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At the moment that would be
 
Men





(New Zealand could overtake Australia but the others seem safe to qualify)
 
And one
from







and whoever wins a tournament between the countries in the 
 
Women





 
and one from







and whoever wins a tournament between the countries in the 
 
 
 

https://www.cricketfj.com/
"The qualification process for the six-team men’s and women’s competitions at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has all but been agreed upon.
As I first reported last year, the cricket competitions will comprise the top team in the regional rankings - Asia, Oceania, Europe and Africa - along with host nation United States, who would represent the Americas.
The final spot will be determined by a single global qualifier likely to be held in 2027 and feature the highest ranked eight teams who did not automatically qualify. Specific details will be shared at the next meetings."

In a country as big as , the odds of Olympians being close to you are quite small; however, once I realized several months ago that even a state as small as mine hosts Olympians on occasion, I decided to scour each sport's calendar to make sure I caught them when they come around.  That led me to the middle of nowhere in my own state today, where there was a 4* Eventing competition, featuring a couple of Olympians and/or World Champion athletes.
 
Most all the athletes here were local or from USA, but there were a couple who compete for   or .  When we walked up, I had no idea what I was doing.  I thought I was in the right arena at the venue, but I didn't really see anyone there.  (There weren't any stands full of spectators, nor did I see any judges...it was time for dressage.). One of the ladies turned around and we struck up conversation.  Turns out I was in the right spot, and they were just on a short break.  She directed my attention to the upcoming athlete, Caroline Pamukcu.  Thanks to my research ahead of time, I knew she was on the Paris 2024 Eventing Team.  The lady we were talking with was the owner of the horse Caroline was riding.  After she finished with her dressage round, she got off the horse and was just standing there talking with her crew.  We went over and had a brief chat and one of the other ladies offered to take our picture.  
 
I asked Caroline if she was aiming for LA28, and she said yes.  I've also since shown the girls and wifey the video from her Paris 2024 jumping competition.  Hope she makes the team this year!
 
(Caroline has a Gold Individual Eventing and Silver Team Eventing medal from the 2023 PanAms.  Boyd Martin from the Paris team was also there, himself having a WCh Silver and three gold PanAms.  Tamra Smith, who has a Silver from the 2022 WCh, was there as well.  Waylon Roberts, who represents  and has a PanAm Silver competed.  I saw a few more Dressage rounds, then watched them all do the Jumping.  Didn't get to see Cross-Country, but they'll have another similar event in October.)
 
 

Personally, I'm really looking forward to Japan's performance in the World Cup. From the current situation, Japan has a very distinctive playing style. They have strong tactical ideas whether facing European teams or South American teams. However, Japan has never won a knockout match in the World Cup. As someone who has been following Asian football for a long time, I really admire Japanese football.

Italy no longer cares about football, it’s a baseball and cricket nation now.

very good start of the season for  
they won the medal table with 2 gold medals, ahead of ,  and  with 1 gold medal each
 
next stop, starting next week in  Granada, with all the best Rifle and Pistol specialists on stage

Bolivia won after comeback from 0-1 and to in final
 
Final Fifa playoff (path B)   vs  
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Next semifinal playoff
 
 vs  

Baseball is one of their prides, and I'm happy that they'll finally be able to see their team at the Olympics. 

has qualified for the world cup by reaching SF in Asian cup . 
 
 joins them today.  We got 4 . 2 remaining spots will come from the playoffs between the 4 losing Quterfinalists.

has qualified for the world cup by reaching SF in Asian cup . 
 
 joins them today.  We got 4 . 2 remaining spots will come from the playoffs between the 4 losing Quterfinalists.

Semifinals
 
March 15th
20:00 ET/2:00 CET:  United States vs.  Dominican Republic

March 16th
20:00 ET/2:00 CET:  Venezuela vs.  Italy

 
*Images courtesy of Sportsnet

has qualified for the world cup by reaching SF in Asian cup . 
 
 joins them today.  We got 4 . 2 remaining spots will come from the playoffs between the 4 losing Quterfinalists.

I think instead of allocating 2 spots here (for Americas) WBSC should have allowed 3 spots (rather than 2) in the 2027 WBSC premiere. ( 1 each for Asia, Europe & Americas)
 
That way it would have ensured two things : ONLY the top team from Americas gets the quota here ( deservedly so) additionally it would have allowed teams from Americas a second shot at qualification from the 2027 premieres. 
 
Getting only 1 tournament , more than 2 years ahead of olympics is very harsh on the teams from Americas. 
 

Congratulations to  &   on olympic 2028 qualification . 
  is having a fabulous tournament & I hope  improves & should get that asian quota.  

I think instead of allocating 2 spots here (for Americas) WBSC should have allowed 3 spots (rather than 2) in the 2027 WBSC premiere. ( 1 each for Asia, Europe & Americas)
 
That way it would have ensured two things : ONLY the top team from Americas gets the quota here ( deservedly so) additionally it would have allowed teams from Americas a second shot at qualification from the 2027 premieres. 
 
Getting only 1 tournament , more than 2 years ahead of olympics is very harsh on the teams from Americas. 
 

I'm annoyed because Venezuela will have like 20 more opportunities for future Olympics, for Canada this is going to be our best chance in the next couple decades. Not pleased. 

Congratulations to  &   on olympic 2028 qualification . 
  is having a fabulous tournament & I hope  improves & should get that asian quota.  

I know my fellow Canadians will be upset over this result. I too am also sad to see Canada not get a quota.
 
But at the same time, super happy for  Venezuela. They were given a tough hand being in the same pool as the DR and facing Japan in the quarterfinals but still managed to reach the semifinals. They deserved this quota and if MLB players will be in the Olympics, I'm glad we'll be able to see Acuna and the rest of the Venezuelan superstars at the Olympics.
 
Huge congratulations to them!

Congrats
 
Both semifinal matches will be exciting to watch.

Well, despite the completly bullshit qualification system the two best teams from the Americas qualified. Some folks at WBSC are gonna be happy tonight.

Poland was so close 😞

Quarterfinals
 
March 13th
18:30 ET/23:30 CET:  South Korea vs.  Dominican Republic

20:00 ET/1:00 CET:  United States vs.  Canada

 
March 14th
15:00 ET/20:00 CET:  Puerto Rico vs.  Italy

21:00 ET/2:00 CET:  Venezuela vs.  Japan

A new version of the Qualification Tracker has been prepared.
 
As a starting point, the first sport available is Baseball, with the first Olympic qualification event currently in progress.
 
I will help @Matej to set up the trackers for all sports. Afterwards, he will be the main person responsible for updating them, but if anyone would like to help, please feel free to let us know.

March 7th Results - Americas
 
Pool A:
 
 Colombia 2-8  Canada

 
Highlights:
 
 
 Panama 3-4  Puerto Rico (10 innings)

 
Highlights:
 
 
Pool A Standings:
 
  Team W L PCT Puerto Rico 2 0 1.000 Canada 1 0 1.000 Cuba 1 0 1.000 Panama 0 2 .000 Colombia 0 2 .000  
Pool B:
 
 Brazil 0-8  Italy

 
Highlights:
 
 
 Great Britain 1-9  United States

 
Highlights:
 
 
Pool B Standings:
 
  Team W L PCT USA 2 0 1.000 Italy 1 0 1.000 Mexico 1 0 1.000 Great Britain 0 2 .000 Brazil 0 2 .000  
Pool D:
 
 Nicaragua 3-4  Netherlands

 
Highlights:
 
 
 Israel 3-11  Venezuela

 
Highlights:
 
Pool D Standings:
 
  Team W L PCT Venezuela 2 0 1.000 Dominican Rep. 1 0 1.000 Netherlands 1 1 .500 Israel 0 1 .000 Nicaragua 0 2 .000  

SF #1 :  thrashed  in a dominating performance. They will play the Final against the winner of  /