One of the only things getting me excited for the expanded 2026 world cup (I’m not a fan) is that Oceania get 1.5 places. The second placed team has a playoff much like we do right now, except if they win that playoff they’ll go through to another playoff against a seeded team with a high FIFA ranking that hasn’t qualified already. So we could easily end up seeing Messi turn up at the Lawson Tama, i’m hyped!
One of the only things getting me excited for the expanded 2026 world cup (I’m not a fan) is that Oceania get 1.5 places. The second placed team has a playoff much like we do, except if they win that playoff they’ll go through to another playoff against a seeded team with a high FIFA ranking that hasn’t qualified already. So we could easily end up seeing Messi turn up at the Lawson Tama, i’m hyped!