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What CONMEBOL teams would compete in women's soccer at Paris 2024 if countries boycott due to Russian and Belarussian athletes being allowed to potentially qualify?  Currently Qualified: Colombia (won the first semifinal) and Brazil (won the second semifinal) If Colombia withdraws, their spot would more than likely go to Argentina, who they beat in the semifinal round. If Brazil withdraws, their spot would more than likely go to Paraguay, who they beat in the semifinals. If Argentina and Paraguay both choose not to go, here's the descending order of teams that would be chosen: 1. Chile (won the fifth-place match) 2. Venezuela (lost the fifth-place match) 3. Ecuador (both Ecuador and Uruguay finished 1-3 in their respective groups, but Ecuador finished +2 in goal difference to Uruguay's -3)  4. Uruguay, on the strength of their 1 win to Bolivia and Peru's 0 wins) 5. Bolivia (yielded two fewer goals- 16 v. 18- and scored once compared to Peru's 0- both teams finished ...

There's the potential for a boycott of the Paris 2024 games if Russian and Belarussian athletes are allowed to qualify (which, if my change.org petition is anything to go by, I don't think they should be allowed). In this and subsequent posts, I'll go through various qualifiers to see what would happen if Olympic boycotts go into effect, starting with the qualified CONCACAF teams in men's soccer.  *This follows the Tokyo '20('21) super heavyweight boxing from the Asia/Oceania qualifiers, where if someone withdraws their spot goes to the person they beat. UNITED STATES (First Semifinal Winner) Who would get their spot? IF THEY WITHDRAW: Honduras (we beat them in the semifinals) IF HONDURAS WITHDRAWS: Panama (Honduras beat them in the quarterfinals)  IF PANAMA WITHDRAWS: Cuba (Panama beat them in the round of 16)  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Second Semifinal Winner) Who would get their spot? IF THEY WITHDRAW: Guatemala (DR beat them in the semifinals) IF GUATEMALA WITHDRA...