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The FIFA Confederations Cup is the dress rehearsal for the FIFA World Cup. It features national teams that have recently won their continental titles, the World Cup and the host of the upcoming World Cup.

National teams

CAF (Africa)
• Cameroon (Africa Cup of Nations winner)
AFC (Asia)
• Australia (Asian Cup winner)
UEFA (Europe)
• Germany (FIFA World Cup winner)
• Portugal (Euros winner)
• Russia (host)
CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
• Mexico (CONCACAF Cup winner)
OFC (Oceania)
• New Zealand (OFC Nations Cup winner)
CONMEBOL (South America)
• Chile (Copa America winner)

Groups

Group A:
Mexico
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia

Group B:
Australia
Cameroon
Chile
Germany

Schedule



For local times, see: http://int.soccerway.com/international/world/confederations-cup/2017-russia/s8681/


Squads / Rosters

Australia

#                             Position                      FIFA Popular Name             Club
1                             Goalkeeper                    RYAN Maty                     KRC Genk (BEL)
2                             Defender                      DEGENEK Milos                 Yokohama F-Marinos (JPN)
3                             Defender                      SMITH Bradley                 Bournemouth AFC (ENG)
4                             Forward                       CAHILL Tim                    Melbourne City FC (AUS)
5                             Midfielder                    MILLIGAN Mark                 Baniyas SC (UAE)
6                             Defender                      McGOWAN Dylan                 Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng FC (CHN)
7                             Forward                       LECKIE Mathew                 FC Ingolstadt 04 (GER)
8                             Defender                      WRIGHT Bailey                 Bristol City FC (ENG)
9                             Forward                       JURIC Tomi                    FC Luzern (SUI)
10                            Forward                       KRUSE Robbie                  Liaoning Whowin FC (CHN)
11                            Forward                       MacLAREN Jamie                Brisbane Roar FC (AUS)
12                            Goalkeeper                    LANGERAK Mitch                VfB Stuttgart (GER)
13                            Midfielder                    MOOY Aaron                    Huddersfield Town FC (ENG)
14                            Forward                       TROISI James                  Melbourne Victory FC (AUS)
15                            Midfielder                    JEDINAK Mile                  Aston Villa FC (ENG)
16                            Defender                      BEHICH Aziz                   Bursaspor (TUR)
17                            Midfielder                    HRUSTIC Ajdin                 FC Groningen (NED)
18                            Goalkeeper                    VUKOVIC Danny                 Sydney FC (AUS)
19                            Defender                      McGOWAN Ryan                  Adelaide United FC (AUS)
20                            Defender                      SAINSBURY Trent               FC Internazionale (ITA)
21                            Midfielder                    LUONGO Massimo                Queens Park Rangers FC (ENG)
22                            Midfielder                    IRVINE Jackson                Burton Albion FC (ENG)
23                            Forward                       ROGIC Tommy                   Celtic FC (SCO)
Coach: POSTECOGLOU Ange (AUS)

Cameroon

#                             Position                      FIFA Popular Name             Club
1                             Goalkeeper                    ONDOA Joseph                  Sevilla FC (ESP)
2                             Defender                      MABOUKA Ernest                MSK Zilina (SVK)
3                             Midfielder                    ZAMBO Andre                   Olympique Marseille (FRA)
4                             Defender                      TEIKEU Adolphe                FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (FRA)
5                             Defender                      NGADEU-NGADJUI Michael        SK Slavia Praha (CZE)
6                             Defender                      OYONGO Ambroise               Montreal Impact FC (CAN)
7                             Forward                       NGAMALEU Nicolas              SC Altach (AUT)
8                             Forward                       MOUKANDJO Benjamin            FC Lorient (FRA)
9                             Forward                       ZOUA Jacques                  1. FC Kaiserslautern (GER)
10                            Forward                       ABOUBAKAR Vincent             Besiktas JK (TUR)
11                            Forward                       BOUMAL Olivier                Panathinaikos FC (GRE)
12                            Defender                      GUIHOATA Jerome               Panionios GSS (GRE)
13                            Forward                       BASSOGOG Christian            Henan Jianye FC (CHN)
14                            Midfielder                    MANDJECK Georges              FC Metz (FRA)
15                            Midfielder                    SIANI Sebastien               KV Oostende (BEL)
16                            Goalkeeper                    ONANA Andre                   AFC Ajax (NED)
17                            Midfielder                    DJOUM Arnaud                  Heart of Midlothian (SCO)
18                            Forward                       NDIP TAMBE Robert             FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)
19                            Defender                      FAI Collins                   Standard Liege (BEL)
20                            Forward                       TOKO EKAMBI Karl              Angers SCO (FRA)
21                            Defender                      OWONA Lucien                  AD Alcorcón (ESP)
22                            Defender                      NGWEM Jonathan                Progresso Sambizanga (ANG)
23                            Goalkeeper                    BOKWE Georges                 Mjondalen IF (NOR)
Coach: BROOS Hugo (BEL)

Chile

#                             Position                      FIFA Popular Name             Club
1                             Goalkeeper                    BRAVO Claudio                 Manchester City FC (ENG)
2                             Defender                      MENA Eugenio                  Sport Recife (BRA)
3                             Defender                      ROCO Enzo                     Cruz Azul (MEX)
4                             Defender                      ISLA Mauricio                 Cagliari Calcio (ITA)
5                             Midfielder                    SILVA Francisco               Cruz Azul (MEX)
6                             Midfielder                    FUENZALIDA Jose               CD Universidad Catolica (CHI)
7                             Forward                       SANCHEZ Alexis                Arsenal FC (ENG)
8                             Midfielder                    VIDAL Arturo                  FC Bayern München (GER)
9                             Forward                       SAGAL Angelo                  CD Huachipato (CHI)
10                            Midfielder                    HERNANDEZ Pablo               Celta Vigo (ESP)
11                            Forward                       VARGAS Eduardo                Tigres UANL (MEX)
12                            Goalkeeper                    TOSELLI Cristopher            CD Universidad Catolica (CHI)
13                            Defender                      DIAZ Paulo                    CA San Lorenzo (ARG)
14                            Midfielder                    GUTIERREZ Felipe              SC Internacional (BRA)
15                            Defender                      BEAUSEJOUR Jean               Club Universidad de Chile (CHI)
16                            Forward                       RODRIGUEZ Martin              Cruz Azul (MEX)
17                            Defender                      MEDEL Gary                    FC Internazionale (ITA)
18                            Defender                      JARA Gonzalo                  Club Universidad de Chile (CHI)
19                            Forward                       VALENCIA Leonardo             CD Palestino (CHI)
20                            Midfielder                    ARANGUIZ Charles              Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
21                            Midfielder                    DIAZ Marcelo                  Celta Vigo (ESP)
22                            Forward                       PUCH Edson                    Club Necaxa (MEX)
23                            Goalkeeper                    HERRERA Johnny                Club Universidad de Chile (CHI)
Coach: PIZZI Juan Antonio (ESP)

Germany

#                             Position                      FIFA Popular Name             Club
1                             Goalkeeper                    TRAPP Kevin                   Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)
2                             Defender                      MUSTAFI Shkodran              Arsenal FC (ENG)
3                             Defender                      HECTOR Jonas                  1. FC Köln (GER)
4                             Defender                      GINTER Matthias               Borussia Dortmund (GER)
5                             Defender                      PLATTENHARDT Marvin           Hertha BSC (GER)
6                             Defender                      HENRICHS Benjamin             Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
7                             Midfielder                    DRAXLER Julian                Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)
8                             Midfielder                    GORETZKA Leon                 FC Schalke 04 (GER)
9                             Forward                       WAGNER Sandro                 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER)
10                            Midfielder                    DEMIRBAY Kerem                TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER)
11                            Forward                       WERNER Timo                   RB Leipzig (GER)
12                            Goalkeeper                    LENO Bernd                    Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
13                            Midfielder                    STINDL Lars                   VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER)
14                            Midfielder                    CAN Emre                      Liverpool FC (ENG)
15                            Midfielder                    YOUNES Amin                   AFC Ajax (NED)
16                            Defender                      RUEDIGER Antonio              AS Roma (ITA)
17                            Defender                      SUELE Niklas                  TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER)
18                            Defender                      KIMMICH Joshua                FC Bayern München (GER)
19                            Midfielder                    SANE Leroy                    Manchester City FC (ENG)
20                            Midfielder                    BRANDT Julian                 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
21                            Midfielder                    RUDY Sebastian                TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER)
22                            Goalkeeper                    TER STEGEN Marc-Andre         FC Barcelona (ESP)
23                            Midfielder                    DEMME Diego                   RB Leipzig (GER)
Coach: LOEW Joachim (GER)

Mexico

#                             Position                      FIFA Popular Name             Club
1                             Goalkeeper                    COTA Rodolfo                  Chivas Guadalajara (MEX)
2                             Defender                      ARAUJO Nestor                 Santos Laguna (MEX)
3                             Defender                      SALCEDO Carlos                ACF Fiorentina (ITA)
4                             Defender                      MARQUEZ Rafael                CF Atlas (MEX)
5                             Defender                      REYES Diego                   RCD Espanyol (ESP)
6                             Midfielder                    DOS SANTOS Jonathan           Villarreal CF (ESP)
7                             Midfielder                    LAYUN Miguel                  FC Porto (POR)
8                             Forward                       FABIAN Marco                  Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
9                             Forward                       JIMENEZ Raul                  SL Benfica (POR)
10                            Midfielder                    DOS SANTOS Giovani            LA Galaxy (USA)
11                            Midfielder                    VELA Carlos                   Real Sociedad (ESP)
12                            Goalkeeper                    TALAVERA Alfredo              Deportivo Toluca FC (MEX)
13                            Goalkeeper                    OCHOA Guillermo               Granada CF (ESP)
14                            Forward                       HERNANDEZ Javier              Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
15                            Defender                      MORENO Hector                 PSV Eindhoven (NED)
16                            Midfielder                    HERRERA Hector                FC Porto (POR)
[s]17                            Midfielder                    CORONA Jesus                  FC Porto (POR)
[/s]18                            Midfielder                    GUARDADO Andres               PSV Eindhoven (NED)
19                            Forward                       PERALTA Oribe                 Club América (MEX)
20                            Midfielder                    AQUINO Javier                 Tigres UANL (MEX)
21                            Defender                      REYES Luis                    CF Atlas (MEX)
22                            Forward                       LOZANO Hirving                CF Pachuca (MEX)
23                            Midfielder                    ALANIS Oswaldo                Chivas Guadalajara (MEX)
Coach: OSORIO Juan Carlos (COL)

New Zealand

#                             Position                      FIFA Popular Name             Club
1                             Goalkeeper                    MARINOVIC Stefan              SpVgg Unterhaching (GER)
2                             Defender                      BROTHERTON Sam                Sunderland AFC (ENG)
3                             Defender                      WYNNE Deklan                  Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN)
4                             Defender                      TZIMOPOULOS Themi             PAS Giannina (GRE)
5                             Defender                      BOXALL Michael                SuperSport United FC (RSA)
6                             Midfielder                    TUILOMA Bill                  Olympique Marseille (FRA)
7                             Forward                       BARBAROUSES Kosta             Wellington Phoenix FC (NZL)
8                             Midfielder                    McGLINCHEY Michael            Wellington Phoenix FC (NZL)
9                             Forward                       WOOD Chris                    Leeds United FC (ENG)
10                            Forward                       SMELTZ Shane                  Borneo FC (IDN)
11                            Forward                       ROJAS Marco                   Melbourne Victory FC (AUS)
12                            Goalkeeper                    MOSS Glen                     Newcastle United Jets FC (AUS)
13                            Forward                       PATTERSON Monty               Ipswich Town FC (ENG)
14                            Midfielder                    THOMAS Ryan                   PEC Zwolle (NED)
15                            Midfielder                    LEWIS Clayton                 Auckland City FC (NZL)
16                            Defender                      INGHAM Dane                   Brisbane Roar FC (AUS)
17                            Defender                      DOYLE Thomas                  Wellington Phoenix FC (NZL)
18                            Defender                      COLVEY Kip                    San Jose Earthquakes (USA)
19                            Forward                       RUFER Alex                    Wellington Phoenix FC (NZL)
20                            Defender                      SMITH Tommy                   Ipswich Town FC (ENG)
21                            Defender                      ROUX Storm                    Central Coast Mariners FC (AUS)
22                            Defender                      DURANTE Andrew                Wellington Phoenix FC (NZL)
23                            Goalkeeper                    WILLIAMS Tamati               RKC Waalwijk (NED)
Coach: HUDSON Anthony (ENG)

Portugal

#                             Position                      FIFA Popular Name             Club
1                             Goalkeeper                    RUI PATRICIO                  Sporting CP (POR)
2                             Defender                      BRUNO ALVES                   Cagliari Calcio (ITA)
3                             Defender                      PEPE                          Real Madrid CF (ESP)
4                             Defender                      LUIS NETO                     FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS)
5                             Defender                      RAPHAEL GUERREIRO             Borussia Dortmund (GER)
6                             Defender                      JOSE FONTE                    West Ham United FC (ENG)
7                             Forward                       CRISTIANO RONALDO             Real Madrid CF (ESP)
8                             Midfielder                    JOAO MOUTINHO                 AS Monaco (FRA)
9                             Forward                       ANDRE SILVA                   FC Porto (POR)
10                            Midfielder                    BERNARDO SILVA                AS Monaco (FRA)
11                            Defender                      NELSON SEMEDO                 SL Benfica (POR)
12                            Goalkeeper                    JOSE SA                       FC Porto (POR)
13                            Midfielder                    DANILO                        FC Porto (POR)
14                            Midfielder                    WILLIAM                       Sporting CP (POR)
15                            Midfielder                    ANDRE GOMES                   FC Barcelona (ESP)
16                            Midfielder                    PIZZI                         SL Benfica (POR)
17                            Forward                       NANI                          Valencia CF (ESP)
18                            Forward                       GELSON MARTINS                Sporting CP (POR)
19                            Defender                      ELISEU                        SL Benfica (POR)
20                            Forward                       RICARDO QUARESMA              Besiktas JK (TUR)
21                            Defender                      CEDRIC                        Southampton FC (ENG)
22                            Goalkeeper                    BETO                          Sporting CP (POR)
23                            Midfielder                    ADRIEN SILVA                  Sporting CP (POR)
Coach: SANTOS Fernando (POR)

Russia

#                             Position                      FIFA Popular Name             Club
1                             Goalkeeper                    AKINFEEV Igor                 CSKA Moscow (RUS)
2                             Defender                      SMOLNIKOV Igor                FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS)
3                             Defender                      SHISHKIN Roman                FC Krasnodar (RUS)
4                             Midfielder                    GAZINSKY Iury                 FC Krasnodar (RUS)
5                             Defender                      VASIN Viktor                  CSKA Moscow (RUS)
6                             Defender                      DZHIKYA Georgy                FC Spartak Moscow (RUS)
7                             Forward                       POLOZ Dmitry                  FC Rostov (RUS)
8                             Midfielder                    GLUSHAKOV Denis               FC Spartak Moscow (RUS)
9                             Forward                       SMOLOV Fedor                  FC Krasnodar (RUS)
10                            Midfielder                    KAMBOLOV Ruslan               FC Rubin Kazan (RUS)
11                            Forward                       BUKHAROV Aleksandr            FC Rostov (RUS)
12                            Goalkeeper                    GABULOV Vladimir              Arsenal Tula (RUS)
13                            Defender                      KUDRIASHOV Fedor              FC Rostov (RUS)
14                            Defender                      KUTEPOV Ilya                  FC Spartak Moscow (RUS)
15                            Midfielder                    MIRANCHUK Alexey              FC Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS)
16                            Goalkeeper                    GUILHERME                     FC Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS)
17                            Midfielder                    GOLOVIN Aleksandr             CSKA Moscow (RUS)
18                            Midfielder                    ZHIRKOV Yury                  FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS)
19                            Midfielder                    SAMEDOV Alexander             FC Spartak Moscow (RUS)
20                            Forward                       KANUNNIKOV Maksim             FC Rubin Kazan (RUS)
21                            Midfielder                    EROKHIN Aleksandr             FC Rostov (RUS)
22                            Midfielder                    TARASOV Dmitry                FC Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS)
23                            Defender                      KOMBAROV Dmitry               FC Spartak Moscow (RUS)
Coach: CHERCHESOV Stanislav (RUS)

Official sites
http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/index.html

 

[DecoReturns]

Tecatito Corona is out for us due to personal reasons.

Still should be exciting to be back in this tournament after our mediocre showing in 2013

 

[Blue Lou]

Post #2 and my thread was ruined. 😀

Who replaced him?

 

[KingSnake]

Can wait for that classic opener Russia - New Zealand. Should be a cracking game.

 

[DecoReturns]

Post #2 and my thread was ruined. 😀

Who replaced him?

If I had to guess it would be Jurgen Damm. Last I've heard it hasn't been announced officially yet.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Hoping to give Putin a bad time 🇲🇽

 

[gutter_trash]

the origin of the UEFA officials is suspsect, lots of Eastern European, Slavic or Orthodox referees.

the fix is in

 

[Man with Knife]

I'd love to see a Germany-Chile game with both fielding their best team. Hopefully next year.

 

[MrS]

Can't see any team other than Germany winning it but I'd like to see Portugal lift the cup if only to enhance Ronaldo's legend. Group B looks considerably more difficult than Group A.

 

[LFMartins86]

Can't see any team other than Germany winning it but I'd like to see Portugal lift the cup if only to enhance Ronaldo's legend. Group B looks considerably more difficult than Group A.

Germany are leaving their A team at home, they are only taking the reserves as they don't take the competition seriously.
I really think Portugal have a good shot at winning it.

 

[MrChocolate]

I'd love to see a Germany-Chile game with both fielding their best team. Hopefully next year.

Never forget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0XomVM4Qw8

 

[loki 16]

Let's go Mexico!

 

[YesThatGuy]

Please, please, please Portugal, Russia and New Zealand, give your best an crush Mexico, so we can get rid of the puppet Osorio, we need a coach that won't throw away matches.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Can't see any team other than Germany winning it but I'd like to see Portugal lift the cup if only to enhance Ronaldo's legend. Group B looks considerably more difficult than Group A.

Chile is legit. I could see them winning.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Please, please, please Portugal, Russia and New Zealand, give your best an crush Mexico, so we can get rid of the puppet Osorio, we need a coach that won't throw away matches.

There are plenty of criticisms I would leverage against Osorio, but throwing away matches is not one of them. What the hell are you talking about?

 

[choodi]

Australia is gonna get destroyed. We have been playing so shit and our defence is pissweak.

 

[YesThatGuy]

There are plenty of criticisms I would leverage against Osorio, but throwing away matches is not one of them. What the hell are you talking about?

By constantly moving players around and calling new players out of the blue? He had a functioning, organized team against Honduras. Then, against the US? A bunch of troncos their representatives really want to sell.

That's what I meant.

 

[Regulus Tera]

By constantly moving players around and calling new players out of the blue? He had a functioning, organized team against Honduras. Then, against the US? A bunch of troncos their representatives really want to sell.

That's what I meant.

Throwing a match is purposefully losing. His rotation system has nothing to do with that

By the way I agree that he shouldn't be doing that, but nominally, the team on Sunday was the A team.

 

[Man with Knife]

Never forget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0XomVM4Qw8

Hm, I don't really remember this game or if I've seen it. I skip most friendlies nowadays.

 

[YesThatGuy]

Throwing a match is purposefully losing. His rotation system has nothing to do with that

By the way I agree that he shouldn't be doing that, but nominally, the team on Sunday was the A team.

I should had said "thrown away" then. Using official matches to "test" players? What's next, using amateur players during the world cup? Is quite close, maybe not intentionally, but still treats important matches as sparing games.

Far from A team, specially with manos de coladera Ochoa goalkeeping.

 

[Regulus Tera]

I should had said "thrown away" then. Using official matches to "test" players? What's next, using amateur players during the world cup? Is quite close, maybe not intentionally, but still treats important matches as sparing games.

Far from A team, specially with manos de coladera Ochoa goalkeeping.

Ochoa had nothing to do on the goal last Sunday bruh. And who do you want there? I'd be happy with acota but I don't want my Chivas bias showing

 

[Gero]

C'mon now Mexico had a lot of chances to score against US. I think they will be a fine team in this Confederations Cup.

 

[Caturro]

Don't think we can win this one since Argentina is not in it (?).

 

[YesThatGuy]

C'mon now Mexico had a lot of chances to score against US. I think they will be a fine team in this Confederations Cup.

Mexico could have win, but the players and strategy were all pulled out of that joke of a coach a**, so much he made substitution HALF HOUR INTO THE MATCH. Second half? "Boys, just kick the ball real hard, maybe they make a stupid mistake like we did!"

Believe me, Mexico could look great and do a great match against Portugal (not expecting that at all, I will call it, the "strategy" will be to have someone, most likely the less skilled defenders, following CR all around the field and the others just practically loitering around), then be unrecognizable next match with players out of the zone they dominate and others playing positions that don't make use of their abilities, just because that mofo likes the idea (or the big suits want to show off some guy to European clubs).

 

[Regulus Tera]

Mexico could have win, but the players and strategy were all pulled out of that joke of a coach a**, so much he made substitution HALF HOUR INTO THE MATCH. Second half? "Boys, just kick the ball real hard, maybe they make a stupid mistake like we did!"

The United States sat back after the goal and at no point in the match did they use the right wing to attack or even generate danger. The Alanís/Gallardo substitution was an acknowledgement from Osorio about the rival's intentions. That's the one tactical maneuver in the match that actually made sense. I would put more focus on Osorio piling up attacking players on the wings while generating no football in the middle if I were trying to criticise his performance on Sunday.

 

[chicko1983]

Jedinak is out for Jeggo in the Australia squad.

First match line up will be something like:

Ryan
Degenek, Sainsbury, Behich
Leckie, Luongo, Irvine, Smith
Mooy, Rogic
Juric

 

[Altazor]

Vamos Chile mierrrrrr...

*points at avatar*

I want my team to win this. Let's complete 3 consecutive years (2015: Copa América; 2016: Copa América Centenario; 2017...) of winning cups after not winning anything for our entire football history. It'd be fucking epic.

 

[BMO = GOAT]

Rooting for Germany, but with them leaving their A team home. I see the cup going to Chile most likely or Portugal.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Why is New Zealand in Oceania and Australia is in Asia? New Zealand is a shoe in for the Oceania title without competing against Australia.

 

[Lach]

Why is New Zealand in Oceania and Australia is in Asia? New Zealand is a shoe in for the Oceania title without competing against Australia.

Australia felt they don't have any challenge in the Oceania region (New Zealand being to only decent opponent), so they requested to be moved to the Asia region.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Fucken subscribed! Looking forward to this!

Do we know if they're going to be using replay tech for this tournament? Im hoping they'll use it for the WC!

 

[jabuseika]

Mexico represent!

 

[ReplacementPelican]

Wow, I absolutely love the team that Germany has fielded, really giving their youngsters/B team a chance to play on the World Stage.

 

[Grassy]

Australia is gonna get destroyed. We have been playing so shit and our defence is pissweak.

Ayyyy we might get a draw against Cameroon...

Why is New Zealand in Oceania and Australia is in Asia? New Zealand is a shoe in for the Oceania title without competing against Australia.

Australia has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation since 2005(although we still had to qualify for the 2006 World Cup through Oceania). We were playing teams like Western Samoa and beating them 31-0, there was just no competition. So now we play in the Asian Cup, our club teams play in the Asian Champions League etc.
It basically means our national team plays a lot more games overall than we used to, and a lot more tougher games.

 

[chicko1983]

Why is New Zealand in Oceania and Australia is in Asia? New Zealand is a shoe in for the Oceania title without competing against Australia.

We needed to move to a harder confederation to get better at football.

In order to qualify for the world cup, we had to win Oceania Cup (which meant 1 tough-ish game against New Zealand) and then it was a two-leg playoff against another team from Sth America or Asia. So really only three tough games each world cup cycle and limited chances for mistakes.

Moving to Asia means we have to qualify for the Asian Cup and then qualify for the world cup, which means 6 or more competitive games each year for the national team. It also means that if we lose a game, we are not automatically out, unlike when we were at the end of world cup qualifying in Oceania.

Now Oceania has automatic qualification for the world cup, there has been some (not much) talk of us going back there. A lot of the Asian countries (particularly the West-Asian teams) don't like us as we take one of the qualifying spots from Asia.

There has been talk of West Asia and East Asia splitting up into two confederations because the oil rich West teams can hack that they spend billions on football and football infrastructure but can't qualify (Australia, South Korea and Japan have taken three of the four spots at the last two World Cups).

 

[gutshot]

We needed to move to a harder confederation to get better at football.

In order to qualify for the world cup, we had to win Oceania Cup (which meant 1 tough-ish game against New Zealand) and then it was a two-leg playoff against another team from Sth America or Asia. So really only three tough games each world cup cycle and limited chances for mistakes.

Moving to Asia means we have to qualify for the Asian Cup and then qualify for the world cup, which means 6 or more competitive games each year for the national team. It also means that if we lose a game, we are not automatically out, unlike when we were at the end of world cup qualifying in Oceania.

Now Oceania has automatic qualification for the world cup, there has been some (not much) talk of us going back there. A lot of the Asian countries (particularly the West-Asian teams) don't like us as we take one of the qualifying spots from Asia.

There has been talk of West Asia and East Asia splitting up into two confederations because the oil rich West teams can hack that they spend billions on football and football infrastructure but can't qualify (Australia, South Korea and Japan have taken three of the four spots at the last two World Cups).

Oceania just needs to be folded into the Asian confederation. They can still compete in their own sub-tournaments (à la the Caribbean Cup) where one or two Oceania members can then advance to the Asian Cup and/or Asian WC qualifying. But having a separate federation that is made up mostly of teams outside of the top 100 is silly.

 

[MrChocolate]

Hm, I don't really remember this game or if I've seen it. I skip most friendlies nowadays.

Chile had 148 chances to score and Germany had 2. It ended 1-0.
Both teams used their main squad (Chile goalkeeper was the only exception, and it showed) it was a very fun match.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Australia felt they don't have any challenge in the Oceania region (New Zealand being to only decent opponent), so they requested to be moved to the Asia region.

Interesting, I didn't know that happened 12 years ago. So now, New Zealand gets a defacto auto bid to confederations cup since those pacific island countries they compete against suck at soccer. And since Oceania gets a 1/2 bid to the world cup, they'll always have a due or die game against either a CONCACAF or CONMEBOL team for a world cup bid

 

[Tugatrix]

Remember him? he's not going this time

 

[Man with Knife]

Chile had 148 chances to score and Germany had 2. It ended 1-0.
Both teams used their main squad (Chile goalkeeper was the only exception, and it showed) it was a very fun match.

So German efficiency, nice

Also, goddamn @ 7:53 in your link. Sounds like the radio host is at a fast talking contest lol

 

[clemenx]

Hopefully is a fun tourney, almost always is.

Cristiano gonna keep collecting trophies.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

We needed to move to a harder confederation to get better at football.

In order to qualify for the world cup, we had to win Oceania Cup (which meant 1 tough-ish game against New Zealand) and then it was a two-leg playoff against another team from Sth America or Asia. So really only three tough games each world cup cycle and limited chances for mistakes.

Moving to Asia means we have to qualify for the Asian Cup and then qualify for the world cup, which means 6 or more competitive games each year for the national team. It also means that if we lose a game, we are not automatically out, unlike when we were at the end of world cup qualifying in Oceania.

Now Oceania has automatic qualification for the world cup, there has been some (not much) talk of us going back there. A lot of the Asian countries (particularly the West-Asian teams) don't like us as we take one of the qualifying spots from Asia.

There has been talk of West Asia and East Asia splitting up into two confederations because the oil rich West teams can hack that they spend billions on football and football infrastructure but can't qualify (Australia, South Korea and Japan have taken three of the four spots at the last two World Cups).

Im pretty sure its still 0.5 tickets. However for the 48 team 2026 WC Oceania will get an automatic ticket though. But not yet.

 

[Blue Lou]

Interesting, I didn't know that happened 12 years ago. So now, New Zealand gets a defacto auto bid to confederations cup since those pacific island countries they compete against suck at soccer. And since Oceania gets a 1/2 bid to the world cup, they'll always have a due or die game against either a CONCACAF or CONMEBOL team for a world cup bid

Oceania now get two places at the U20 World Cup because New Zealand is so dominant.

 

[fbutron]

Vamos Mexico!!! =D

I want the rematch with Chile, Chilean friends will be a good final!!


Shame that Germany does not bring their A Team

P.D. still salty of that 7-0 damn

 

[Oveja Negra]

Vamos Mexico!!! =D

I want the rematch with Chile, Chilean friends will be a good final!!


Shame that Germany does not bring their A Team

P.D. still salty of that 7-0 damn

Tell your team this time they'll need a bigger bag lelelelel.

No, seriously, while I think name by name and as a team, Chile is better than Mexico, that 7-0 was for sure an anomaly.

The thing is right now, Chile has not been playing great during the friendly matches, so... it's totally uncertain for us how good the performance will be in official games.

Another bad news for us is Claudio Bravo (goalkeeper) is still injured so he'll not be able to play against Cameroon. Damn it!!!

 

[RocknRola]

No Eder? No party.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Oceania now get two places at the U20 World Cup because New Zealand is so dominant.

It's American Samoa's time to shine

 

[RocknRola]

How will we ever beat Chile/Germany without Éder? Look at this sorry bunch, not even they feel they can do it without him!

 

[Altazor]

So German efficiency, nice

Also, goddamn @ 7:53 in your link. Sounds like the radio host is at a fast talking contest lol

hah, that's pretty much standard football commentary speed here in Chile - at least on the radio. You can sorta understand it: as the listener cannot see what's happening on the pitch, the commentator has to describe pretty much everything that happens as soon as it happens so the listener can "get the full picture" so to speak.
The problem (for me) begins when the same people start commentating at that speed/level of detail when they're on TV. It's not needed - we're watching the damn thing. Just... slow down a little.

 

[janoDX]

Can't see any team other than Germany winning it but I'd like to see Portugal lift the cup if only to enhance Ronaldo's legend. Group B looks considerably more difficult than Group A.

Never doubt on Chile. That's their mantra since 2015.