tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post7994460668242775589..comments2024-03-28T17:34:31.597+01:00Comments on Football rankings: 2018 FIFA World Cup: CAF qualifying format to be changed?Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06640136267487836463noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-19604124209061623402014-06-18T10:51:15.284+02:002014-06-18T10:51:15.284+02:00If you take the AFC format for the CAF qualifying,...If you take the AFC format for the CAF qualifying, you would get something like this (assuming all 54 confederation would enter the WC qualifying):<br /><br />1st round:<br />38 lowest ranked teams (nrs. 17-54 FIFA Ranking), two-legged playoff. 19 advance to 2nd round<br /><br /><br />2nd round:<br />19 winners of 1st round + nrs. 6-16 FIFA-Ranking (11 teams). Two-legged playoff, 15 winners Tobcoachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741550015164246753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-28339582772474557992014-06-17T15:12:46.471+02:002014-06-17T15:12:46.471+02:00I was trying to think up a good qualifying format...I was trying to think up a good qualifying format:<br />Round 1: (2 gamedays)<br />28 weakest teams from CAF play a two legged play-off to qualify for next round in AFCON and FIFA qualifying<br />The winner of each tie qualifies.<br /><br />Round 2: (6-8 gamedays (6 FIFA/6-8 AFCON)<br />10 groups of 4 teams.<br />Top team of each group qualifies to AFCON 2017 and next round of FIFA qualifying.<Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275222747092040558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-28811471469267828552013-06-28T18:08:48.006+02:002013-06-28T18:08:48.006+02:00Edgar, I think your starting cull is too severe.
...Edgar, I think your starting cull is too severe.<br /><br />How about this, the first round, you whittle the teams from 54 to 48 through playoffs.<br /><br />2nd round, 12 groups of 4, top 2 teams advance to Round 3.<br /><br />3rd Round, 6 groups of 4, top 2 advance. There are 16 matchdays before 2017 and this uses 14 of them. Top 3 third place teams also qualify for the ACON, along with the Lorricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-1609397962815746912013-06-28T17:02:48.275+02:002013-06-28T17:02:48.275+02:00I really like the way that AFC is organizing the W...I really like the way that AFC is organizing the WCQ in Asia, plenty of games and more chances to teams to get it right and recover.<br /><br />Two rounds with home-away two-leg games. Some good teams entering from the second round (Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, ..etc).<br /><br />Then two group stages, the first with 6 games and the second with 8 games giving a minimum number of games of 14 Brahimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-31528087704873572312013-06-28T13:51:11.006+02:002013-06-28T13:51:11.006+02:0022 matches is too much, even south america does no...22 matches is too much, even south america does not have this infernal pace.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-87144557493523685252013-06-28T11:41:48.092+02:002013-06-28T11:41:48.092+02:0022 match dates are needed for the two group stages...22 match dates are needed for the two group stages <br /><br />now only 8 matches !!<br /><br />to go to the world cup <br /><br />big difference<br /><br />....................<br /><br />but preliminaries for the 2017 mabey 6 matches <br /><br />so 8+6 =14 <br />14 matches <br /><br />22-14 = 8 matches difference<br /><br />africa are poor can they do it ??<br /><br />i hope that budejajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122269484967564603noreply@blogger.com