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Posted January 28, 2024 03:31 · last edited January 28, 2024 03:42

Maybe OFC could give the Pacific Games football tourney, ONC Cup status - or even a new OFC Nations League title. From memory Buckingham took a domestic U23 type team to the Pacific Games and won against senior Island teams.

Watching the AWs play the OFC Islands teams bores me. It's even a little depressing when you compare those games, to what other fixtures are happening around the football world at that time. I'd rather watch a friendly against a top 50 side. I want to see this young promising team push Ireland not beat Tahiti 6-1.

But yes have come around to the logic of trying to get the AWs higher up the rankings. At the least the OFC WC qualifying format looks short & hopefully sweet. All done & dusted by March next year. So combined with the ONC, will be just under a year of OFC fixtures (June '24-March '25), then hopefully a year of quality friendlies heading into the 2026 WC.

Still no world on AFC launching their own version of a Nations League. CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, CAF & UEFA all have them now. Still have optimistic hope, that FIFA will 'persuade' AFC to launch a Nations League somewhere in their schedule, and combine it with OFC. Playing competitive fixtures against Japan, Australia, Sth Korea, China, Thailand etc (and hopefully winning the odd game) should be worth some ranking points. Playing these games somehow instead of friendlies (with their minmal ranking points). That's being optimistic such a combined CL format will ever happen.

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Unknown editor edited January 28, 2024 03:42
Maybe OFC could give the Pacific Games football tourney, ONC Cup status - or even a new OFC Nations League title. From memory Buckingham took a domestic U23 type team to the Pacific Games and won against senior Island teams.

Watching the AWs play the OFC Islands teams bores me. It's even a little depressing when you compare those games, to what other fixtures are happening around the football world at that time. I'd rather watch a friendly against a top 50 side. I want to see this young promising team push Ireland not beat Tahiti 6-1.

But yes have come around to the logic of trying to get the AWs higher up the rankings. At the least the OFC WC qualifying format looks short & hopefully sweet. All done & dusted by March next year. So combined with the ONC, will be just under a year of OFC fixtures (June '24-March '25), then hopefully a year of quality friendlies heading into the 2026 WC.

Still no world on AFC launching their own version of a Nations League. CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, CAF & UEFA all have them now. Still have optimstic hope, that FIFA will 'persuade' AFC to launch a Nations League somewhere in their schedule, and combine it with OFC. Playing competitive fixtures against Japan, Australia, Sth Korea, China, Thailand etc (and hopefully winning the odd game) should be worth some ranking points. Playing these games somehow instead of friendlies (with their minmal ranking points). That's being optimistic such a combined CL format will ever happen.
Unknown editor edited January 28, 2024 03:41
Maybe OFC could give the Pacific Games football tourney, ONC Cup status - or even a new OFC Nations League title. From memory Buckingham took a domestic U23 type team to the Pacific Games and won against senior Island teams.

Watching the AWs play the OFC Islands teams bores me. I'd rather watch a friendly against a top 50 side. I want to see this young promising team push Ireland not beat Tahiti 6-1.

But yes have come around to the logic of trying to get the AWs higher up the rankings. At the least the OFC WC qualifying format looks short & hopefully sweet. All done & dusted by March next year. So combined with the ONC, will be just under a year of OFC fixtures (June '24-March '25), then hopefully a year of quality friendlies heading into the 2026 WC.

Still no world on AFC launching their own version of a Nations League. CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, CAF & UEFA all have them now. Still have optimstic hope, that FIFA will 'persuade' AFC to launch a Nations League somewhere in their schedule, and combine it with OFC. Playing competitive fixtures against Japan, Australia, Sth Korea, China, Thailand etc (and hopefully winning the odd game) should be worth some ranking points. Playing these games somehow instead of friendlies (with their minmal ranking points). That's being optimistic such a combined CL format will ever happen.
Unknown editor edited January 28, 2024 03:40
Maybe OFC could give the Pacific Games football tourney, ONC Cup status - or even a new OFC Nations League title. From memory Buckingham took a domestic U23 type team to the Pacific Games and won against senior Island teams.

Watching the AWs play the OFC Islands teams bores me. I'd rather watch a friendly against a top 50 side. But yes have come around to the logic of trying to get the AWs higher up the rankings. At the least the OFC WC qualifying format looks short & hopefully sweet. All done & dusted by March next year. So with the ONC, will be just under a year of OFC fixtures (June '24-March '25), then hopefully a year of quality friendlies heading into the 2026 WC.

Still no world on AFC launching their own version of a Nations League. CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, CAF & UEFA all have them now. Still have optimstic hope, that FIFA will 'persuade' AFC to launch a Nations League somewhere in their schedule, and combine it with OFC. Playing competitive fixtures against Japan, Australia, Sth Korea, China, Thailand etc (and hopefully winning the odd game) should be worth some ranking points. Playing these games somehow instead of friendlies (with their minmal ranking points). That's being optimistic such a combined CL format will ever happen.
Unknown editor edited January 28, 2024 03:38
Maybe OFC could give the Pacific Games football tourney, ONC Cup status - or even a new OFC Nations League title. From memory Buckingham took a domestic U23 type team to the Pacific Games and won against senior Island teams.

Watching the AWs play the OFC Islands teams bores me. I'd rather watch a friendly against a top 50 side. But yes have come around to the logic of trying to get the AWs higher up the rankings. At the least the OFC WC qualifying format looks short & hopefully sweet. All done & dusted by March next year. So with the ONC, just under a year of OFC fixtures, then hopefully a year of quality friendlies heading into the 2026 WC.

Still no world on AFC launching their own version of a Nations League. CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, CAF & UEFA all have them now. Still have optimstic hope, that FIFA will 'persuade' AFC to launch a Nations League somewhere in their schedule, and combine it with OFC. Playing competitive fixtures against Japan, Australia, Sth Korea, China, Thailand etc (and hopefully winning the odd game) should be worth some ranking points. Playing these games somehow instead of friendlies (with their minmal ranking points). That's being optimistic such a combined CL format will ever happen.