Obinna Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 1 minute ago, narduch said: I'm guessing Saudi Arabia will be one of the guest teams. Qatar 2.0? narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Just now, Obinna said: Qatar 2.0? We may get both of them. Does't Qatar Airways still sponsor CCC and other Concacaf events? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 10 minutes ago, narduch said: We may get both of them. Does't Qatar Airways still sponsor CCC and other Concacaf events? I believe so. Qatar and Saudi would be unimaginative and money driven, but from a competitive standpoint I don't mind it. Good teams that could challenge for the title without being favourites like Japan or even Korea may have been. Also, there would be no player departures of significance for the club world Cup, for Qatar. For Saudi they could be missing like 10 players with Al Hilal. johnyb and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 2 hours ago, narduch said: We may get both of them. Does't Qatar Airways still sponsor CCC and other Concacaf events? I thought that the Qatar Sponsorship ran out at the end of 2024. Don't quote me on that though, I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Watching Women's Concacaf Champions League and the Qatari sponsorships are all gone. They had 3 different Saudi Sponsor boards: PIF, Aramco and Riyadh Air. So I guess Qatar won't be a Gold Cup guest Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 There's a Gold Cup Parade in Prince Edward Island on August 16th! Did we win Gold Cup and I'm not aware of it? I'mma celebrate this of course! Free kick and Olympique_de_Marseille 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 16 Author Share Posted August 16 @dyslexic nam this has your fingerprints all over it..... Olympique_de_Marseille, dyslexic nam, Canuckia and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 22 minutes ago, Obinna said: @dyslexic nam this has your fingerprints all over it..... It is the reason I am off today (many folks in the eastern part of the province get a holiday on the Friday of the parade instead of the early August civic holiday). The “Gold Cup and Saucer” horse race is one of the oldest harness racing events in Easter Canada and is the anchor event for PEI’s Old Home Week. Canuckia, ahmedou, Obinna and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 4 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: It is the reason I am off today (many folks in the eastern part of the province get a holiday on the Friday of the parade instead of the early August civic holiday). The “Gold Cup and Saucer” horse race is one of the oldest harness racing events in Easter Canada and is the anchor event for PEI’s Old Home Week. I'm sitting here enjoying the thought of "the eastern part of PEI". I did not realize it was so regionalized there. 😂 dyslexic nam, johnyb and Olympique_de_Marseille 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 16 Author Share Posted August 16 1 minute ago, Watchmen said: I'm sitting here enjoying the thought of "the eastern part of PEI". I did not realize it was so regionalized there. 😂 Yeah it's very much an east/west segmented place, I believe with Summerside being the major centre in the western part and Charlottetown being the eastern (and main) major centre. dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihairokov Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 5 minutes ago, Watchmen said: I'm sitting here enjoying the thought of "the eastern part of PEI". I did not realize it was so regionalized there. 😂 Oh buddy, nobody can further divide already small areas like Maritimers! dyslexic nam, Olympique_de_Marseille, longlugan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 57 minutes ago, Watchmen said: I'm sitting here enjoying the thought of "the eastern part of PEI". I did not realize it was so regionalized there. 😂 Yeah - the people up west are nuts. We eastern islanders are way more civilized. Olympique_de_Marseille, Obinna, Mihairokov and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 This dude is saying the Gold Cup won't have 24 teams. Shway, MauditYvon, RJB and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamptern Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 8 minutes ago, narduch said: This dude is saying the Gold Cup won't have 24 teams. I like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) Good. 16 is probably the right number for this tournament. And it really made no sense for most of the other federations to join it. Edited August 22 by Watchmen gigi riva, Free kick, Olympique_de_Marseille and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihairokov Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Is Qatar still contractually obligated to be at the 25 GC? If the invitees are Qatar and New Zealand I would be fine with that. Basically removing a non-FIFA side for an NZ team that is probably lower top-half in quality. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 If it's a 16 team tournament I definitely want it all CONCACAF. If you look at the top 16 nations by CONCACAF ranking there are still decent teams that could improve with more Gold Cup experience. 15th Cuba, 16th Guadeloupe, 17th Suriname, 18th French Guiana. Obviously you could find better elsewhere, but those teams aren't too terrible. RJB, gigi riva and Shway 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 6 minutes ago, Mihairokov said: Is Qatar still contractually obligated to be at the 25 GC? If the invitees are Qatar and New Zealand I would be fine with that. Basically removing a non-FIFA side for an NZ team that is probably lower top-half in quality. Saudi Arabia just announced a bunch of new sponsorships with Concacaf. Just saying. RJB and johnyb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 41 minutes ago, Mihairokov said: Is Qatar still contractually obligated to be at the 25 GC? If the invitees are Qatar and New Zealand I would be fine with that. Basically removing a non-FIFA side for an NZ team that is probably lower top-half in quality. I don't think so. I recall it being for two editions. 2021 and 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 I have to disagree with @lamptern and @Watchmen here. I can't go back to CONCACAF only after the absolute KINO (for the most part) that was this year's COPA. This expanded, multi-federation Gold Cup could be an awesome spectacle, like a diet World Cup, a true dress rehearsal for 2026. Anyhow, let's wait and see what the official word is. TOcanadafan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Is Qatar Airways still a sponsor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Just now, gigi riva said: Is Qatar Airways still a sponsor No. Replaced by Riyadh Air gigi riva 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Just now, narduch said: No. Replaced by Riyadh Air Interesting looks like Saudi Arabia will most likely be one of the teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdheid Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 On 8/22/2024 at 8:28 PM, Macksam said: I have to disagree with @lamptern and @Watchmen here. I can't go back to CONCACAF only after the absolute KINO (for the most part) that was this year's COPA. This expanded, multi-federation Gold Cup could be an awesome spectacle, like a diet World Cup, a true dress rehearsal for 2026. Anyhow, let's wait and see what the official word is. I agree. At least for this upcoming Gold Cup and how an expanded version would be ideal WC prep. To keep such a format though would beg the question - what's the point of a continental competition if so many other continents are represented? Are you proving you're the best in your region by potentially finishing 3rd or 4th overall behind European, Asian or African teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 (edited) 14 minutes ago, jdheid said: I agree. At least for this upcoming Gold Cup and how an expanded version would be ideal WC prep. To keep such a format though would beg the question - what's the point of a continental competition if so many other continents are represented? Are you proving you're the best in your region by potentially finishing 3rd or 4th overall behind European, Asian or African teams? With Nation's League now a main stay, CONCACAF is allowed to take liberties with this tournament IMO. Edited August 24 by Macksam johnyb and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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