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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Tough call.
Using current world rankings, CONCACAF has 4 teams in the top 50, and another 7 in the next 50.
AFC has 5 in the top 50 and another 11 in the next 50. So they are quite a bit deeper.
Yes, USA (12) and MEX (14) both rank higher than IRA (21), but AFC has 4 teams ranked higher than CDA (40): IRA, JPN (26), KOR (33) and AUS (35)
So 3.5 for CONCACAF and 4.5 for AFC looks to be exactly right, IMO.
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All good. I too, make mistakes (lol
). I meant CAF (Africa), not AFC (Asia).
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Africa is the worst by far. They should not have 5 spots, and not even playoff. They would get destroyed by anyone in a playoff, including New Zealand. Next world cup will all change anyways as we go to 48 teams.
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Oh man, I totally forgot about that increase, but wasn't up to speed on the details; so I'm likely re-hashing an old debate.
An increase From 32 to 48; 50%,
* AFC (Asia) increases from 4.5 to 8 (population makes sense)
* CAF (Africa) increases from 5 to 9. (stupid)
* CONMEBOL (S. America) increases from 4.5 to 6 (meh)
* OFC (Oceania) increases from 0.5 to 1 (meh)
* UEFA (Europe) increases from 13 to 16 (kinda boned)
* CONCACAF (us) increases from 3.5 to 6;
+ 2 Playoffs
With the hosts (in 2026, of course its Canada/USA/Mexico, all 3 automatically qualify) What happens if one of them fall to 7th, then what?