This is a generic world cup tournament I designed it a little differently than the conventional tournament however. I'm curious to know how you like the format for the tournament.
This patch includes 72 teams. One of the ideas I have been pushing is less direct spots into the world cup and more intercontinental playoffs. Does UEFA deserve as many spots as they get? They are awarded just under half of all seats. I'm not saying they do or do not deserve more or less seats but the design of this tournament forces a confederation to prove they deserve a ton of spots.
Basically, since there is no host in my tournament there are 20 teams who are placed directly into the world cup finals after their final round of confederation qualification. 12 teams are placed through intercontinental playoffs. This means that any given confederation could have more or less spots alloted to them than they normally get in a world cup.
Here's the potential spot allocation breakdown.
UEFA could have as few as 7 spots or as many as 14.
CAF could have as few as 5 or as many as 10.
AFC can have as few as 3 and as many as 6.
CONCACAF can have as few as 2 and as many as 5 spots.
OFC can have as few as 0 spots and as many as 1 spot
CONMEBOL can have as few as 3 spots and as many as 8 spots.
Let me give you a quick breakdown of what you'll face in each confederation:
CAF & UEFA -
Win your group and you're in the world cup finals. If you come in 2nd you'll enter the intercontinental playoffs.
AFC -
Win your group and you're in the world cup finals. If you come in second, you will enter a playoff with the other AFC group's runner-up. That playoff winner qualifies directly. The looser enters the intercontinental playoffs. Both AFC 3rds enter the intercontinental playoffs.
Example:
Australia and Iran finish first. They qualify.
Japan and Korea Republic finish second. They play each other home and away. and Korea Republic wins. Korea Republic qualifies, Japan enters the intercontinental playoffs.
Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia finish third and enter the intercontinental playoffs.
CONCACAF -
Finish in the top 2 and you qualify directly. 3rd through 5th enter the intercontinental playoffs
OFC -
New Zealand is the only team in this edition of the tournament so they are placed directly in the intercontinental playoffs.
CONMEBOL -
Finish in the top 3 and you qualify directly. Finish 4th through 8th and you enter the intercontinental playoffs.
If you win your playoff you qualify and enter the world cup tournament.
This reduces the likely hood that two UEFA teams will be placed on a group together during the world cup however it does allow the possibility of two african nations being placed together but this is a remote chance.
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Here's the file. Please test it and tell me if you find any problems. Also please tell me if you like the format of the tournament. It's different, I know.
Generic World Cup v1