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NBA Cup- Discussion thread

grayruby

Yes, it looks like we may end up with a second contest. We are performing badly this year. 

Thanks! Have we all run out of rebuy options yet?

# 201 days left to the opening match.

The picture is getting clearer and clearer. 42 out of 48 National Teams have achieved their tickets for the World Cup. The draw for the group stage will take place in less than 2 weeks, though we will not get the 6 remaining teams up to March 2026. 

I will lay out how everything is at this moment. 

# Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

No major changes in this group. As Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Korea Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan are already qualified from previous windows. The only significant change was that Iraq beat United Arab Emirates, qualifying for the Play-Off Tournament in March 2026. 

# Confederation of African Football (CAF)

Algeria, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia were already qualified from previous windows. Congo beat Nigeria to qualify for the Play-Off Tournament in March 2026. 

# Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)

I mentioned last month that up to 12 teams were involved to achieve 3 tickets for the World Cup. None of the teams that I mentioned that were leading the groups (Suriname, Jamaica and Honduras) made it. Instead, Curaçao, Haiti and Panama got their tickets. It's the first time that Curaçao will play at the World Cup. Just second time for Haiti and third time for Panama.  Jamaica and Suriname qualified for the Play-Off Tournament in March. 

# Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL)

No changes here. Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay are already qualified. Bolivia is waiting for the Play-Off Tournament in March. 

# Oceania Football Confederation

Similar situation in this area. New Zealand is qualified. New Caledonia will be playing the Play-Off Tournament. 

# Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)

Apart from England, which were already qualified from previous window, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and Switzerland got their tickets for the World Cup. There are still 4 tickets to be awarded among 16 teams. Italy, Denmark, Czechia, Sweden, Romania and Poland are among the teams fighting. We will get the last four names in March.

# What's next?

The final draw will take place on December 5th, in Washington. 




FIFA World Cup 2026 (6): November Qualifiers

That hurt! I was not expecting Celtics were going to lose last night. I was trying to keep my rebuy option for last week. Happy to rebuy @Undisciplined!

Weekly NFL Pick 'em

StackerSports

2-1 remains best option after 5 weeks

This is a follow-up post to a previous https://stacker.news/items/1251764 in October. I have considered matches in the four major leagues in Europe (England, Spain, Germany and Italy). It includes a week previous to October's World Cup Qualifiers and four weeks previous to November's Qualifiers. 

205 matches have been played in these two periods. I have registered odds and results of 189. I missed odds in 3 matches from Spanish La Liga, 1 from English Premier League, 1 from German Bundesliga and 11 from Italian Serie A (I completely missed a midweek round as I was not expecting it). 

Favorites won 55% of matches, underdogs claimed victory in 19% of them and a draw was the final result in 26% of match-ups. 

Looking closely to favorites results, 2-1 was the winner with 18% of final scores, followed by 2-0 (15%) and 1-0 (13%). On aggregate, 2-1 and 1-2 combination achieved a 22.85% of total scores. 2-0 and 0-2 added 20.95%. Finally, 1-0 and 0-1 added 19.04%. 

![](https://m.stacker.news/118625)

A different picture appears when the underdogs win. 0-1 is the commonest result with almost 20% of final scores. Then, 1-2 and 3-1 follow with a 13.88% each. On aggregate, combination of 0-1 and 1-0 count up to a 30.55% of total scores. 2-1 plus 1-2 combined only reach a 16.66% of final  scores. 

![](https://m.stacker.news/118624)

Finally, an interesting point regarding draws. Almost half of them  (43.75%), in these 5 weeks,  happened in Italian Serie A. In the other side, just 12.5% of draws happened in the Premier League. .




NBA Emirates Cup Survivor Pool: Group Play Round 4

Undisciplined

Grey Cup Sunday Poll

I listened to the podcast and you mentioned that they were going to play at a very low temperature. Is it a closed stadium or is it open?

WHO’S UP WATCHING FOOTBALL IN SPAIN?!

realBitcoinDog

Tried to watch it as it was at 3.30 pm here... tried to explain a few rules to family even though I know very little about it. Family not really interested though. We talked about how interesting would be that European referees explained decisions to public and everyone could hear them. That would be a positive move for football!

I like the name of Saskatchewan, though difficult to pronounce it. Hope they win!

I hope it's still ok to send my picks. 
Chiefs
Eagles
Cowboys

555

Emirates Cup Survivor Pool: Group Play Round 3

Emirates Cup Survivor Pool: Group Play Round 2 Recap

Ok, good! I will try to keep it as long as possible!

Stacker Sports Prepod Meeting: Season 2 Episode 10

I am planning to write an update next week considering odds and results. Let's see if you're still right.

Great! I am thinking as @grayruby though still not fully sure. 

How many weeks can we use the rebuy?

UEFA Europa League Bounty: Week 4

Not a great day for your Porto neither! We play against Utrecht next round. Despite of this draw you are very close to the top 8. 

2025-26 UEFA Champions League: Week 4 Recap

It's becoming more competitive this year, though we have still room to improve, including myself hahaha