CONCACAF's new World Cup Qualifying format for 2022 has been released. The Hex is gone, replaced with an 8 team qualifying group.
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The format for World Cup qualifying, as outlined by Concacaf, is as follows:
- First round: 30 teams (ranked 6-35 in the current FIFA world rankings) divided into six groups. Team will play each other once. Winners from each group move on.
- Second round: Six teams are divided into three home-and-away ties. Winners move on.
- Final round: Eight-team group stage featuring 1-5 ranked teams (Mexico, USA, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Honduras) and three winners from the second round. Each team will play every other team in their group twice, home and away.
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So basically, to make the World Cup, Canada needs to:
- Top their 4 game first round group against various minnows.
- Win a two legged playoff against another group winner to make the final round.
- Either come top 3 in their 14 game final group, or place 4th, and win the Intercontinental playoff.
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