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Do you like the cold? How about snow days? Did you enjoy games this past year like the Canada-Mexico matchup in Edmonton and the USMNT fixture against Honduras in Saint Paul?

If you cherished the uniqueness of those freezing fixtures as much as I did, you'll love the latest news from Concacaf: Last week, the Football Association of Greenland (KAK) applied to become Concacaf's 42nd member.

Should Concacaf approve Greenland's request, it's an impressive commitment from a federation that has become synonymous with the zany and unpredictable.

Remember the frigid Canada-Mexico World Cup qualifying fixture in Edmonton back in November? That same day in Nuuk, temperatures reached a balmy 21 degrees Fahrenheit with wind gusts up to 43 mph.

Theoretically, there's a world where a team could play in the humidity of the Caribbean, compete at the high elevation of the Estadio Azteca and then finish the week with a fixture on the frozen tundra of Greenland. The Greenlandic capital of Nuuk is almost 1,800 miles away from Toronto and more than 4,000 miles from Panama City — talk about an away day.

While the application to join Concacaf has been sent, the large but sparsely-populated island nation still has a few hurdles to jump before becoming an official member.

First, it must offer a stadium that can hold at least 3,000 seated spectators. Greenland's current national ground — Nuuk Stadium — holds 2,000 but does not have seating. Concrete plans for a domed stadium have been in place since 2016, but a lack of funding has prevented the project from breaking ground.

Players must also be able to get from the airport to the stadium in less than 30 minutes — per Concacaf rules — which would require an expansion of the current airport in Nuuk.

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Do you think CONCACAF will allow Greenland to join and do you approve of Greenland being in CONCACAF?

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Posted by kengel2

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Posted on 11/23/22 at 6:06 pm to Bench McElroy

I approve since all the hot climate teams will have to visit

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Posted by Broski

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Posted on 11/23/22 at 6:10 pm to Bench McElroy

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Do you think CONCACAF will allow Greenland to join and do you approve of Greenland being in CONCACAF?

If they have money, sure. That's all that matters to the confederation.

We will likely never play them anyway just like we never play Aruba or American Samoa and I would assume Greenland's international team would be about on par with those teams in CONCACAF.

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Posted by chalmetteowl

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Posted on 11/23/22 at 6:50 pm to Broski

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I would assume Greenland's international team would be about on par with those teams in CONCACAF.

Never know, global warming could make them the next powerhouse… they’d have a rivalry with Iceland

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Posted by BCLA

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Posted on 11/23/22 at 8:29 pm to Bench McElroy

That field and view is badass.

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Posted by danilo

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Posted on 11/23/22 at 9:04 pm to Bench McElroy

TIL Faroe Islands have been a part of EUFA since 1990 and represents the fourth-smallest UEFA country by population

Bottom for EUFA teams based on population:
Faroe Islands 49,000
Liechtenstein 37,000
Gibraltar 34,000
San Marino 33,000

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