Virtua Stiva Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 12 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said: UEFA to receive 2 extra slots. CONCACAF gain 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 1 hour ago, Virtua Stiva said: UEFA to receive 2 extra slots. CONCACAF gain 8 Italy, Jamaica and Nigeria have done really well not to qualify for this year tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 1 hour ago, Miggys First Goal said: I did check the date first. There’s a small part of me that bizarrely likes this, insofar as there are more opportunities for intercontinental matches, but the logistics are just fucking stupid. If it wasn’t being run as a money-grabbing operation by FIFA it might work. You could run it across multiple countries every time, losing the character of individual World Cups but gaining a “World” feel. Maybe restrict it to an individual country but not worry about venue size or corporate boxes etc. Massively limits potential countries but would be fun watching Uzbekistan v Curacao at Brentford for £30. It’s just never going to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Obviously a crap idea but there's 101 games this tournament. They've already ruined it like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Shit idea as per. Wouldn't happen but if they had 64 teams and the first round was a knockout before reverting back to a 32 team standard format it wouldn't be horrific but there's more chance of me being the next FIFA president than that happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) Congo fan gone viral after World Cup qualification Edited April 2 by Ronson333 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Good to see Wissa looking like he's over the knee injury. Promising signs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Why fuck further with a formula that has served pretty well for decades. Who watches a World Cup and thinks, ‘what we need is some more shite teams in it’. At least half of the early games would be completely unwatchable and qualifying would be rendered next to pointless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 2 minutes ago, Infinitely Content said: Good to see Wissa looking like he's over the knee injury. Promising signs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 2 hours ago, Miggys First Goal said: I hate what they're doing to the world cup, but to be honest if you're going to bloat the tournament you might as well have it so that 2 teams qualify from each group and do away with this shitey best 3rd placed team qualifies nonsense. The problem is that they won't stop at 64 teams, they'll keep going until you have groups comprising of Gondor, Atlantis, Westeros and Planet Zog Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 The $11k World Cup final ticket - what we learned from first open sale - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce8lzj0rprpo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 The euros should've been a sign to FIFA. Been shite since it went to 24 teams. Just all about money 🤑 💰. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I've no beef with the basic idea of a 64-team World Cup tbh. Returns it to a traditional group stage; showcases more nations/fanbases/players; and, best of all, it would invite opportunities to slim-down the qualification process, theoretically easing fixture congestion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 64 teams, Jesus Christ Qualifying for the WC will mean nothing at all soon enough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Just now, Collage said: 64 teams, Jesus Christ Qualifying for the WC will mean nothing at all soon enough Might as well make it no qualifying needed which means less international breaks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 2 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said: Might as well make it no qualifying needed which means less international breaks. Hello Infantino Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) Just cut to the chase and scrap qualifiers and call the whole thing the World Cup and have an entire continent host all the games. Edited April 2 by Wolfcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Misery Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 48 minutes ago, El Prontonise said: The $11k World Cup final ticket - what we learned from first open sale - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce8lzj0rprpo Ah The People's Game. My arse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 4 hours ago, Miggys First Goal said: Scotland Italy still won't qualify. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Has Trump declared war on FIFA yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 2 hours ago, El Prontonise said: The $11k World Cup final ticket - what we learned from first open sale - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce8lzj0rprpo This is my issue with the word cup. I love all the teams personally. But this is awful and the prime reason it’s in North America Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 3 hours ago, mouldy_uk said: Who watches a World Cup and thinks, ‘what we need is some more shite teams in it’. I do, tbf Hate when it's only the "big" nations left, lose all interest. I want to see random players from Iraq I've never heard of look like they're Maradona incarnated, then watch all the big clubs fight each other to sign them only based off two-three great group games and then see them rot away in the Real Madrid reserves for the next ten years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 12 minutes ago, Kaizero said: I do, tbf Hate when it's only the "big" nations left, lose all interest. I want to see random players from Iraq I've never heard of look like they're Maradona incarnated, then watch all the big clubs fight each other to sign them only based off two-three great group games and then see them rot away in the Real Madrid reserves for the next ten years Yeah, I usually get the most entertainment from the smaller countries playing each other - the contrast in styles, the often mental crowds, the often far more entertaining games themselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Over the last 96 years the World Cup has been won by only 8 x different countries. You do the math. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCOCOL Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 6 hours ago, Ronson333 said: Congo fan gone viral after World Cup qualification Seats are made of sterner stuff than in this country .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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