European Qualification has changed a little bit recently...The Winner of the EFL Cup now qualifies for the UEFA Conference League and not the Europa League... If the winner of the League Cup qualifies for the Europa or Conference, the place goes to the highest league position that hasnt already qualified for Europe
You forgot to mention that the South American equivalent of the UEFA Europe League is the "Copa Sudamericana", the 2nd most important clubs tournament in conmebol. Only UEFA and CONMEBOL has 2 continental clubs tournament, and UEFA even has a 3rd one called "UEFA Conference League"
3:05 The ranking is based on the result of games played, it's affected by the ranking of the team you play against and the type of competition (a friendly match won't add a team as many points as a WC or confederation cup)
Belgium being number one is a matter of simple logic. France is number good at soccer, the Netherlands are good at soccer, Germany is good at soccer. The three languages considered to be official languages in Belgium are french, german, and dutch. If Belgium is a mix of all three of these countries, then it is only logical to conclude that it would be the best in the world.
the raking is similar to ELO systems in Chess, the formula is simple P= I * (W-We) where I is the coefficient (5,10,20,ect; depends on the importance of the tournament) and W is the outcome (loss=0, draw=0.5 win=1) and We is expected result 1/10 ^-exp(dr/600) I think, where dr is the difference in ratings between the teams.
@@GroundhopperSoccerGuides Its something I've always wondered because I have never really been into football. But I think for most people it's a generational thing i e their uncle or their father was into it so they followed along.
It's a fun sport to play, especially as a kid. Keeps you in tremendous shape if you regularly play it. Cardio in particular and the level of skill required to be a top level player is impressive as hell considering you don't use your hands at all, which is different from every other major sport. But the biggest reason I believe, is the nationalism aspect to it. Outside of the Olympics, football/soccer regularly does international competitions and matchups (friendly or otherwise) unlike every other sport which is usually limited to national competition. At least that's my take.
They were originally in the OFC, I believe, but moved. Australia as far as I am aware was the only country with a professional domestic league and truly were on a different level from the other national teams, so they moved both to allow for greater opportunities for other nations in the OFC as well as to play in a better confederation (with a greater chance to qualify for a world cup spot).
The original OFC was a bit like having a league comprised of Mainland Scotland, the Hebrides, the Orkneys and the Shetlands. Pretty soon the mainland would be wanting to play some tougher matches.
I had Zero Knowledge about football, just loved the way you talked 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!
European Qualification has changed a little bit recently...The Winner of the EFL Cup now qualifies for the UEFA Conference League and not the Europa League...
If the winner of the League Cup qualifies for the Europa or Conference, the place goes to the highest league position that hasnt already qualified for Europe
You forgot to mention that the South American equivalent of the UEFA Europe League is the "Copa Sudamericana", the 2nd most important clubs tournament in conmebol. Only UEFA and CONMEBOL has 2 continental clubs tournament, and UEFA even has a 3rd one called "UEFA Conference League"
Good catch, thanks!
3:05 The ranking is based on the result of games played, it's affected by the ranking of the team you play against and the type of competition (a friendly match won't add a team as many points as a WC or confederation cup)
Very interesting lesson
Glad you think so!
Belgium being number one is a matter of simple logic. France is number good at soccer, the Netherlands are good at soccer, Germany is good at soccer. The three languages considered to be official languages in Belgium are french, german, and dutch. If Belgium is a mix of all three of these countries, then it is only logical to conclude that it would be the best in the world.
Perfectly logical!
the raking is similar to ELO systems in Chess, the formula is simple P= I * (W-We) where I is the coefficient (5,10,20,ect; depends on the importance of the tournament) and W is the outcome (loss=0, draw=0.5 win=1) and We is expected result 1/10 ^-exp(dr/600) I think, where dr is the difference in ratings between the teams.
@XD come on man! basic arithmetic, you can enter in TI calculator😂
I know all this obviously but liked and commented for the algorithm
Thanks, mate!
Hi algorithm
Also you nailed Copa Libertadores name
I have a colleague who speaks Spanish, so I had to get that right.
can you make a video on why you think football is so popular? and why so many people love it?
Good idea! Open to ideas. Why do you think it is? One thing we Americans fancy is no timeouts or commercials, and it all lasts two hours.
@@GroundhopperSoccerGuides Its something I've always wondered because I have never really been into football. But I think for most people it's a generational thing i e their uncle or their father was into it so they followed along.
It's a fun sport to play, especially as a kid. Keeps you in tremendous shape if you regularly play it. Cardio in particular and the level of skill required to be a top level player is impressive as hell considering you don't use your hands at all, which is different from every other major sport. But the biggest reason I believe, is the nationalism aspect to it. Outside of the Olympics, football/soccer regularly does international competitions and matchups (friendly or otherwise) unlike every other sport which is usually limited to national competition. At least that's my take.
Australia not in OFC?! Wow, i thought they were like the main one
They were originally in the OFC, I believe, but moved. Australia as far as I am aware was the only country with a professional domestic league and truly were on a different level from the other national teams, so they moved both to allow for greater opportunities for other nations in the OFC as well as to play in a better confederation (with a greater chance to qualify for a world cup spot).
The original OFC was a bit like having a league comprised of Mainland Scotland, the Hebrides, the Orkneys and the Shetlands. Pretty soon the mainland would be wanting to play some tougher matches.
Interesting how you can think of men’s soccer under FIFA as one giant global league.
That's certainly how FIFA thinks of it -- so long as it's controlled by FIFA ;-).
belgians fuming
Because ...?
@@GroundhopperSoccerGuides fun fact: they are the number 1 national team in the world rn.