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starstarstar42 t1_iy4qynp wrote

Every time, Greenland.

EVERY TIME.

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laurentmolter OP t1_iy4r9ee wrote

>Greenland

Should we include it as part of Denmark? All the web based tools for maps exclude it by design, like the one we're using: https://www.workwithdata.com/fifa-world-cup-2022

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TheKingMonkey t1_iy4sawp wrote

Players born in Greenland are eligible for the Danish team as far as I’m aware. Jesper Grønkjær is the most famous example, he was a fixture in the Denmark team for ten years.

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laurentmolter OP t1_iy4slyr wrote

Oh indeed. We'll see what we can do to fix this, thanks for the feedback!

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PB4UGAME t1_iy626ev wrote

It is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, no?

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MattGeddon t1_iy6so88 wrote

So are the Faroe Islands and they have their own team. There’s talk every now and then of Greenland joining FIFA or UEFA/CONCACAF but nothing seems to get done about it. Plus as they’re not a country I don’t think they’re actually allowed to join any more.

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BobbyP27 t1_iy7fxj0 wrote

Several sub-national "countries" have teams. The constituent countries of the UK, of the Netherlands, as well as the Faroe Islands all have teams that are eligible for the World Cup, if they qualify.

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MattGeddon t1_iy7lvj4 wrote

UEFA changed their rules a while back I think after Gibraltar joined, so only sovereign countries can join now. The existing members like Wales, England, Faroes etc are fine. I think Greenland are trying to join CONCACAF instead, but they also have members like French Guiana who aren’t in FIFA, so we currently don’t know if they’ll be allowed to participate or not.

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12changk2 t1_iy8gwsq wrote

Also Taiwan (“Chinese Taipei”) should be failed to qualify not suspended

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thatguysaidearlier t1_iy8k0to wrote

They aren't in Fifa and therefore cannot enter a team into the World Cup.

Other nations like the Faroe Islands were admitted prior to the rule change which is keeping Greenland out.

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boingboingbong t1_iy69yx8 wrote

It started in Qatar, so all the DNA points went to heat resistance.

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