If you don't mind my promoting my chicken-scratch: I have an idea as to why Concacaf has implemented this particular Swiss format. Closer to conspiracy theory than educated inference at this point, but the endgame would be finding a way to keep the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifying showdowns going forward...
👀 What to watch in September's Concacaf Nations League games
Is the Concacaf rating basically the FIFA ratings but only using intra-Concacaf matches?
If you don't mind my promoting my chicken-scratch: I have an idea as to why Concacaf has implemented this particular Swiss format. Closer to conspiracy theory than educated inference at this point, but the endgame would be finding a way to keep the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifying showdowns going forward...
https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/ideal-schedule-for-2030-cycle.2103402/page-2#post-41524812