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RUSSIA.- The CONCACAF President maintains that regional teams will have to wait until 2026 as hosts to reach their full potential in a World Cup.
With the eighth elimination of Mexico in the round In the second round, the Confederation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean was devoid of single representative in the quarter-finals, as there was four years old with Costa Rica
"It was normal," sums up the CONCACAF president. Victor Montagliani in an interview with the Associated Press in which he balanced the performance of the region in Russia.
With only three teams in this World Cup, instead of four in 2014, Costa Rica finished last in a complicated match. The group and the beginner Panama lost their three games.
"They will see an improvement in four years," predicts Montagliani, although that implies that "eight years is more realistic."
"To be honest, over the last 40 years, CONCACAF, as a confederation, has not done much to help federations compete on equal terms," said the leader. Canadian at a time marked by corruption and several leaders After moving from Manhattan to Miami, CONCACAF put some order in the management of their accounts and restarted the tournaments of selections and clubs.
The League of Nations will start the year next, with the aim of raising the level by giving more matches and revenue to the national teams in a two-year cycle.
Four more teams were added to the Gold Cup, the Confederation Summit tournament, which the United States will host next year with 16 participants.
"We'll see how we'll be in eight when we own a World Cup," Montagliani said. 19659002] Although Mexico took the upper hand by beating Germany 1-0 in its debut in Moscow, CONCACAF won a more resounding victory in the Russian capital. Five days earlier, FIFA members had approved the United States, Mexico and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup.
The 48-team tournament must provide six CONCACAF fixed places – probably with a direct ticket to the three hosts – in addition to fighting for a pair in the intercontinental playoffs in November 2025. Two out of six teams can be ranked this way, with Africa, Asia, the # 39, Oceania and South America with one participant per capita. CONCACAF's presence was reduced after Honduras lost to intercontinental play-offs last November, losing 3-1 to Australia after leveling home-less goals
"It's very important to have a fourth team (in 2022) "Montagliani said. "It was disappointing that Honduras could not affirm its location."
Four years ago, Mexico was fourth in the region after being relegated to the repechage, with Honduras, the United States and Costa Rica advancing directly. This time, the United States sank in the final hex and Panama reached an unprecedented ranking. But the Panamanians were beaten by Belgium and England before losing to Tunisia. "19659002" "As most beginners have realized how difficult it is to rub at this level," Montagliani said. "The team that should have qualified four years ago could have come this year and it was obvious that it was something old.You will see another Panama in the next four years." [19659002] And CONCACAF also, on and off the pitch, insisted on the vice president of FIFA
"Our confederation will be very changed when it arrives in 2022 I doubt that it will be different when we will be local in 2026" , he said.
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