体坛英语资讯：CONCACAF overhauls World Cup qualifying format
<p><span word="MIAMI">MIAMI</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 10-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span>, <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> (<span word="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="slashed">slashed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="away">away</span> <span word="round">round</span>-<span word="robin">robin</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> - <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hexagonal">hexagonal</span> - <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="scrapped">scrapped</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hexagonal">hexagonal</span>, <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="September">September</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="place">place</span>-<span word="getters">getters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2022 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span>.</p><p><span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> (<span word="No">No</span>. 18) <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> (30), <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="Rica">Rica</span> (39), <span word="Jamaica">Jamaica</span> (54), <span word="Honduras">Honduras</span> (61) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Salvador">Salvador</span> (69).</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="parallel">parallel</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hexagonal">hexagonal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="away">away</span> <span word="playoff">playoff</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="playoff">playoff</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>-<span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 18 <span word="previously">previously</span>.</p>
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