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re: Lets merge CONCACAF and CONMEBOL
Posted on 6/29/11 at 7:20 pm to crazy4lsu
Posted on 6/29/11 at 7:20 pm to crazy4lsu
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In importance yes, but not in size. It's only ten teams. I meant in size
I get what you mean by size. Gold Cup and Copa America last one summer. I know the shite teams in CONCACAF have to qualify beforehand, but the big teams only play in it over the summer. Look at UEFA, it lasts 2 years. Both regions would have meaningful games to make money off of over the course of 2 years.
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Posted on 6/29/11 at 7:27 pm to DestrehanTiger
It could be a great tournament with 16 teams like the Euros. The US would qualify more than not.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 7:45 pm to Meursault
This is an idea that I like in terms of the tournament itself and even World Cup qualifying. I'd be concerned that the USMNT/USSF would get even more marginalized in the political shitfest that would be CAF than already occurs in CONCACAF, though.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:30 pm to glassman
I think I would like it but I would want to wait a little while. While soccer is growing as quickly as it is right now, I'd rather be qualifying every time.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 8:31 pm to TN Bhoy
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This is my question. Fewer than 8 and I doubt the US could qualify.
Are you just talking about 2014?
Posted on 6/29/11 at 9:03 pm to glassman
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The US would qualify more than not.
Yeah but there's that issue of the not.
Missing a world cup would devastate the growing interest in US soccer.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 9:59 pm to Meursault
Would it be possible to have a friendly cup competition that consists of the top 3 teams from the Gold Cup and the top 5 teams from the Copa America?
Posted on 6/29/11 at 10:03 pm to Oizers
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Would it be possible to have a friendly cup competition that consists of the top 3 teams from the Gold Cup and the top 5 teams from the Copa America?
When would you have this take place?
Posted on 6/29/11 at 10:05 pm to ohiovol
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Are you just talking about 2014?
'14 and '18.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 10:11 pm to TN Bhoy
I didn't know the schedule of competitions over 4 years so that is why I asked the question.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 10:18 pm to The Boat
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Missing a world cup would devastate the growing interest in US soccer
Probably. But another Copa America around the corner could help get that interest back.
Posted on 6/29/11 at 10:26 pm to Meursault
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Probably. But another Copa America around the corner could help get that interest back.
I love the combo idea, but we have to, have to, have to qualify for the World Cup above all else in order to maintain casual fan interest every quad-annual interest.
Posted on 6/30/11 at 12:52 am to Meursault
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Posted on 6/30/11 at 6:33 am to Meursault
1 name. Sepp Blatter. end of idea. 
Posted on 6/30/11 at 7:16 am to LSUCanFAN
I don't want to potentially have to play in La Paz, Quito, and Mexico City in WCQ. Also, the ones who would be screwed with this arrangement are Jamaica/Honduras/T&T/Costa Rica. They would go from having a 25-50% chance of a WC to a 5% chance if not less.
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