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The 3 team groups could produce some interesting strategy. There are 6 combinations of results that the first 2 games could produce, 5 of which have something riding on the final match, and of those 5, 3 leave the possibility of a biscotto and/or weakened team from an already qualified side. So if you're the side that plays the first two games and you don't get at least a win and draw you're likely to be screwed, which hopefully should produce more attacking football than normal group stages where you can stumble through grinding out draws.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 15:29 |
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Infantino plans to abolish (tournament) draws entirely, there will be penalty shootouts even in the group stage matches.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 15:32 |
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Blue Star Error posted:The 3 team groups could produce some interesting strategy. There are 6 combinations of results that the first 2 games could produce, 5 of which have something riding on the final match, and of those 5, 3 leave the possibility of a biscotto and/or weakened team from an already qualified side. I thought part of the proposal was that there will be no draws in the group stages? Every draw will go straight to penalties. That just seems like it would encourage ultra-defensive football.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 15:32 |
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ok forget what I said then FIFA are retarded
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 15:35 |
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this is the proposed new distribution per confederations, according to https://twitter.com/martynziegler/status/818726187061092352 Kiwis rejoice.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 15:36 |
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Torrannor posted:Infantino plans to abolish (tournament) draws entirely, there will be penalty shootouts even in the group stage matches. Cool I look forward to 100 0-0 draws in the group stage as lower-ranked teams take the 50-50 chance of winning on penalties rather than get owned 8-0 by Brazil and Germany also lmao at giving CONCACAF as many extra spots as Europe
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 15:46 |
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Kurtofan posted:this is the proposed new distribution per confederations, according to https://twitter.com/martynziegler/status/818726187061092352 If you used todays FIFA rankings to qualify these are the teams that would make it: Europe, cut off rank: 25 Germany, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Wales, England, Croatia, Poland, Italy, Iceland, Netherlands, Ireland, Turkey, Slovakia Africa, cut off rank: 53 Senegal, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Doctor Congo, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana Asia, cut off rank: 87 Iran, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, UAE, China, Qatar (play off) South America, cut off rank: 19 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru North America, cut off rank: 75 Costa Rica, Mexico, USA, Panama, Haiti, Honduras, Curacao (play off) Oceania, cut off rank: 109 New Zealand Looking at that, Africa probably were hard done by under the old system but lol those Asian and North American teams and also New Zealand.
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LOOOOOOOOOL at CONCACAF getting more spots than CONMEBOL. These guys are insane. That's literally The Hex plus a playoff. I guess they want more 8-0 games in the group stages and the Carribean nations to make fools of themselves.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 15:57 |
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gently caress FIFA
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 16:27 |
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Kurtofan posted:this is the proposed new distribution per confederations, according to https://twitter.com/martynziegler/status/818726187061092352
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 16:28 |
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vyelkin posted:also lmao at giving CONCACAF as many extra spots as Europe
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 16:29 |
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So any excitement the qualifiers had is completely gone now.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 16:29 |
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Simone Poodoin posted:So any excitement the qualifiers had is completely gone now.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 16:31 |
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Crazy Ted posted:6.5 CONCACAF SPOTS HOLY loving LMAO Crazy Ted posted:6.5 CONCACAF SPOTS HOLY loving LMAO 8.5 Asian spots, too. This is going to garbage.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 16:32 |
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blue footed boobie posted:8.5 Asian spots, too. This is going to garbage.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 16:36 |
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Crazy Ted posted:And they get more spots than South America oh my god On the other hand, literally 6 of the 10 countries in South America qualify. Only one more expansion and the whole continent can come to every tournament!
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 17:09 |
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Blue Star Error posted:If you used todays FIFA rankings to qualify these are the teams that would make it: gently caress off is curacao even a country goddammit CANMNT get your poo poo together I mean godDAMN even with the 4 extra spots you wouldn't qualify gently caress off. That's the hex. Oh wait, you haven't qualified for the Hex in like twenty years. Carry on
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 17:17 |
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I like how Canada and Scotland still fail to qualify I don't like how UAE, China, Qatar, and the entire loving Hex qualify
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 17:20 |
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What a present for my 40th birthday, I'll get to watch Burkina Faso take on Curacao at the World Cup in Azerbaijan.
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Why the gently caress do Asia need 4 extra teams? Same with Africa. Pisstake Give it all to Europe and South America imo Everyone else is poo poo
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 17:35 |
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stab posted:gently caress off is curacao even a country goddammit CANMNT get your poo poo together I mean godDAMN we are the best non-hex team, i said almost sincerely
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 17:35 |
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TwoDogs1Cup posted:Why the gently caress do Asia need 4 extra teams? Same with Africa. Pisstake Africa has some good teams that are fun to watch but don't manage to qualify. Same for Europe and South America. Should go without saying but Asia and the Caribbean don't.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 17:40 |
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What a joke Just imagine if other tournaments let small teams from backwards regions get thumped by the big teams
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 17:45 |
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they need more teams because asia and africa are somwhat 'untapped' markets for the FIFA mafia
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 17:47 |
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Blue Star Error posted:If you used todays FIFA rankings to qualify these are the teams that would make it: This is bad and FIFA are bad.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 17:48 |
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Gigi Galli posted:gently caress FIFA
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 18:03 |
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Crazy Ted posted:6.5 CONCACAF SPOTS HOLY loving LMAO This is the god damned worst loving outcome possible. I would rather they give like, 8 spots to CONMEBOL and put Concacaf at 4.5 if they're going to do that. poo poo, just give Europe 20 spots. literally anything else than giving Asia 8 spots and CONCACAF 6.5 loving SPOTS.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 18:09 |
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Also don't forget that two teams get out of each group of three, so a decent number of these poo poo teams will be stinking up the knockout round as well as the group stage.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 18:14 |
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The entire hex qualifies now God bless
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 18:35 |
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 18:59 |
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vyelkin posted:Also don't forget that two teams get out of each group of three, so a decent number of these poo poo teams will be stinking up the knockout round as well as the group stage. This is going to take forever and be absolutely unwatchable.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 19:12 |
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blue footed boobie posted:This is going to take forever and be absolutely unwatchable. You'll still watch it, just like everyone else.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 19:13 |
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Shrapnig posted:You'll still watch it, just like everyone else. We'll all start watching and be asleep by halftime.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 19:28 |
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Blue Star Error posted:North America, cut off rank: 75 I was super ready to call bullshit on this, but holy gently caress the rankings in CONCACAF are fucky. code:
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 19:29 |
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Ugh on the UAE and Qatar getting in. I don't know if anyone here ever had the misfortunate of watching what passes for Gulf football, but its a boring 1-0 mess usually.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 19:43 |
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Qatar would still have to play Curaçao in the play offs
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 19:50 |
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stab posted:gently caress off is curacao even a country goddammit CANMNT get your poo poo together I mean godDAMN Population: January 2016 estimate - 158,986 vyelkin posted:Also don't forget that two teams get out of each group of three, so a decent number of these poo poo teams will be stinking up the knockout round as well as the group stage. Nothing better than loads of games with teams playing 10 men behind the ball and putting in 'spirited defensive performances'.
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# ? Jan 10, 2017 19:58 |
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Strawman posted:Population: January 2016 estimate - 158,986 the winning on penalties in the group stages lol
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Kurtofan posted:Qatar would still have to play Curaçao in the play offs My money is on the 'çao, they are ranked 12 places higher lol Strawman posted:Population: January 2016 estimate - 158,986 Iceland population: 332,529
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Shageletic posted:Ugh on the UAE and Qatar getting in. I don't know if anyone here ever had the misfortunate of watching what passes for Gulf football, but its a boring 1-0 mess usually. This is what we have to look forward to.
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