Gold Cup 21

[JianYang]

a little off topic, but how is it determined which region the 4th seed from concacaf will play? I know it will be from south america or asia, but how is it determined?

 

[PanniniClaus]

a little off topic, but how is it determined which region the 4th seed from concacaf will play? I know it will be from south america or asia, but how is it determined?

Format[edit]

The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs will be held at a later date.
The four teams from the four confederations (AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC) are to be drawn into two ties.
In each tie, the two teams play a two-legged home-and-away series. The two winners, decided on aggregate score, will qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out.
These play-offs are to be the last two-legged ties that decide the two remaining World Cup slots for a 32-team tournament. Beginning with the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which was expanded to 48 teams, a playoff tournament involving six teams will be held to decide the last two berths,[2] consisting of one team per confederation (except for UEFA) and one additional team from the confederation of the host country (i.e., CONCACAF for 2026).

 

[Eye of Ra]

lol ravel morrison is on the jamaica team

 

[al secord]

Mason Greenwood too?

 

[Eye of Ra]

Mason Greenwood too?

no

 

[al secord]

Have the parameters changed for being cap-tied? Or is it still one senior Fifa sactioned appearance and you are capped?

 

[robertmac43]

 

[PanniniClaus]

Should be an entertaining group.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Watching the Guatemala and Guadeloupe penalties. Have hit 8 of 9 each. Quality.

Guatemala did sub a keeper in for the kicks and he has stopped zero shots..

 

[PanniniClaus]

Thuram saves from the final on field kick taker. Then Jerez finally makes a save to send it to round 11.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Keepers kicks.. Jerez scores... Thuram goes post and in...

12th round.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Ceballos went first and missed then got a second kick and missed. He is going to have nightmares for the rest of his life.

Cavare scores twice... Guadeloupe go through in a game filled with bad blood... two sides that had never met.

I believe all but two kicks went to the keepers left yet he just kept alternating..

 

[Tuggy]

Of course it's Haiti

 

[PanniniClaus]

Of course it's Haiti

They are minus a president today. Chaos still reigns in that country. I assume they will carry on in the Gold Cup.

 

[robertmac43]

The tournament starts in 2 days and all the groups are confirmed; Top 2 from each group move on.

Group A:
Curacao (76)
El Salvador (69)
Mexico (11)
Trinidad and Tobago (103)

Group B:
Canada (70)
Haiti (83)
Martinique (Unranked)
USA (20)

Group C:
Costa Rica (50)
Guadeloupe (Unranked)
Jamaica (45)
Suriname (136)

Group D:
Grenada (160)
Honduras (67)
Panama (78)
Qatar (58)

 

[koyvoo]

Poor Martinique and Guadeloupe.

 

[Eye of Ra]

welp, no way to watch this on swedish tv/streaming service, they are not gonna show it.

where can i watch it?

 

[robertmac43]

where can i watch it?

In Canada, the entire tournament is being done by One Soccer which is a subscription-based service. If you can get them in Sweden it may be worth buying a month pass or something.

 

[al secord]

Onesoccer's one month subscription is about $10 CAD. Worth it to watch the tournament. Haven't had much issue with the app. Having to listen to Gareth Wheeler call games is painful to my ears, but beggars can't be choosers.

However, I really hope TSN grabs the rights to the WCQ's.

 

[robertmac43]

However, I really hope TSN grabs the rights to the WCQ's.

That's already confirmed One Soccer I believe. Stuck with Wheeler some more.

 

[al secord]

That's already confirmed One Soccer I believe. Stuck with Wheeler some more.

Oh well. As long as we get to see every tournament and Ocho game, with decent quality, it's a minor nuisance. Heaven knows, it could be worse.

 

[robertmac43]

The post has since been removed from the Curacao Twitter account:

 

[garbageteam]

^Shame, Curacao are on the uptrend in the region.

Have the parameters changed for being cap-tied? Or is it still one senior Fifa sactioned appearance and you are capped?

I'm not sure of the technicalities but I swear I'm seeing a lot more dual nationals in recent years declare for these Caribbean countries. Curacao as mentioned above as well as Suriname with Dutch dual nationals along with Jamaica with dual Brits as huge benefactors. Jamaica in particular has a scary good roster that could trouble the USA and Mexico.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Jamaica has some good players, but it might take some time for their newer players to integrate into the team.

 

[KlausJopling]

Davies out injured. Blow for Canada and the tournament.