yoshi Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Well, I've seen what happened with Mexico, & I don't really see the problem. This sort of thing happens all the time in league setups, you can lose your game but other results send you through. It must simply be that the Mexican fans think their team played so badly in the campaign that they don't deserve to qualify at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 The European play-off draw Portugal v Sweden Ukraine v France Greece v Romania Iceland v Croatia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Ukraine v France Phew!! <wipes sweat from brow> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Ronaldo v Zlatan is the pick of those. France should get through Ukraine, but you never know when 'bad' France might turn up. Without knowing much about them, I would've thought Greece should make it. Iceland have a chance there, Croatia should still do it, but Iceland have nothing to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Considering how they behaved in South Africa back in 2010 they had better be good and get through if they don't want to get lynched!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 I predict easily;Sweden,France,Greece and Croatia will be qualified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Lloris is going to have fun sweeping up against a fast-breaking Ukraine team I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Everyone thinks Portugal will lose, but no, they'll win. They always perform when they have a knife against their back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Everyone thinks Portugal will lose, but no, they'll win. They always perform when they have a knife against their back. How about when they have the knife in front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger87 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Even when I think Portugal will win, imagine if Sweden defeat Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo... The reaction of this and the ego wounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Even when I think Portugal will win, imagine if Sweden defeat Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo... The reaction of this and the ego wounded. You are bullying him and he will say to you," I feel sadness". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger87 Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 You are bullying him and he will say to you," I feel sadness". Oh. Ronaldo is still milionaire and handsome, not exactly a "poor baby" If happens that, maybe his ego will be wounded for this obstacle, but not exactly an alarme. He can pass this comment, even he faces worse things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Blatter threatens to slash Euro and South American spots at World Cup to favour African and Asian teams FIFA President Sepp Blatter says Africa should get more spots at the World Cup, giving teams from the continent more chances to win the tournament. For the 2014 World Cup, 53 European nations have been competing for 13 spots at the tournament. But the 54-nation Confederation of African Football will have five teams in Brazil, and Blatter says the continent is 'woefully under-represented at the World Cup'. World Cup overhaul? Sepp Blatter believes Africa and Asia are under represented at the tournament proper Blatter says that 'as long as this remains the case, African sides may never win an intercontinental trophy, regardless of progress on the playing side. This flawed state of affairs must be rectified'. Writing in FIFA's new weekly magazine, Blatter repeated a call for the number of guaranteed World Cup berths for Asian teams to be increased from four. Any changes in the tournament's make up could mean European teams struggle, and at a time when England's own route to Brazil 2014 was occasionally a struggle. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2476531/The-World-Cup-needs-African-Asian-teams-says-Sepp-Blatter.html#ixzz2ilLUmv17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Is this a joke?The current system is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Is this a joke? The current system is right. No, it's not. What? 13 spots for 742 million people? 5 spots for 1.2 billion and only 4 for 4.3 billion? What's so right about that? Blatter is right on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCatra Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Is this a joke? The current system is right. It's not right when a team like mexico that only had 2 wins in 10 games still have a chance to qualify. (and they will, btw). Concacaf got too many spots. Take one spot from CONCACAF, one from UEFA and give them respectively to asia and africa and we are good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Blatter, please, just gtfo of FIFA, we're begging you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 It's not right when a team like mexico that only had 2 wins in 10 games still have a chance to qualify. (and they will, btw). Concacaf got too many spots. Take one spot from CONCACAF, one from UEFA and give them respectively to asia and africa and we are good to go. I disagree. The current system is right. Mexico stumbling indicates the growth of the sport in CONCACAF if anything. Mexico are defending Olympic and U-20 champions. My suggestion would be to have a set amount per continent that adds to 24 then having a mini qualification tournament with 16-24 teams with the lat 8 being decided there. Both Asia and North America/Caribbean had 2 qualify for R16. Ghana qualified for Qfs'. Maybe an expansion to 36 would work (from an earlier suggestion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger87 Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 For the first time in a long time -And that's say something about it- Blatter is right in this. It is unfair this system especially with many potential teams currently playing and competing strongly. Mexico stumbling indicates the growth of the sport in CONCACAF if anything. Mexico are defending Olympic and U-20 champions Those are nice triumphs and anything, but sorry, these are yesterday news. If TODAY you play bad, you deserves to be out, even with all these prior titles. It's unfair and lame to make these places just for the "prior prestige". If the growth means competition, we had the other teams -Like Costa Rica and United States-. It's not right when a team like mexico that only had 2 wins in 10 games still have a chance to qualify. (and they will, btw). Concacaf got too many spots. Take one spot from CONCACAF, one from UEFA and give them respectively to asia and africa and we are good to go. That's my clear point. Also for the economical aspect. Asia is a big market and competitive teams. Take one of the spots by CONCACAF and give them to AFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Mexico is a world cup caliber team. Sure, they had a crappy qualification round, but it would be almost unthinkable to see them snubbed and not competing in the World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Is this a joke? The current system is right. I totally agree.The current system is working well and quite enough.Blatter simply wants more votes from Africa and more money from Asia. By the way,if I enter the word "Blatter" and then translate into my language,the result is always translated as "talkative" or "bla bla bla". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 There are only two competitive African teams, adding more weak teams from Africa and Asia will result in a watered down World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reindeer Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 There are only two competitive African teams, adding more weak teams from Africa and Asia will result in a watered down World Cup. I agree, there simply isn't enough quality behind the top teams. The African teams rarely even qualify for the second round. For Blatter it is all about politics as those continents have about half of all the national associations of the world. I also don't believe Mexico should always automatically qualify as they aren't a World Cup powehouse. Good team yes, but not an excellent one. There are always good teams left out of each tournament. I'd understand if people said that the likes of Brazil and Italy belong to WC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCatra Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 I disagree. The current system is right. Mexico stumbling indicates the growth of the sport in CONCACAF if anything. Mexico are defending Olympic and U-20 champions. My suggestion would be to have a set amount per continent that adds to 24 then having a mini qualification tournament with 16-24 teams with the lat 8 being decided there. Both Asia and North America/Caribbean had 2 qualify for R16. Ghana qualified for Qfs'. Maybe an expansion to 36 would work (from an earlier suggestion) I think you missed my point, Intoronto. I mean any NT that after 10 games only got 2 wins SHOULDN'T STILL BE IN THE BATTLE FOR A WC SPOT. Simple as that. If after 10 games and only 2 wins you still have a (great) chance to qualify that means there are too many spots for your confederation. CONCACAF got too many guaranteed spots, same as europe. It's a joke that a single continent gets 13 spots. Asia is too big and too important to have so few spots. To be even more fair:Take a guaranteed spot from UEFA, one guaranteed from Concacaf, and the unguaranteed spot from Conmebol. Merge Oceania with Asia, now that Australia left oceania anyways, Give 1 spot to Africa, 1 to ASIA and make Africa/Asia battle for the unguaranteed spot. That would be the best scenario, IMHO. Also, there's no way FIFA would inflate the WC even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 ok, give them more quotas, but don't complain later about all the blowouts there'll be at WC... Seriously speaking, Conmebol with 4 quota makes no sense. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay are clearly among the top 20 sides of the world, so this way one of them will have to miss WC. Also bring to the mix Ecuador's altitude and decent team and you get a hellish qualification process as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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