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Posted August 06, 2014 08:05 · last edited August 06, 2014 08:05

Ryan54 wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Rammtallica - Part 2 wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

As for FIFA deciding who plays who in the WC playoff that's true I think, but didn't it get changed from AFC v OFC and CONCACAF v CONMEBOL after lobbying from CONCACAF? So lobbying in the other direction could help.

I thought this was done via the drawing of lots of some sort.  Could be wrong though.

Oh, and anyone wanting to sing derisory chants about Liverpool at any ground & in any competition in the world, is a friend of mine.

Yeah it was, for the first time in the last qualification. Prior to that it was predetermined by FIFA. So in theory CONCACAF had a 2/3 chance of not getting CONMEBOL. Of course that's if you believe the draw was completely legitimate and not rigged so the confederation who had lobbied to get it changed got the weakest opponents

CONCACAF I think had a 50% chance of getting CONMEBOL. Since New Zealand and Uruguay qualified in 2010 in 2014 Oceania would play either Asia or Concacaf (one of the losers from 2010).

I thought it was all 4 put in one pool for the draw? Wikipedia isn't really clear

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ConanTroutman edited August 06, 2014 08:05
Ryan54 wrote:
ConanTroutman wrote:
Rammtallica - Part 2 wrote:
ConanTroutman wrote:

As for FIFA deciding who plays who in the WC playoff that's true I think, but didn't it get changed from AFC v OFC and CONCACAF v CONMEBOL after lobbying from CONCACAF? So lobbying in the other direction could help.

I thought this was done via the drawing of lots of some sort.  Could be wrong though.

Oh, and anyone wanting to sing derisory chants about Liverpool at any ground & in any competition in the world, is a friend of mine.

Yeah it was, for the first time in the last qualification. Prior to that it was predetermined by FIFA. So in theory CONCACAF had a 2/3 chance of not getting CONMEBOL. Of course that's if you believe the draw was completely legitimate and not rigged so the confederation who had lobbied to get it changed got the weakest opponents

CONCACAF I think had a 50% chance of getting CONMEBOL. Since New Zealand and Uruguay qualified in 2010 in 2014 Oceania would play either Asia or Concacaf (one of the losers from 2010).

I though it was all 4 put in one pool for the draw? Wikipedia isn't really clear