tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post7211031757519260342..comments2024-03-28T17:34:31.597+01:00Comments on Football rankings: Applying the 2026 allocations to the 2018 World Cup Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06640136267487836463noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-31555574469670910372018-01-13T16:18:23.345+01:002018-01-13T16:18:23.345+01:00or Switzerland X Costa Rica, Sweden X South Korea ...or Switzerland X Costa Rica, Sweden X South Korea or Iceland (?) X NigeriaDaniel Burnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938182554526807988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-40016651477930416442018-01-13T16:16:57.163+01:002018-01-13T16:16:57.163+01:00I am sure a LOT of people would like to see these ...I am sure a LOT of people would like to see these matches, as the populations of Ecuador, Panama and Peru are much higher than most european countries cited. <br /><br />Much worse imo are matches involving Iceland or Switzerland.<br /><br />Daniel Burnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938182554526807988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-88674492487212769102017-12-21T04:18:39.831+01:002017-12-21T04:18:39.831+01:00problem using ELO list is that qualifications are ...problem using ELO list is that qualifications are so brutal in Europe in Africa some countries can't rise on the list as they are out of qualifications ( Africa) or lose interest ( Europe) as they are out in half of qualifications. South and North America should merge and just allocate them 8/9 places. But this BS with extra team from fu...g Asia or everyone in Concacaf who has a soccer Zoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366913649613686283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-57984928636903599792017-12-20T21:21:52.273+01:002017-12-20T21:21:52.273+01:00Raf - IMO having the best teams means definitely s...Raf - IMO having the best teams means definitely sticking with the current 32 team format but reducing the number of teams from Africa, Asia and North America with World Playoffs with 12-32 teams for the last 6-8 spots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-470730072862509232017-12-20T16:42:33.488+01:002017-12-20T16:42:33.488+01:00Definitely not the *only* fair way :)
But accordi...Definitely not the *only* fair way :)<br /><br />But according to ELO, it should be:<br /><br />Europe 26<br />S. America 10<br />N. America 4<br />Africa 4<br />Asia 4<br />Oceania 0<br /><br />Of course, there should be international playoffs for the sake of it, so:<br /><br /><br />Europe 25.5<br />S. America 9.5<br />N. America 3.5<br />Africa 4.5<br />Asia 4.5<br />Oceania 0.5<br /><br />(Ofrafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-14755527689777457952017-12-20T14:00:56.535+01:002017-12-20T14:00:56.535+01:00If representation was the main goal, surely Africa...If representation was the main goal, surely Africa, N. America and Asia would have more slots in detriment of Europe and South America. <br /><br />I still think that the World Cup should be a representation of the best national teams around - of course with some leeway for representation.<br /><br />The best way of solving this would probably be less guaranteed slots per confederation and more Rafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-88542633694979922152017-12-20T09:50:26.717+01:002017-12-20T09:50:26.717+01:00And just to add; 8 newly qualified Europe countrie...And just to add; 8 newly qualified Europe countries: Ireland, Italy, Ukraine, Greece, Netherlands, Bosnia, Slovakia and Czech.Zoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366913649613686283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-2215418051181842982017-12-20T09:48:50.485+01:002017-12-20T09:48:50.485+01:00Only Fair will be:
Europe 21;
Africa 9;
Conmebol 6...Only Fair will be:<br />Europe 21;<br />Africa 9;<br />Conmebol 6<br />Concacaf 3.5<br />Oceania 0.5<br />AFC 5<br />Zoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366913649613686283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-38817350269467940772017-12-19T23:44:39.114+01:002017-12-19T23:44:39.114+01:00such a BS to give Europe just 2 places and Asia 3....such a BS to give Europe just 2 places and Asia 3.5 and Concacaf new three places; wtf.Zoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366913649613686283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-39192952968345804342017-12-19T12:23:54.709+01:002017-12-19T12:23:54.709+01:00Rightly or wrongly qualifying is about getting rep...Rightly or wrongly qualifying is about getting representation from all areas of the world rather than getting the best 32/48 teams into the World Cup. Having 2, 3 or 4 combined "americas" leagues in Qualifying would mean Brazil, Argentina and other big countries do not play each other which must mean less interest in qualifying and money for South American broadcasters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-7302778355269532872017-12-19T12:18:24.100+01:002017-12-19T12:18:24.100+01:00In response to the comment above the main issues w...In response to the comment above the main issues with a 128 game WC would be staging around 6 to 8 games per day during the group stages and getting enough countries to bid jointly as a single country would most likely need 16 to 18 venues and games kicking off in the early morning. By splitting the WC into 2 or 3 regions each would essentially be holding a WC of similar size to the current Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-66407289697734610222017-12-18T11:07:10.793+01:002017-12-18T11:07:10.793+01:00A 64 Team World Cup with 4 teams per group makes f...A 64 Team World Cup with 4 teams per group makes for a 128 games. Good luck with organizing that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-20840427645269212392017-12-18T02:33:08.900+01:002017-12-18T02:33:08.900+01:00Oops, sorry, Scott, I misread your comment - you d...Oops, sorry, Scott, I misread your comment - you don't actually mention global qualifications. My point remains though. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-17270743200062225122017-12-18T02:15:45.486+01:002017-12-18T02:15:45.486+01:00I too like the idea of a worldwide qualification, ...I too like the idea of a worldwide qualification, but is it actually fully feasible? A trip of an entire team and delegation to the other side of the world would be quite an issue for small impoverished countries. I guess a format involving still-localized preliminary rounds, with the best teams advancing to the global qualifiers, would be a good solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-65237867102522603882017-12-17T22:11:11.962+01:002017-12-17T22:11:11.962+01:00CONCACAF and CONMEBOL with the same number of allo...CONCACAF and CONMEBOL with the same number of allocated teams? That's absolutely terrible. Clearly a combined CONMEBOL-CONCACAF qualifier would ve fairer. Rafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-69910846608078948302017-12-17T14:45:33.547+01:002017-12-17T14:45:33.547+01:00Just my opinion, but they (FIFA) might as well hav...Just my opinion, but they (FIFA) might as well have increased the tournament size to 64. That would've eliminated the 3 team group issue, given all teams at least 3 matches, and have added an 8th match to the overall schedule of 4 teams only. Seems a better compromise to what they eventually landed on. Not a fan of the slot allocations per zone either. I appreciate that it needs to be seen asturkey_nihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03380893075947170304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-60933183297322377442017-12-17T06:03:33.053+01:002017-12-17T06:03:33.053+01:00This mock draw is, in fact, fairly balanced for th...This mock draw is, in fact, fairly balanced for the most part, I'd say. While we would see some not-super-attractive matches such as Peru-Syria and Iran-Honduras, those wouldn't be much worse than, say, Panama-Tunisia (which we'll see in 2018) or Ecuador-Honduras (which we saw in 2014).<br /><br />Personally I'm not against the expansion in principle, though the format with 3-teamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-38259922160749989092017-12-16T09:43:20.755+01:002017-12-16T09:43:20.755+01:00Um... there is a typo..
You put Peru instead of Pa...Um... there is a typo..<br />You put Peru instead of Paraguay<br />in the 'Global Playoff' section<br />sorry and Thank you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com