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CAF WC 26 Qualifying

NicCarBel said:
There’s 54 nations and 9 spots, so 9 groups of 6 makes the most sense for there - the only thing that’s made it convoluted is the dropouts and playoffs
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This is what I hate. Teams dropping out and turning things on its head. I get that not counting results against the last placed team shrinks every group but even then the minnow of the groups isn't always the smallest. It's an annoying disruption.
 
GoAussies said:
Seeding in the 2 ICP groups will be tight between CONCACAF, CAF and AFC teams.

Of the unseeded teams it would likely be much easier against NC than Bolivia, if a CONCACAF team gets seeded then NC and Bolivia may get drawn into the same group as the 2 unseeded teams.
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I think from memory/what I’ve seen, unless one of the CONCACAF nations is Suriname, they’ll be the two seeded nations. Will make this part of my work project tomorrow lol
 
Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle has accused DR Congo of practicing “voodoo” during penalty shootout loss that ended 'Super Eagles' hopes of 2026 World Cup qualification

Where's John Safran when you need him?
 
JS96 said:
Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle has accused DR Congo of practicing “voodoo” during penalty shootout loss that ended 'Super Eagles' hopes of 2026 World Cup qualification

Where's John Safran when you need him?
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Is there footage of that doco around still? That would have been good to trot out for the 20th anniversary
 
Ha this was a bit before Uruguay but wasn'T it a WC curse? It was Guus or Aloisi, it was Safran. Johnny Warren the great sport putting the blood on himself too. Breaks my heart he could see it all. Could you imagine his reaction and wisdom to some of our successes and many challenges? Had he been there against Uruguay :(
 
JS96 said:
Ha this was a bit before Uruguay but wasn'T it a WC curse? It was Guus or Aloisi, it was Safran. Johnny Warren the great sport putting the blood on himself too. Breaks my heart he could see it all. Could you imagine his reaction and wisdom to some of our successes and many challenges? Had he been there against Uruguay :(
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Yeah - from memory it was in the lead up to the 2005 qualifiers?
 
POT 1
  • USA
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Spain
  • Argentina
  • France
  • England
  • Brazil
  • Portugal
  • Netherlands
  • Belgium
  • Germany
POT 2
  • Croatia
  • Morocco
  • Colombia
  • Uruguay
  • Switzerland
  • Japan
  • Senegal
  • Iran
  • Korea
  • Austria
  • Ecuador
  • Australia
POT 3
  • Norway
  • Panama
  • Egypt
  • Algeria
  • Paraguay
  • Tunisia
  • Scotland
  • Ivory Coast
  • Uzbekistan
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
POT 4
  • Jordan
  • Cape Verde
  • Ghana
  • New Zealand
  • Haiti
  • Curacao
  • UEFA 1
  • UEFA 2
  • UEFA 3
  • UEFA 4
  • Intercontinental 1
  • Intercontinental 2
Intercontinental playoffs
SEEDED into Final Playoff:
  • Iraq
  • DR Congo
UNSEEDED - will playoff eachother, with the 2x winners each facing the Seeded nations for 2x spots into the World Cup
  • Jamaica
  • Suriname
  • Bolivia
  • New Caledonia
UEFA Playoffs
Pots for Playoff draw
POT 1POT 2POT 3POT 4
ItalyPolandRepublic of IrelandRomania
DenmarkWalesAlbaniaSweden
TurkeyCzechBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth Macedonia
UkraineSlovakiaKosovoNorthern Ireland
Round 1
Pot 1 v Pot 4 (single leg, home venue of Pot 1)
Pot 2 v Pot 3 (single leg, home venue of Pot 2)
Round 2
Winner of Matches 1 v Winner of Matches 2 (home venue determined by random draw)
 
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Intercontinental Playoff Simulations (finals only, given no Suriname and New Caledonia in games)

DR Congo v Jamaica


Iraq v Bolivia
 
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