mo4ch:> Concacaf president Montagliani: World Cup qualifying format likely to change due to coronavirus delays | Mo4ch News

The traditional Hexagonal phase may need alterations as a result of the coronavirus outbreakConcacaf president Victor Montagliani says that the federation will most likely need to change its World Cup qualifying format as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.The current qualifying format is based around the Hexagonal format, which sees a final group of six teams battle for qualifying spots with those six teams chosen based on FIFA rankings.Currently, the Hexagonal is scheduled to begin this September, although the coronavirus outbreak has put that in severe jeopardy.Editors' PicksThe format sees the top three teams qualify directly for the World Cup, with the fourth-placed team facing the winner of a competition involving the remaining 35 CONCACAF teams with the winner of that round progressing to the inter-continental playoffs in March 2022.And, with no return date in sight, Montagliani admitted that it is very likely Concacaf will need to alter its qualifying format to fit in al…