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bimbles_ap t1_ixq2qcn wrote

Reply to comment by jdoyle87 in TIL the 2026 World Cup will be the first Cup to host 48 teams instead of the usual 32. by hcbaron

Reading this I thought you were wrong about Oceania because I believed I saw Australia playing in the World Cup.

Looked it up and they're part of the AFC, how does Australia qualify as part of the Asian federation? I get they switched to it, but I don't get why that's just allowed.

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Zolba t1_ixq8o2o wrote

>Reading this I thought you were wrong about Oceania because I believed I saw Australia playing in the World Cup.

Just to point out, Oceania have 0.5 qualifying spots. The winner of the Oceania (OFC) World Cup Qualifiers meets the 4th placed CONCACAF(North&Central America and Caribbean). New Zealand lost against Costa Rica in that match.

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