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To expand this idea for NTs. U21 and NT would still have Qualifiers and Worlds in alternating seasons. There would be a random draw for 4 groups of 12 Territories. They could either be completely mixed such as 2 North America teams go in 1 Group A, 1 in Group B, and 1 in Group C. Or they could be based on keeping Regions intact. As an example for random draws keeping Regions intact, a Qualifier could look like this.

Group A
North America - 4
Central Europe - 6
Southeast Europe - 2

Group B
Franco Britain - 4
Scandinavia/Northeast Europe - 5
Africa/Middle East - 3

Group C
Balkans - 6
Rome - 4
Southeast Asia/Oceania - 2

Group D
Latin America - 3
Greater Asia - 4
Iberia - 5

Teams would then be randomly drawn into 2 Sub-Groups of 6 each. They would play a single round-robin with the top 4 teams in each Sub-Group advancing to a second round of 4 team Sub-Groups. Results wouldn't carry over, and the teams would again play round-robin. Top 2 in each Sub-Group advance to the Group Semifinals. Those in the Finals advance to Worlds. Semifinals and 3rd place teams in the 2nd Sub-Group stage advance to Second Chance Qualifiers. All others to Consolation.

Second Chance Qualifiers would feature 4 Groups containing a single team from each of the Groups from the Qualifier season. Second Chance would work exactly as it is now, where teams play a round-robin within their group and the Group winner advances to Worlds.

Worlds would then run with 12 teams exactly as it does now.

Consolation would have the other 36 teams. The 36 teams would be divided into 4 Groups of 9. Teams play round-robin with top 2 in each Group advancing to Knockout Stage. The 8 teams in the Knockout Stage are seeded and proceed until a Consolation champion is crowned. The 28 teams not making the Knockout Stage will play random opponents that they have not played yet in the Consolation tournament to continue to gain wins and point differential. Qualifiers are hosted by teams based on who missed the Consolation Knockout stage and ended with the best W/L & PD.

I would much prefer regional alignment over simply language. And my regional alignment does balance league sizes. The region is just for alignment. Regions are broken into more balanced territories.

I would much prefer regional alignment over simply language. And my regional alignment does balance league sizes. The region is just for alignment. Regions are broken into more balanced territories.

I'd prefer language personally.