thoughts on 48 team world cup starting next event?
I wonder if it would be a dick move for us to move back to OCE if they get a guaranteed spot lol
Oceania are guaranteed 1 spot in 2026 onwards - The 2nd place team will be involved in a 6 team Intercontinental play off so New Zealand will be a perpetual World Cup qualifier one would say.
Solomon Islands were the runners up in OFC qualifying beaten 5-0 in the Final by New Zealand - In the intercontinental playoff - Costa Rica beat New Zealand 1-0 to Quality for Qatar.
OFC - American Samoa/Cook Islands/Fiji/Kirbati/New Caledonia/New Zealand/PNG/Samoa/Solomon Islands/Tahiti/Tonga/Tuvalu/Vanuatu
Australia would be best off staying in the AFC despite the 1 guaranteed spot in OFC as well they want to improve and reverting back to OFC won't improve their game or the development of players - Only NZ would be a challenge in any 2 leg series in OFC
2026 - 48 teams - 8 groups of 6 teams - top 2 in each group advance to the round of 16
USA/Canada and Mexico as Co- Hosts will auto qualify
6 teams ( the 1/3's) will play an intercontinental play off to determine the last 2 places
AFC (Asian) - 8 + 1/3 (4.5 in 2022)
CAF ( African) - 9 + 1/3 - ( 5 in 2022)
CONCACAF( North/Central American/Caribbean) - 6 + 1/3 ( + 1/3) - (3.5 in 2022)
CONMEBEL( South American) - 6 + 1/3 ( 4.5 in 2022)
OFC (Oceania) - 1 + 1/3 ( 0.5 in 2022)
UEFA( Europe) - 16 ( 13 in 2022)
*Qatar as host Auto Qualifier in 2022
2030 - FIFA Men's World Cup - Host(s) to be determined in 2024 at the FIFA Congress
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