RE: [nas] Mexico has two home games!!!

Canada has two home games as well. Belize is in the
same boat as Dominica and the "return" leg is in
Canada this week.

--- Charlynn  Helms <charlie.helms@prodigy.net> wrote:
> 
> Roger wrote:
> .... how did Mexico two home games?  That seems
> pretty unfair to every other
> country in the tourney.
> 
> Kevin Lindstrom <klindstr@flash.net> wrote:
> 
>
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/soccer/06/13/bc.na.spt.soc.wcup.concac
> af.ap/index.html
> 
>  _______________________________________
> 
> You can thank FIFA and Dominica for that little
> gift.
> 
> FIFA ruled that Dominica does not have a suitable
> venue in their country for
> a WCQ....somehow, it was decided that Dominica's
> "home" games would be
> played in the USA (I imagine that had something to
> do with making money and
> CONCACAF politics). Soooo, if you are playing in the
> USA as the "home" team
> (which means the HOME team gets gate receipt money)
> you would want to
> maximize the crowd size...and, if you were playing
> Mexico and wanted a big
> crowd (it is all about the money!), then of course
> you play in Texas!
> 
> chaz
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