billsaysthis: With your model, the 2002 World Cup would probably have been without Sth Korea, Japan, (but then again they were hosting so they'd probably have been there), Turkey or USA... all who exceeded everyone's expectations. Why should Oceania be the only confederation without at least one guaranteed spot at the World Cup? If it doesn't deserve a spot, it doesn't deserve confederation status and should be disbanded with it's members going into the Asian confederation... now lets see the political uproar from the Asians when they have 9 more teams vying for the Asian spots in the World Cup. It's not an issue of whether Oceania (not Australia) deserve a spot... it's why was it "guaranteed" a spot seven months ago?
Oceania loses World Cup place.
billsaysthis: With your model, the 2002 World Cup would probably have been without Sth Korea, Japan, (but then again they were hosting so they'd probably have been there), Turkey or USA... all who exceeded everyone's expectations. Why should Oceania be the only confederation without at least one guaranteed spot at the World Cup? If it doesn't deserve a spot, it doesn't deserve confederation status and should be disbanded with it's members going into the Asian confederation... now lets see the political uproar from the Asians when they have 9 more teams vying for the Asian spots in the World Cup. It's not an issue of whether Oceania (not Australia) deserve a spot... it's why was it "guaranteed" a spot seven months ago?