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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Just using the FIFA rankings isn't the (only) problem though. Are they forced to use the rankings? If they are, couldn't they find a better format? Who chooses the format?
Other confederations use way different qualification formats. Why not UEFA? I know they have more good teams so missing out is more likely, but I never seem to hear about anyone complaining that the CONCACAF system is dumb and favors minnows. So why would FIFA set up the UEFA qualification system that way? Or if it is UEFA, why would they set up their own system that way.
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They are forced to. Because it's for the World Cup. That's all FIFA for all confederations.
For Euro 2016, UEFA used a weighted combination of rankings from 2010 to 2014. Gold cup well... it's the Gold Cup, it has Martinique!
Remember in the Euro 2016 final draw, Italy was also in Pot 2 and would have been in Pot 2 had they qualified for Russia 2018. They've been struggling.