Taiwan was in OFC and left. What would bring them back in?
While the idea seems nice on paper, I think culturally those countries have more in common with China, Korea and Japan then us.
The only change I could ever forsee happening is the Middle East breaking away but given that Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Turkey and Uzbekistan are all in Europe and Egypt in Africa means a lot of nations would have to change Association. Compounding this Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen are all toast domestically with civil war and Iran is the pariah of West Asia politically.
I can't ever see that happening.
While the idea seems nice on paper, I think culturally those countries have more in common with China, Korea and Japan then us.
The only change I could ever forsee happening is the Middle East breaking away but given that Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Turkey and Uzbekistan are all in Europe and Egypt in Africa means a lot of nations would have to change Association. Compounding this Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen are all toast domestically with civil war and Iran is the pariah of West Asia politically.
I can't ever see that happening.
Uzbekistan are part of AFC ain't they. And as Khalil has mentioned the carrot of easier age group WC/WWC cup qualification, could be attractive to some of the smaller East Asian AFC nations. Personally though I find idea of playing bigger East Asia AFC teams in a AFC/OFC Nations League more attractive.
Infantino is a strong promoter of a Global Nations League, so who knows what may happen beyond 2022 World Cup.