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World Soccer XXVII: The REAL Football

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According to the BBC, Joe Hart is out as City's goalkeeper and will be headed to Torino (if they can afford him) in August.
 
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This Pulisic kid is pretty good.
 
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I watched the first several minutes of MEX-HON which I believe was in Mexico and the stadium looked at best half full.
 
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Slap Shot said:
I watched the first several minutes of MEX-HON which I believe was in Mexico and the stadium looked at best half full.
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I think you're being generous...I was amazed at how empty it was? I wonder if the USA match sunday had anything to do with it?
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
I think you're being generous...I was amazed at how empty it was? I wonder if the USA match sunday had anything to do with it?
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Does anybody else in the Hex care about anybody else, or is the whole thing just a cardboard movie backdrop for the US-MEX argle bargle?
 
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Kepler said:
Does anybody else in the Hex care about anybody else, or is the whole thing just a cardboard movie backdrop for the US-MEX argle bargle?
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I always assumed El Tri fans would be rabid enough to fill up no matter what for a competitive game, and the US (while admittedly playing in a much smaller stadium) had nary an empty seat against a much smaller opponent in T&T rather than HON.
 
Kepler said:
Does anybody else in the Hex care about anybody else, or is the whole thing just a cardboard movie backdrop for the US-MEX argle bargle?
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Speaking of, this will likely be the last USA-Mex qualifier for the foreseeable future. With expansion, the hexagonal will have to end, and there's almost no way the US and Mexico get paired off in a multi group setting.
 
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unofan said:
Speaking of, this will likely be the last USA-Mex qualifier for the foreseeable future. With expansion, the hexagonal will have to end, and there's almost no way the US and Mexico get paired off in a multi group setting.
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I would guess that CONCACAF would do their best to whittle down to 10 or 12 and then have one big group similar to COMEBOL...Is there a reason that CONCACAF does not play qualifiers in the October international window? If you used the first 3 rounds of CONCACAF qualifying to whittle down to 10, you should have enough time starting in October/November the year after a world cup to do a 10-team double round robin to qualify.
 
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Round 1: 26-30 vs 31-35 best of Home & Home, March 2019 (2 games)
Round 2: 11-20 vs 21-25 & 26-35 winners best of Home & Home, June 2019 (2 games)
Round 3: 1-10 vs 11-35 winners best of Home & Home, August/Sept 2019 (2 games)
Round 4: 10 team table October/November 2019 through October 2021 (18 games)
You would be adding two games and eliminating a round...you could probably eliminate 2 rounds if you really want to, but I'm not sure we want anyone to have a direct pass to the final 10 or to eliminate more teams in round 1...
 
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Slap Shot said:
I always assumed El Tri fans would be rabid enough to fill up no matter what for a competitive game, and the US (while admittedly playing in a much smaller stadium) had nary an empty seat against a much smaller opponent in T&T rather than HON.
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Nope, high ticket prices and the FMF generally ignoring Mexico proper for games with the exception of WCQ's have been killing attendance for years.
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
I would guess that CONCACAF would do their best to whittle down to 10 or 12 and then have one big group similar to COMEBOL...Is there a reason that CONCACAF does not play qualifiers in the October international window? If you used the first 3 rounds of CONCACAF qualifying to whittle down to 10, you should have enough time starting in October/November the year after a world cup to do a 10-team double round robin to qualify.
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Hurricanes and football?
 
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Too bad the game isn't tonight. Bit of a sports void.

Last time we played as Azteca, wasn't it only 75% filled?
 
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