World Cup winners have to qualify from now on

Memnoch · 12-01-2001, 08:09 AM

Champs to lose Cup start
Sportal

World governing body FIFA has announced that next year’s World Cup champions won’t get an automatic start in the 2006 competition.

"We've taken quite an historic decision today. The champion of Korea/Japan 2002 will not be automatically qualified. This is new and even brand new," FIFA president Sepp Blatter said.

Blatter said the decision was made to allow the winners of the Cup to have a more ideal and intensive preparation with more official matches, rather than friendlies, while it will also free up one more qualifying spot in the finals in the lead up.

Meanwhile Blatter has cast doubt over the future of the Confederations Cup competition, saying the governing body is having trouble finding a place for it on a new unified international calendar.

"We might replace the Confederations Cup with the World Club Championship from 2003,” Blatter said.

“In 2003 there will be four world championships: the Under-17 in Finland, the Under-20 in the United Arab Emirates, the Women's World Cup in China and the Confederations Cup.”

"We need to conduct an in-depth study on the possibility of replacing the Confederations Cup with the World Club Championship because the Confederations Cup is already on track with our economic partners, sponsors and broadcasters.”

"Of course the 2001 World Club Championship was cancelled because of the bad market following the bankruptcy of ISL. But with so many competitions we have to find a solution for the 2002 World Club Championship and one idea is for it to replace the Confederations Cup."

The competition began in Saudi Arabia in 1992 as the Intercontinental Championship, and was contested by national teams that won their continental championships, with South Korea and Japan hosting the last instalment several months ago as warm-up to next year’s World Cup finals.

Barb · 12-01-2001, 08:13 AM

YEEYY. More chance for UK teams to qualify.

Donut · 12-01-2001, 08:29 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Barb:
YEEYY. More chance for UK teams to qualify.

This is bad news, because we're going to win it this time.

Deep joy - Mancs 0 Chelsea 2 (latest score)

Donut · 12-01-2001, 08:57 AM

O/T Mancs 0 Chelsea 3

Davros · 12-01-2001, 09:18 AM

That extra spot would be the one they have been looking for to grant the Oceania champions an automatic qualifying place

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Oh, and the Manx U defeat - music to the ears [img]graemlins/dance.gif[/img]

12-01-2001, 08:09 AM	#1
Memnoch Ironworks Moderator Join Date: February 28, 2001 Location: Boston/Sydney Posts: 11,771	Champs to lose Cup start Sportal World governing body FIFA has announced that next year’s World Cup champions won’t get an automatic start in the 2006 competition. "We've taken quite an historic decision today. The champion of Korea/Japan 2002 will not be automatically qualified. This is new and even brand new," FIFA president Sepp Blatter said. Blatter said the decision was made to allow the winners of the Cup to have a more ideal and intensive preparation with more official matches, rather than friendlies, while it will also free up one more qualifying spot in the finals in the lead up. Meanwhile Blatter has cast doubt over the future of the Confederations Cup competition, saying the governing body is having trouble finding a place for it on a new unified international calendar. "We might replace the Confederations Cup with the World Club Championship from 2003,” Blatter said. “In 2003 there will be four world championships: the Under-17 in Finland, the Under-20 in the United Arab Emirates, the Women's World Cup in China and the Confederations Cup.” "We need to conduct an in-depth study on the possibility of replacing the Confederations Cup with the World Club Championship because the Confederations Cup is already on track with our economic partners, sponsors and broadcasters.” "Of course the 2001 World Club Championship was cancelled because of the bad market following the bankruptcy of ISL. But with so many competitions we have to find a solution for the 2002 World Club Championship and one idea is for it to replace the Confederations Cup." The competition began in Saudi Arabia in 1992 as the Intercontinental Championship, and was contested by national teams that won their continental championships, with South Korea and Japan hosting the last instalment several months ago as warm-up to next year’s World Cup finals. __________________

12-01-2001, 08:13 AM	#2
Barb Symbol of Cyric Join Date: July 16, 2001 Location: England, UK Age: 50 Posts: 1,150	YEEYY. More chance for UK teams to qualify. __________________ [url]\"http://www.xsorbit.com/users2/barb/index.cgi\" target=\"_blank\"></a> <br /><br />[url]\"http://www.xsorbit.com/users2/barb/index.cgi\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The Master of Beasts</b></a>

12-01-2001, 08:29 AM	#3
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	quote: Originally posted by Barb: YEEYY. More chance for UK teams to qualify. This is bad news, because we're going to win it this time. Deep joy - Mancs 0 Chelsea 2 (latest score) __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

12-01-2001, 08:57 AM	#4
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	O/T Mancs 0 Chelsea 3 __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

12-01-2001, 09:18 AM	#5
Davros Takhisis Follower Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Mandurah, West Australia Age: 60 Posts: 5,073	That extra spot would be the one they have been looking for to grant the Oceania champions an automatic qualifying place . Oh, and the Manx U defeat - music to the ears [img]graemlins/dance.gif[/img] __________________ Davros was right - just ask JD

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