all three can get automatic bids

all three can get automatic bids
by plaid_pants (2017-04-10 11:23:08)

In reply to: They're announcing the 3-way 2026 WC bid tomorrow posted by DakotaDomer

The Hex could continue as normal with the top three teams getting the other automatic bids and 4th and 5th getting spots in the 6-team play-off with the other confederations sans Europe.

I assume that Mexico, Canada and the US would not participate in qualifying. Somehow they need to get competitive friendlies in the build-up.

I assume one semi-final will be played in Azteca and the other semi-final played in Toronto. The US will get to host the final at...the guess I heard was a new stadium in Los Angeles. To get a 10 PM start in Europe the game would have to kick off at 1PM Pacific / 4 AM in China.

As to the footprint of the World Cup, the United States is so big it is already the same thing as hosting the tournament throughout Europe. I don't see how adding Canada and Mexico makes travel and scheduling anymore difficult. No more hopping from game-to-game on the same day in a helicopter for Platini.

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Gulati just said 60 of the 80 games in the U.S. - Siegfried08 2017-04-10 15:06:13
- I would suggest that the group stage games - KeoughCharles05 2017-04-10 15:41:37
  - A guy on Reddit had this set up - WilfordBrimley 2017-04-10 17:54:26
    - For 2022, it would look like this - blarneygreen 2017-04-15 22:30:08
    - SF is not Pacific NW-3 cities Portland, Seattle, Vancouver * - Domerduck 2017-04-11 05:23:44
      - Portland is not getting a match. - WilfordBrimley 2017-04-13 02:08:24
        Could Autzen hold a pitch? Or too small? * - Wooderson 2017-04-17 12:08:18
    - That looks like it's designed for 32 teams with 8 groups - KeoughCharles05 2017-04-10 18:20:08
      - Mexico and Canada are getting 10 games each - fontoknow 2017-04-11 08:40:23
Logistically it may be the same - miamioh_irishfan 2017-04-10 11:49:23
- Here's the first release I found - DakotaDomer 2017-04-10 14:46:14