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Old 04-06-2011, 11:19 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Matty81 View Post
I think if Spain turns it down it's actually going to be pretty close between us and Costa Rica in a federation vote. Canada has been playing friendlies with CONMEBOL pretty regularly for a while now and I think they are in good standing with most of the members.
It's going to come down to how diplomatic the Canadian representatives were when they played/organized the friendlies. If they were likeable, our aspirations might help as we could be seen as that nice guy who is trying to make it and you can't say no to helping him out. Then again, it is all politics and politicians are pricks driven by their private agendas and biases.
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