If Canada can't qualify to be one the 48 teams (top 6 in CONACAF) then that's really sad for the Men's program.
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For 2022 Qatar qualifies as host Nation. But in 2026 with 3 co-hosting nations FIFA may allow Mexico and USA to automatically qualify as hosts but Canada because they are so bad in the FIFA rankings may be force to go through qualifying stages. The decision to be made by FIFA.
Unless this has changed,due to low ranking of Qatar fifa originally said Qatar had to quality and no automatic berth after people were not pleased when South Africa got their automatic berth for being host country.
Wikipedia could be wrong
It is FIFA them and the IOC are corrupt AF,decisions change and secretly for multi millions of dollars
Wikipedia could be wrong
It is FIFA them and the IOC are corrupt AF,decisions change and secretly for multi millions of dollars
Actually It would be better for Canada to qualify for the world cup on merit rather than getting there by being co-hosts (or bribes).
Co Hosts is good enough. Mexico and US are almost auto qualifies for this region, especially Mexico. Especially with the expansion to 48 teams which I don’t think is a good idea.
When they expanded the Euro from 16 to 24 teams in 2016 it produced the most boring defensive tournament I’ve ever seen with so many low skill teams all parking the bus, going for draws or hoping to nick a goal from a counter attack or corner.
I see the Russians voting for Morocco after rigging the US elections you think they do the States one more favor?
If BMO field is going to host any games they're going to need to add at least 10,000 additional seats to that stadium.
Not that difficult to do, BMO Field was initially built for expansion. They can easily add seats to the terraces.
San Siro was initially built as a 12,000 seat stadium.
San Siro was initially built as a 12,000 seat stadium.
Yup, shouldnt be that hard.
I cant fathom the world cup being held in Canada, and Toronto doesnt get to host at least 1 game.
That would be unconscionable given the fact we have so many soccer fans here
Canada might be one of the few places in the world where the home country not being involved would have no adverse effect on the amount of interest. Fast forward to two minutes into this CBC archive video from 1986, the last (and only) time Canada qualified, to see the ones and twos of people who showed up for a "big send-off parade". :canada: :doh:
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/canada-cracks-the-world-cup:
Hey -- look at this -- Canada has apparently broken into the top 100 in the FIFA world ranking! -- after being 117 in 2016.
http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=can/men/index.html
So out of 80 games, US get 60 and Mexico and Canada split the other 20. I wonder from that 20 if Canada will even get 10 since the interest in Mexico is so much higher.
So Canada will get Max 10 games but possibly only 6 or 7 games, and since Canada auto qualifies, 3 of them will be Canada games.
Then the games will be split between Toronto, Montreal and possibly Vancouver.
So Canada will get Max 10 games but possibly only 6 or 7 games, and since Canada auto qualifies, 3 of them will be Canada games.
Then the games will be split between Toronto, Montreal and possibly Vancouver.
The promises about record revenues and profits and the reassurances about travel visas were delivered Tuesday by the three chairmen of the North American bid — U.S. Soccer’s president, Carlos Cordeiro; Decio De María, the president of Mexico’s federation; and Peter Montopoli, the Canadian Soccer Association general secretary — during a presentation at the congress of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) in Brussels. The projected profit of $11 billion would be more than double that of any previous tournament, in part because the 2026 event will be the first to include 48 teams and 80 matches, an expansion from the current 32 teams and 64 matches.
I hope each division adds a team giving 4 matches for everyone
3 matches then out seems ridiculous as this is sports greatest event every 4 years
I hope each division adds a team giving 4 matches for everyone
3 matches then out seems ridiculous as this is sports greatest event every 4 years
BMO Field is built detachable, they'll be no problem to expand it. The only problem I foresee is the east end. They'll have to demolish the adjacent building to make room for the terrace expansion. Don't know what the CNE uses it for?
On a side note, I love what Roma is doing this summer, they're loading up. They've slapped a $120 million price tag on Alisson Becker and he says he doesn't want to leave. It may be too rich for Kloop. That could go even higher if he backstops Brazil to a WC. Filippo what's the scoop on Jamie Kluivert?
On a side note, I love what Roma is doing this summer, they're loading up. They've slapped a $120 million price tag on Alisson Becker and he says he doesn't want to leave. It may be too rich for Kloop. That could go even higher if he backstops Brazil to a WC. Filippo what's the scoop on Jamie Kluivert?
I guess natural turf will have to be installed at the BiG "O", BC Place and Rogers Centre (not sure if any games will be played there at the SkyDome).
Maybe not, as the Womens's WC that was held here a few years ago, had games played on the artificial turf.
Maybe not, as the Womens's WC that was held here a few years ago, had games played on the artificial turf.
Apparently it's Edmonton, Montreal, and BMO Field in Toronto. Vancouver said no. And it's during baseball season when the Blue Jays are using Rogers Centre. I suppose it could be possible to arrange their schedule to have them on the road for two or three weeks, move the seats into the football/soccer configuration and temporarily install a grass surface, but it seems the decision has already been made that it will be BMO Field with another 10,000 (or more) seats added.
Actually each team gets to play 2 round robin matches not 3. New world cup format, 48 teams, 16 groups of 3 teams.
The 48 teams will be divided into 16 groups of three. The top two teams in each group will progress to a new knock-out phase of 32. It means that 16 teams will go home after playing just two matches, and critics have argued that a format featuring groups comprised of three teams is likely to be very unbalanced.
There is also, some say, a significant disadvantage to being the team that does not feature in the opening group game. Sixteen countries will start their campaigns against a team who have already played. If that team won their opening game they will know they only need a point to progress. If they lost it, they know they need a win to stand any chance of avoiding elimination. Both suggest a very different approach to a game where both teams start on zero points.
Supporters of expansion say the strength of the format is that while it adds 16 extra teams, it adds only 16 extra matches, and barely impacts the number of days it takes to play the tournament. The two teams who reach the final will have still played six matches to get there, as they currently do. In effect, 32 teams are still guaranteed to have at least three matches in the competition, which is what happens in the current 32 team format.
There is also, some say, a significant disadvantage to being the team that does not feature in the opening group game. Sixteen countries will start their campaigns against a team who have already played. If that team won their opening game they will know they only need a point to progress. If they lost it, they know they need a win to stand any chance of avoiding elimination. Both suggest a very different approach to a game where both teams start on zero points.
Supporters of expansion say the strength of the format is that while it adds 16 extra teams, it adds only 16 extra matches, and barely impacts the number of days it takes to play the tournament. The two teams who reach the final will have still played six matches to get there, as they currently do. In effect, 32 teams are still guaranteed to have at least three matches in the competition, which is what happens in the current 32 team format.
