There is no corruption in FIFA thread [READ THE OP, OP]

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stab: Feb 12, 2003; To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high

Drogadon posted:

We will invite Australia to the new FIFA-Free CONCACAF Gold Cup as long as they adhere to our strict policies about required crowd incidents, minimum red cards per game and mandatory violent conduct. Uruguay have already qualified.

dont forget mandatory diving and loving over Canada

# ¿ May 28, 2015 22:38

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 23:41

stab: Feb 12, 2003; To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high

vyelkin posted:

I'll have you know Canada won the Gold Cup once.

that and an olympic bronze

the only, lonliest trophies

# ¿ May 28, 2015 22:43

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B.B. Rodriguez posted:

Canada will still lose to Guam in the qualifiers.

It's true

Heh

Hehehehehehehe

Heh

:smith:

# ¿ Dec 5, 2015 02:45

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jyrka posted:

I don't see why not. It'd allow for more huge current stadiums to be included and lessen the burden on the taxpayer for building new stuff. And how bad could the travel thing be - aren't there loads of sports leagues who travel multiple times every week in those countries? I don't think it's an impossible obstacle for the travelling fans either. Say, 50,000 fans need to travel from USA to Canada for a match, how much is that of the total number of people traveling between the two countries? Not much I bet.

I'm sure FIFA likes the idea of having 3 federations to take bribes from as well.

It would also be the only way you'd see Canada in the world cup :sigh:

# ¿ Sep 7, 2016 00:55

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blue footed boobie posted:

If we learned anything from Euro 2016, it's that more teams sucks.

Just because a team won the whole loving thing without winning a group match?

# ¿ Sep 7, 2016 01:25

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Shrapnig posted:

Chuck out all of the teams that have never qualified for a World Cup, keep the rest.

USA
Canada
Mexico
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Honduras
Costa Rica
Haiti
Cuba
El Salvador

10 teams, 2.5, maybe 3 World Cup spots.

Usa and mexico need to gently caress off like australia did so some other countries have a legitimate chance

Haha who am i kidding even then Canada wouldn't qualify

:smith:

# ¿ Oct 7, 2016 03:19

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Bobby Digital posted:

1986. They have an Olympic gold too.

And a gold cup!

Heh

Hehehehe

:unsmith:

# ¿ Oct 7, 2016 12:46

stab: Feb 12, 2003; To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high

Even at 196 teams Canada won't qualify

# ¿ Dec 11, 2016 14:45

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Kurtofan posted:

48 teams for the world cup 2026, 16 groups of three, it's official

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/sports/fifa-world-cup.html

https://twitter.com/fifamedia/status/818753191449948160

Canada still won't qualify

Heh

Hehehehe

Heh

:smith:

# ¿ Jan 10, 2017 14:58

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Blue Star Error posted:

If you used todays FIFA rankings to qualify these are the teams that would make it:

North America, cut off rank: 75
Costa Rica, Mexico, USA, Panama, Haiti, Honduras, Curacao (play off)

were hard done by under the old system but lol those Asian and North American teams and also New Zealand.

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

# ¿ Jan 10, 2017 17:17

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Can we dress Christine sinclair for the canmnt seriously

# ¿ Jan 10, 2017 20:03

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blue footed boobie posted:

Some might think it's curious that the Middle East and the Caribbean, which are the regions most routinely accused of football related corruption, seem to be profiting the most from this.

But but but the head of CONCACAF is from Canada so there must be no corruption there!!!!

# ¿ Jan 10, 2017 20:29

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B.B. Rodriguez posted:

Now the Caribbean Union is thinking about breaking away from CONCACAF to form their own thing. It would reduce us from 41 nations to 10. It would also lower our corruption rating 99% and make it so the US and Mexico can actually have a seat at the table when discussing just about anything.

This would be the best news to come out of this 48 team business.

who would be the ten

and give them 3 spots so its always usa mexico and a battle from the other 7

# ¿ Jan 11, 2017 19:56

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B.B. Rodriguez posted:

From the CONCACAF wiki:

North American Zone (NAFU)

USA
Mexico
Canada

Central American Zone (UNCAF)

Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama

The rest are all in the Carribean zone (CFU)

Oh that doesn't change a thing outside of Nicaragua and belize Canada can't beat any of those teams (you see because that's how poo poo Canada is at soccer)

edit: that also means the real poo poo in CONCACAF is the Caribbean countries holy lol I didn't realize that 90% of the qualifiers come out of the "North America" section

# ¿ Jan 11, 2017 23:09

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Shut up trump

Canada needs a world cup

So we can finally play in one again you see

And i can get to see 3 world cup games in my life (cause lol if you think canada would get out of a 200 country world cup group stage)

# ¿ Sep 4, 2017 19:46

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Lutha Mahtin posted:

you just had a world cup 2 years ago

Okay a world cup that the world will actually watch consistently

We also had the u20 a while back as well

gently caress it i just want to experience a mens world cup live with the full expectation that my team will get slaughtered

Like australia basically

And south korea before they bribed everybody to win (italy game what the gently caress)

# ¿ Sep 4, 2017 22:55

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FullLeatherJacket posted:

nobody is going to canada ever for any reason

Clearly youve never seen a FIFA match on canadian soil

News: Canada is the road team, especially when facing CONCACAF opponents

I went to a canada vs honduras classic (lol)

In my entire section i was the only canadian supporter

# ¿ Sep 5, 2017 22:15

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Azerban posted:

i remember like a thousand away supporters for canada v. st. kitts and nevis, which is most of the population of st. kitts and nevis

I was at the st.vincent and the grenadines versus canada match years ago where canada won 4-1

When st vincent scored it was like they won the world cup in the stands it was ridiculous

Also ridiculous was st vincent scoring on canada, shameful

# ¿ Sep 5, 2017 23:07

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Oh trump shut the gently caress up i want my country to get the world cup with you nonces so my team can finally make the World Cup and I can watch them in person lose 4-0 to New Zealand

# ¿ May 17, 2018 18:53

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Crazy Ted posted:

True but at least American sports franchises haven't gone so far as to refuse to allow their players to play for national teams. Some have whined a bunch, but none that I'm aware have had successes.

They refused all the hockey pros from playing in the most recent Olympics!

# ¿ Nov 4, 2018 02:38

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And remember, the president of Concacaf is Canadian now

Like holy gently caress thank god for 2026 because we will never qualify for the hex anyways

# ¿ Jul 12, 2019 02:07

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gently caress it's gonna cost me so much money in travel 4 years from now

# ¿ Jun 16, 2022 23:20

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Maybe Canada can get a point now :unsmith:

# ¿ Mar 14, 2023 18:43

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 23:41

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B.B. Rodriguez posted:

Eh, I don't think it's the US per se, more CONCACAF being CONCACAF. The Copa America thing if def just CONMEBOL/CONCACAF doing their normal grift. The US will gladly host any and all tournaments and won't be doing the usual bribing etc. But it's also the home of giant crowds, tv, and nebulous promoters. It's a lot easier to get paid in the US than in all of the other countries in this hemisphere.

*laughs in Canada*

# ¿ Mar 31, 2024 01:02

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