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Posted July 02, 2013 10:50 · last edited July 02, 2013 11:25

MrWaikato wrote:

http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-u19-championship-previous-results/afc-u19-championship-results-standings-2012.html

For everyone claiming that being in Asia would provide age group teams with more and more meaningful games, see above. 3 group games and top team in each group progresses to a quarter final. Our current U20's have lost 5-0 to Australia, 5-3 to Iraq and 3-0 to Uzbekistan meaning it would be unlikely we would progress from the group stage. So every two years we would have 3 group games at NZF's expense if we were in Asia or we could stay in OFC qualify for the WC and have 3 group games at FIFA's expense...


No brainer for me, stay in OFC use the money from senior World Cup qualification to provide the age group teams with some meaningful friendlies.



Asia for me in regards to youth.  This would help us at all levels in the long term, plus would increase the chances of players playing professionally outside of NZ lessening the Nix factor that we currently have.

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Marto edited July 02, 2013 11:25
MrWaikato wrote:

http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-u19-championship-previous-results/afc-u19-championship-results-standings-2012.html

For everyone claiming that being in Asia would provide age group teams with more and more meaningful games, see above. 3 group games and top team in each group progresses to a quarter final. Our current U20's have lost 5-0 to Australia, 5-3 to Iraq and 3-0 to Uzbekistan meaning it would be unlikely we would progress from the group stage. So every two years we would have 3 group games at NZF's expense if we were in Asia or we could stay in OFC qualify for the WC and have 3 group games at FIFA's expense...


No brainer for me, stay in OFC use the money from senior World Cup qualification to provide the age group teams with some meaningful friendlies.



Asia for me in regards to youth.  This would help as at all levels in the long term plus would increase the chances of players playing professionally outside of NZ lessening the Nix factor that we currently have.