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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Sun 12 Jul 21:32
Italy still probably won`t qualify.
What`s next.....letting B teams from countries qualify?!?
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Sun 12 Jul 21:55
48 teams is fine, as proven by this years tournament.
64 is far too many.
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Topic Originator: Bandy
Date: Sun 12 Jul 22:51
This tournament has gone on way too long - I disagree it`s been good.
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Sun 12 Jul 23:05
This is just about squeezing more money out of people. Given the cost of tickets at this WC, FIFA can stick it where the sun don`t shine.
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Topic Originator: da_no_1
Date: Sun 12 Jul 23:28
I`ve enjoyed the tournament but its a round too big. 32 teams is plenty.
"Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark"
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Mon 13 Jul 05:26
Quote:
jake89, Sun 12 Jul 23:05
This is just about squeezing more money out of people. Given the cost of tickets at this WC, FIFA can stick it where the sun don`t shine.
Agreed
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: 1985Par
Date: Mon 13 Jul 08:46
Sometimes less is more. 32 teams is the sweet spot. I’ve found many of the games quite absorbing with a welcome emphasis on attacking football, but it’s gone on a round too long.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Mon 13 Jul 09:12
One of the main problems would be finding a country big enough to hold it. Co-hosting seems to be the way forward. The 2030 tournament will be held in SIX countries. The main co-hosts will be Spain, Portugal and Morocco but opening games will be staged in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in recognition of the first WC having been held in Uruguay in 1930.
Infantino`s selling point is that it spreads the appeal of the game but of course it`s also likely to increase his popularity with more member countries of FIFA as well as increase revenue. At present there are 211 affiliated countries so expansion to 64 qualifiers would mean almost one-third of members would be there!
Post Edited (Mon 13 Jul 09:14)
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Mon 13 Jul 09:41
I think they should forget host countries, just have host contingents. Next World Cup, just have it in America, and do away with a qualifying campaign. Just have all the teams in the world there. 211 of them, a playoff between the 4 worst teams in the world to get rid of 3 of them and to give out a trophy at the start of the tournament to the Worlds Worstest team, have 3 knock out rounds, no seeding, whittle it down from the 208 teams to 104, then 104 to 52, then 52 to leave 26. Then just have all remaining 26 teams play each other in a league format, the games would be rapid fire, a game per country per day, but you would have massive squads to cope with it, 100 players per quad. Then get the two top teams in the league to play off in a best of 7 World Series of Soccer.
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Topic Originator: Rusty Shackleford
Date: Mon 13 Jul 09:42
Presumably would mean 16 groups of 4 and none of the best third place shenanegans. So the actual length end to end is the same, just more cities and groups to accommodate.
Agree that 32 is the most sensible.
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Topic Originator: widtink
Date: Mon 13 Jul 10:11
Quote:
red-star-par, Mon 13 Jul 09:41
I think they should forget host countries, just have host contingents. Next World Cup, just have it in America, and do away with a qualifying campaign. Just have all the teams in the world there. 211 of them, a playoff between the 4 worst teams in the world to get rid of 3 of them and to give out a trophy at the start of the tournament to the Worlds Worstest team, have 3 knock out rounds, no seeding, whittle it down from the 208 teams to 104, then 104 to 52, then 52 to leave 26. Then just have all remaining 26 teams play each other in a league format, the games would be rapid fire, a game per country per day, but you would have massive squads to cope with it, 100 players per quad. Then get the two top teams in the league to play off in a best of 7 World Series of Soccer.
That`ll please the wife ...
She`s already moaning at me (cos it`s my fault obviously) that this world cup has gone on too long cos it`s interfering with her soaps (Corrie , EastEnders etc...) 🤣
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Topic Originator: allanwilson10
Date: Mon 13 Jul 13:16
Widtink- I think we have the same wife lol.
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Topic Originator: Jock Par36
Date: Mon 13 Jul 17:21
32 teams is enough. 8 groups of 4 teams,Top 2 go through
to the knockouts, the rest go home. Straight forward no
arshing about with the 3rd best teams. 64 teams is far
too much, it was shambolic with 48 teams.
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Topic Originator: neils
Date: Mon 13 Jul 18:29
I`m the same, 32 teams more than enough. This tournament has dragged a bit with only a few teams knocked out in the group stage
For sure the next WC will have hydration breaks too, now the money made can be seen, there`s no going back.
Bin the goal music too, I`ve got a feeling they will have this at EEP- some inane guy and bland music drowning out the cheers.
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Topic Originator: Andrew283
Date: Mon 13 Jul 18:38
Quote:
neils, Mon 13 Jul 18:29
I`m the same, 32 teams more than enough. This tournament has dragged a bit with only a few teams knocked out in the group stage
For sure the next WC will have hydration breaks too, now the money made can be seen, there`s no going back.
Bin the goal music too, I`ve got a feeling they will have this at EEP- some inane guy and bland music drowning out the cheers.
There`s been goal music at EEP for at least 20 years tbf
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Topic Originator: jake89
Date: Mon 13 Jul 18:44
It`s the countdown to kick off I can`t stand.
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Topic Originator: ParfectXI
Date: Tue 14 Jul 01:08
It doesn’t matter how many teams are involved it’s all orchestrated to help the bigger teams get through - it’s time to get rid of the seeding and throw everyone into the same bowl and what will be will be! Imagine a group stage with England, Argentina, France and Portugal that’d be amazing or maybe a smaller team group for those of us that likes the Underdog!
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Tue 14 Jul 12:40
Quote:
allanwilson10, Mon 13 Jul 13:16
Widtink- I think we have the same wife lol.
Widtink and Wilson bigamists. 🤔
Can you not get a custodial sentence for that?
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Tue 14 Jul 12:52
Quote:
ipswichpar, Sun 12 Jul 21:32
Italy still probably won`t qualify.
What`s next.....letting B teams from countries qualify?!?
Ouch! Well below the belt, Tractor boy. I`ll remember that. 😠
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Tue 14 Jul 13:00
Quote:
widtink, Mon 13 Jul 10:11
Quote:
red-star-par, Mon 13 Jul 09:41
I think they should forget host countries, just have host contingents. Next World Cup, just have it in America, and do away with a qualifying campaign. Just have all the teams in the world there. 211 of them, a playoff between the 4 worst teams in the world to get rid of 3 of them and to give out a trophy at the start of the tournament to the Worlds Worstest team, have 3 knock out rounds, no seeding, whittle it down from the 208 teams to 104, then 104 to 52, then 52 to leave 26. Then just have all remaining 26 teams play each other in a league format, the games would be rapid fire, a game per country per day, but you would have massive squads to cope with it, 100 players per quad. Then get the two top teams in the league to play off in a best of 7 World Series of Soccer.
That`ll please the wife ...
She`s already moaning at me (cos it`s my fault obviously) that this world cup has gone on too long cos it`s interfering with her soaps (Corrie , EastEnders etc...) 🤣
I sympathise with the ladies who don’t like near endless WC football - of course there is always wall to wall Wimbledon on BBC 1 and 2 - or rugby or horse racing on over the same weeks 🤫
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Topic Originator: DunfyDave
Date: Tue 14 Jul 13:05
Quote:
ParfectXI, Tue 14 Jul 01:08
It doesn’t matter how many teams are involved it’s all orchestrated to help the bigger teams get through - it’s time to get rid of the seeding and throw everyone into the same bowl and what will be will be! Imagine a group stage with England, Argentina, France and Portugal that’d be amazing or maybe a smaller team group for those of us that likes the Underdog!
^^^^ Totally agree 💯
And I have to admit I loved having the extra teams and the third place drama.
DunfyDave
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Tue 14 Jul 13:58
Quote:
allanwilson10, Mon 13 Jul 13:16
Widtink- I think we have the same wife lol.
It`s in their DNA!🤔🙉
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Topic Originator: Stanza
Date: Tue 14 Jul 15:56
Quote:
GG Riva, Tue 14 Jul 12:40
Quote:
allanwilson10, Mon 13 Jul 13:16
Widtink- I think we have the same wife lol.
Widtink and Wilson bigamists. 🤔
Can you not get a custodial sentence for that?
It`s the wife who is the bigamist. Free the World Cup Two ...
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Topic Originator: widtink
Date: Tue 14 Jul 16:22
There was one day last week ....can`t remember what day it was , where channels 1 to 5 were all sport.
That went down well ... Not 🤣
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Post Edited (Tue 14 Jul 16:22)
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Topic Originator: Sacktheref69
Date: Tue 14 Jul 17:03
Go back to how it was before. It means only the teams that are actually good enough to be there can qualify. This is coming from someone who went to both Euro 2024 and the recent World Cup.
This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it.
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Topic Originator: DA-go Par Adonis
Date: Tue 14 Jul 17:29
Scotland were one of 12 group winners in European qualifying. We would have been at the World Cup whether there was 32 or 48 teams.
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Topic Originator: Tad Allagash
Date: Tue 14 Jul 20:10
Quote:
DA-go Par Adonis, Tue 14 Jul 17:29
Scotland were one of 12 group winners in European qualifying. We would have been at the World Cup whether there was 32 or 48 teams.
But I think Denmark wouldn’t have been in pot 1, and Greece wouldn’t have been in pot 2 if there were only 10 groups. So we would have had a harder group and likely wouldn’t have won our group.
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