HibeeJibee Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Incidentally, another indication is that all the continental tournaments - except the Asian Cup (and even it occasionally) - are played in June/July. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 57 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: Incidentally, another indication is that all the continental tournaments - except the Asian Cup (and even it occasionally) - are played in June/July. Have they moved the African cup from being in Jan / Feb then? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) That's correct, from 2019 it has been expanded to 24 teams and will be played in June-July. Gold Cup is also being played in June-July not throughout July. Next year's Asian Cup in UAE is being played in January (it starts in a few weeks) but no date appears to have been set for 2023, possibly as a host has yet to be selected between South Korea and China. Basically:2018 World Cup ... 14th June to 15th July2019 Asian Cup ... 5th January to 1st February 2019 Africa Cup of Nations ... 7th June to 30th June 2019 Copa America ... 14th June to 7th July 2019 Gold Cup ... 15th June to 7th July 2020 European Championships ... 12th June to 12th July 2020 Copa America ... 12th June to 12th July 2020 Oceania Nations Cup ... tbc June to tbc June 2020 Olympics ... 23rd July to 8th August 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup ... tbc June to tbc June/July 2021 Africa Cup of Nations ... tbc June to tbc July 2021 Gold Cup ... tbc June/July to tbc July2022 World Cup ... 21st November to 18th December Edited December 18, 2018 by HibeeJibee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/47136103 Oh and Qatar won the Asian Cup 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger29 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Another step closer to a 48 team world cup. Final decision in June. https://apnews.com/724dcdbae0224ee6bdbf03cbb7f6be32 https://www.goal.com/en/news/fifa-to-pursue-expanding-qatar-2022-world-cup-to-48-teams/czvp5rcrl70811v19k8oxt2hk Quote The FIFA Council has approved working with Qatar to explore the possibility of expanding the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams through the addition of one more host country. ....... Kuwait and Oman are indicated to be the current possible options to host games in 2022, but their stadium infrastructure is only briefly assessed in a FIFA report. Quote So we will be receiving more money and 16 more countries in the world will have the opportunity to participate in the biggest football event in the world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Kuwait has 1 compliant stadium... Oman has no compliant stadiums although 1 isn't that far off capacity-wise, and the only notable tournament they appear to have ever hosted was the Asian Under 22 competition in 2013... Qatar has already been given permission to reduce its number of stadiums from 12 to 8. Tournament is supposed to be getting played in 28 days to avoid worsening the impact of the December timing of the rest of football. Is that even going to be possible, with an extra knockout round? Very idea that they might add 16 teams and an extra host country at 3 years notice simply highlights the extent to which FIFA now operates as a law unto itself - it will barely resemble the bid they originally accepted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48373886 Finally some sense. 2022 will have 32 teams. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Or 31 teams plus Qatar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, nsr said: Or 31 teams plus Qatar. Do you mean 31 teams plus Qatar because they qualify as hosts? Edited May 23, 2019 by DA Baracus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 More along the lines of their position as hosts being the only possible way they could have qualified. Having said that they do appear to have some decent results recently. It'll be interesting to see how many of their side in 2022 have only recently acquired Qatari passports. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Just now, nsr said: More along the lines of their position as hosts being the only possible way they could have qualified. Having said that they do appear to have some decent results recently. It'll be interesting to see how many of their side in 2022 have only recently acquired Qatari passports. They won the Asian Cup this year. They dished out a 6-0 pumping to North Korea and beat Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Japan, all of who are regularly at the World Cup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Yes, quite a remarkable and sudden change in their fortunes considering they've never even been close before... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, nsr said: Yes, quite a remarkable and sudden change in their fortunes considering they've never even been close before... Not sure what the suggestion here is. It doesn't change that they will likely a decent enough team at the World Cup, and at worst no shitter than a lot of other teams. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger29 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Looks like the UEFA qualifying side of things is starting to come together now. Final decision to be made in late September for the format, so the draw might not be held until...end of euro qualifying? The suggested format just now is 10 groups (5 x 5 teams + 5 x 6 teams). The 10 group winners go to WC. The 10 group runners up go to the playoffs alongside two unspecified Nations League teams.As there's 3 spots left (13 total) for the WC, the 12 teams are split into three mini knockout tournaments. Win your semi and final and you go to the WC.https://apnews.com/d30c09518ce940ac8e86a8f04c34dee3-------------------------It does feel a little fudged but so did the NL in general and that seems to have been a major success so far.Seedings will be a bit different again. At the moment Wales, R.Ireland & N.Ireland would be #2 seeds. Scotland would be a #3 seed. Our chances of being a #2 seed were ruined in Kazakhstan. We'd need several impressive results just to have a small chance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 First qualifying matches take place tomorrow in the AFC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_–_AFC_First_Round 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 First qualifying matches take place tomorrow in the AFC.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_–_AFC_First_RoundSomebody get a last man standing going. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I can't wait for Mongolia v Brunei! I hope it's live on TV over here? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I can't wait for Mongolia v Brunei! I hope it's live on TV over here? Surely with Faiq Bolikah of Brunei being on the books of Leicester it's prime for being on Sky Sports main event. Also interestingly he's a nephew of the Sultan of Brunei. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 11 hours ago, charger29 said: Looks like the UEFA qualifying side of things is starting to come together now. Final decision to be made in late September for the format, so the draw might not be held until...end of euro qualifying? The suggested format just now is 10 groups (5 x 5 teams + 5 x 6 teams). The 10 group winners go to WC. The 10 group runners up go to the playoffs alongside two unspecified Nations League teams. As there's 3 spots left (13 total) for the WC, the 12 teams are split into three mini knockout tournaments. Win your semi and final and you go to the WC.https://apnews.com/d30c09518ce940ac8e86a8f04c34dee3 ------------------------- It does feel a little fudged but so did the NL in general and that seems to have been a major success so far. Seedings will be a bit different again. At the moment Wales, R.Ireland & N.Ireland would be #2 seeds. Scotland would be a #3 seed. Our chances of being a #2 seed were ruined in Kazakhstan. We'd need several impressive results just to have a small chance. Almost certainly the top two ranked sides from the Nations League rankings who haven't otherwise qualified. Probably fairly good news for Scotland, since we're in League B for the upcoming Nations League, which means we're definitely going to be in the top 24 of the Nations League rankings. Given that most of the 20 spots from the qualifying groups will be taken by sides from Leagues A and B, we'd potentially only have to be one of the best bottom-placed sides in order to make those play-offs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger29 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Almost certainly the top two ranked sides from the Nations League rankings who haven't otherwise qualified. Probably fairly good news for Scotland, since we're in League B for the upcoming Nations League, which means we're definitely going to be in the top 24 of the Nations League rankings. Given that most of the 20 spots from the qualifying groups will be taken by sides from Leagues A and B, we'd potentially only have to be one of the best bottom-placed sides in order to make those play-offs.It's better than nothing. The likelyhood of getting through a WC playoff is significantly lower than a Euro one though.Presumably the NL playoff teams would be unseesed and play away from home (in the semis at least). I'm pretty sure the matches are just one leg. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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