tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post7194005372748564438..comments2024-03-18T00:03:11.385+01:00Comments on Football rankings: FIFA upgrade AFC Challenge Cup to continental qualifier statusEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06640136267487836463noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-6676301061726832652012-03-16T11:49:57.968+01:002012-03-16T11:49:57.968+01:00Mark, thanks for all the info!Mark, thanks for all the info!Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420252819752301980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-19690793480005390862012-03-16T11:49:39.304+01:002012-03-16T11:49:39.304+01:00They will update it on 11 April.They will update it on 11 April.Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420252819752301980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-37650112263799897212012-03-13T22:26:11.950+01:002012-03-13T22:26:11.950+01:00All future Challenge Cup finals matches AND qualif...All future Challenge Cup finals matches AND qualifying matches will be counted as continental qualifiers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-88388700438698861532012-03-13T19:13:47.252+01:002012-03-13T19:13:47.252+01:00Hi Edgar,
if you remember I made a post to this ar...Hi Edgar,<br />if you remember I made a post to this argument some time ago comparing the situation of the AFC challenge Cup similar to the Caribbean and UNCAF Cup.. what about the qualifiers for the final AFC Challenge Cup tournament? They will have the continental qualifier status too (as the qualifiers for the Caribbean Cup have the same status of the final tournament) or they will remain as jos235http://europeancups.altervista.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-46475032915150733442012-03-13T01:00:54.670+01:002012-03-13T01:00:54.670+01:00I know. But they should. At least they've sort...I know. But they should. At least they've sorted the immediate issue out at long last.Lorricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-53193680838028543792012-03-12T12:35:02.170+01:002012-03-12T12:35:02.170+01:00I agree. But they've told me they won't d...I agree. But they've told me they won't do it. They had a meeting, and this was the decision. All future editions will be treated as continental qualifiers (as long as AFC retain the Challenge Cup as a qualifier for the Asian Cup).Markhttp://roonba.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-87561629313069591332012-03-12T11:42:13.719+01:002012-03-12T11:42:13.719+01:00Mark,
FIFA does alter a ranking once it has been ...Mark,<br /><br />FIFA does alter a ranking once it has been published. In the case of the adjustment of the AFC-confederation coefficient after the World Cup 2010 they applied the adjusted AFC-coefficient and recalculated/changed all rankings from july 2010 until august 2011 (when this adjustment was finally announced).<br /><br />OK, the changes were minimal (as will be probably in this case tooEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640136267487836463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-54363573116857548602012-03-12T00:47:52.707+01:002012-03-12T00:47:52.707+01:00Then they should make the changes next edition. It...Then they should make the changes next edition. It will have a bearing on the draw for the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers, and the 2014 Challenge Cup.Lorricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-19489547983084699202012-03-12T00:33:02.530+01:002012-03-12T00:33:02.530+01:00This would also apply even if the mistake (of incl...This would also apply even if the mistake (of including the match) was only discovered a year later - they would retain those points for each of the 12 ranking issues of that year, and they would only be lost from the calculation on the next issue after the mistake was discovered.Markhttp://roonba.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-8941833905021067802012-03-12T00:30:41.619+01:002012-03-12T00:30:41.619+01:00The problem is - introducing retrospective changes...The problem is - introducing retrospective changes only affect the CURRENT rankings. So, the rankings that change too much would only be the current rankings, and there would not be any continuity between previous rankings issues and the current one, as FIFA cannot (or does not) alter a ranking once it has been published. Any matches that are added or deleted from the ranking process only Markhttp://roonba.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-41378213988296475642012-03-10T21:39:18.039+01:002012-03-10T21:39:18.039+01:00Long overdue, and I also believe retrospective cha...Long overdue, and I also believe retrospective changes should be made. Change the rankings too much? That's the point!<br /><br />Now we ought to see promotion and relegation if you like between the two groups, proper qualifiers and Challenge Cup. Get Korea DPR out of there, what a joke. It's because they were treated as friendlies that they and everyone else couldn't break free even Lorricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-52279279460379000612012-03-10T01:10:11.825+01:002012-03-10T01:10:11.825+01:00PS - I received this reply today.PS - I received this reply today.Markhttp://roonba.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-33040843407092832232012-03-10T01:09:02.102+01:002012-03-10T01:09:02.102+01:00Interesting that you wrote to them in 2008!
I ask...Interesting that you wrote to them in 2008!<br /><br />I asked why they couldn't retrospectively change the previous editions (2008 + 2010 + qualifiers for these) to continental qualifiers. The answer I got had something to do with new international match regulations becoming valid from August 2011. So, only matches played AFTER this date (i.e. the 2012 finals and all subsequent editions) Markhttp://roonba.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-75913788430980231542012-03-09T18:03:15.861+01:002012-03-09T18:03:15.861+01:00why fifa have not updated ranking in their website...why fifa have not updated ranking in their website?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-50186565665723729702012-03-09T10:01:32.774+01:002012-03-09T10:01:32.774+01:00I think that is a good decision. Quite incredibly ...I think that is a good decision. Quite incredibly I was only thinking less than 24 hours ago that these games should be regarded this way.Cliftonnoreply@blogger.com