Chuck, could you look at having associate members of CONCACAF (Guadeloupe, Martinique) become full members of FIFA so that no other Gold Cup matches or qualifiers get competed by non FIFA members. The other teams of Group C would have higher FIFA rankings if the wins were against TNT or Antigua and Barbuda. Could you look at having more CONCACAF members( North zone) compete in qualifiers for the Gold Cup and have 6 groups of 4 teams (all CONCACAF zones) all FIFA members compete in a final round of Gold Cup qualifiers. The reason CONCACAF needs to get the associate members to become full members of FIFA involve the rankings and getting the fourth slot for the World Cup. A CONCACAF of 40 FIFA members would likely get the fourth slot since FIFA desires to have a spot for every 10 members for AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF.
By JACK BELL Published: April 15, 2008 Chuck Blazer takes fans with him on his many travels in the service of soccer at chuckblazer.blogspot.com. Blazer is the general secretary of Concacaf, the sport’s regional governing body, and the only American to ever serve on FIFA’s powerful executive committee.
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Chuck, could you look at having associate members of CONCACAF (Guadeloupe, Martinique) become full members of FIFA so that no other Gold Cup matches or qualifiers get competed by non FIFA members. The other teams of Group C would have higher FIFA rankings if the wins were against TNT or Antigua and Barbuda. Could you look at having more CONCACAF members( North zone) compete in qualifiers for the Gold Cup and have 6 groups of 4 teams (all CONCACAF zones) all FIFA members compete in a final round of Gold Cup qualifiers. The reason CONCACAF needs to get the associate members to become full members of FIFA involve the rankings and getting the fourth slot for the World Cup. A CONCACAF of 40 FIFA members would likely get the fourth slot since FIFA desires to have a spot for every 10 members for AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF.
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