@observerfromuh:
" Honestly, FIFA may re-think it if we end up with 0 pts and a -10 GD"
Not really. FIFA is thinking about many other things than us, a low-ranking team from a small country, losing badly at the WC.
FIFA is not going to abandon OFC as a developmental patch, and OFC will not want to disappear either. Too many cushy jobs and large egos in a place they do not have to do much.
Having a NZ based team / teams in the A-League was already pretty significant change, and it took a lot of convincing the AFC.
" Honestly, FIFA may re-think it if we end up with 0 pts and a -10 GD"
Not really. FIFA is thinking about many other things than us, a low-ranking team from a small country, losing badly at the WC.
FIFA is not going to abandon OFC as a developmental patch, and OFC will not want to disappear either. Too many cushy jobs and large egos in a place they do not have to do much.
Having a NZ based team / teams in the A-League was already pretty significant change, and it took a lot of convincing the AFC.