Comments on: Why Isn’t Guadeloupe a FIFA Member?

By: Gwadaboyz1

Gwadaboyz1 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:30:48 +0000

I come from Guadeloupe and i think if Guadeloupe is not a fifa members it’s because we haven’t solve our political relashionships with France. Imagine a football match between Guadeloupe and France with the same flag and the same national anthem! This situation would be comical, isn’t it? As the French polynesia and New-Caledonia, Guadeloupe has to change his political status. And that is precisely what we are doing with french government.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:11:03 +0000

I think it is because Guadalupe is not an independent country but a province or department of France. The case of Puerto Rico is different because officially it is an independent nation, while Guadalupe officially is a part of France. As far as I understand, Guadalupe needs independent status to join Fifa as an independent nation. As an example, California cannot join Fifa because it is not an independent nation but is part of US.

By: sandrahn

sandrahn — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:25:44 +0000

“did u know what theirry henry’s father is from guadalupe? thats the reason france dont want them to b idependent (according to fifa) cuz a player might come out guadalupe that they would like…its all about money and talent…”

Henry was born and raised in France and was TRAINED and EDUCATED by the French — not by Guadeloupe. If it hadn’t been for France, he would never have developed into a world class footballer because Guadeloupe has no structure to develop footballers into world class talents. Period.

There’s a lot of misunderstanding in this blog here: Guadeloupe is the equivalent of Alaska and Hawaii. Puerto Rico is a US territory and Puerto Ricans are US citizens but they have less standing than a US state in Congress does. Whereas Guadeloupe has full recognition as a French “department” (like a state) in the national French legislature.

By: Applesauce

Applesauce — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:01:47 +0000

^^You’re getting a little ahead of yourself with that assumption.

You said birthplace/heritage. That’s another can of worms. Some of those players you named were born in France and have loose affiliation with Guadeloupe (such as one parent hailing from the islands.) It’s not any different from players today who choose powerhouses over the country in which they were born and raised.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:43:18 +0000

Well it would make CONCACAF more interesting. And I’m definitely down for that.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:01:58 +0000

So lets assume for a second that all of the below players chose to represent the country of their birth/heritage (and that Guadeloupe was a full member of FIFA), or in Suriname’s case, that they were allowed to (another story).

What would the landscape of CONCACAF look like?

Suriname – Kluivert, Drenthe, Davids, Seedorf, Castelen, Hasselbaink, etc

Guadeloupe – Henry, Wiltord, Thuram, Clichy, Chimbonda, Silvestre, Gallas, Abidal, Christanval, Saha, etc

Might look a little different huh?

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:15:05 +0000

It reminds me of the Catalan national team too. I say let them do it.

By: lefutur

lefutur — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:17:12 +0000

Having Guadalupe be a world cup eligible team would be as unlikely as Hawaii or Alaska having their own eligible teams in FIFA. Guadalupe is like an overseas “state” in France, their citizens have exactly the same rights as those French citizens born in the “hexagone”.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:31:12 +0000

Not this year, because the next Confed Cup isn’t until 2013, and presumably there’ll be another Gold Cup between now and then.

By: adas

adas — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:17:32 +0000

So, if by some strange undertaking Guadeloupe were to win the Gold Cup, would the runners up be headed to the Confederations Cup?