 7:09 pm to pvilleguru
Mexico will come cuck the US soy boys any time any where
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