New Posts For Thread: World cup 48 teams. utter crap.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/30836385/world-cup-48-teams-utter-crapAint been here 4 a while but thought id start a thread about 48 team world cup, stupid stupid stupid, its probably got enough teams now, the pool of 4 are best as no team can chuck a game as last games in pool played together, at present the qualifyiIt's a shame we cannot bypass fifa and just have a massive Euro tournament and invite the South Americans as the rest will never win ithttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/30836385/world-cup-48-teams-utter-crap?post_id=551550935#551550935It's a shame we cannot bypass fifa and just have a massive Euro tournament and invite the South Americans as the rest will never win itSat, 01 Apr 2017 15:00:44 -0500the Europeans are losing out in this one .Too many duff teams - at least make the duff qualifiers play off against the Euro teams that missed outhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/30836385/world-cup-48-teams-utter-crap?post_id=551546417#551546417the Europeans are losing out in this one .Too many duff teams - at least make the duff qualifiers play off against the Euro teams that missed outSat, 01 Apr 2017 07:34:31 -0500going by the fifa rankings europe should have 26 teams in a 48 team world cup and some of those lower ranked european teams are not up to much so just think how bad the 10 worse teams taking their place will behttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/30836385/world-cup-48-teams-utter-crap?post_id=551543459#551543459going by the fifa rankings europe should have 26 teams in a 48 team world cup and some of those lower ranked european teams are not up to much so just think how bad the 10 worse teams taking their place will beFri, 31 Mar 2017 17:57:41 -0500Depends who you are. True if you are like Brazil. But South America is still a very strong continent. The likes of Peru/Paraguay would still struggle to qualify with 6 teams currently and are far better than some of the added dross this will add to thttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/30836385/world-cup-48-teams-utter-crap?post_id=551543351#551543351Depends who you are. True if you are like Brazil. But South America is still a very strong continent. The likes of Peru/Paraguay would still struggle to qualify with 6 teams currently and are far better than some of the added dross this will add to tFri, 31 Mar 2017 17:41:44 -0500There will be that with 3 team groups anyway. It's going to be a clear and obvious advantage to play the 1st and 3rd match and have like 8 days between matches than the other 2 teams playing 2 matches in 4 days.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/30836385/world-cup-48-teams-utter-crap?post_id=551543285#551543285There will be that with 3 team groups anyway. It's going to be a clear and obvious advantage to play the 1st and 3rd match and have like 8 days between matches than the other 2 teams playing 2 matches in 4 days.Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:33:16 -0500seems a sound enough idea.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/30836385/world-cup-48-teams-utter-crap?post_id=551543175#551543175seems a sound enough idea.Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:17:19 -0500They should have increased it to 40 teams retaining the 8 groups but now of 5 teams instead of the present 4 with top 2 progressing and yes i know all the final games cannot be played at the same time as 5 into 4 doesn't go but it could be arranged whttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/30836385/world-cup-48-teams-utter-crap?post_id=551543095#551543095They should have increased it to 40 teams retaining the 8 groups but now of 5 teams instead of the present 4 with top 2 progressing and yes i know all the final games cannot be played at the same time as 5 into 4 doesn't go but it could be arranged wFri, 31 Mar 2017 17:04:38 -0500maybe 12 groups of 4 might be ok, 12 pool winners go through then 4 more places, say for instance of the 2nd teams the two top fifa ranked teams go through, maybe then the top team on goals scored and perhaps the highest flag points from round one orhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/30836385/world-cup-48-teams-utter-crap?post_id=551542957#551542957maybe 12 groups of 4 might be ok, 12 pool winners go through then 4 more places, say for instance of the 2nd teams the two top fifa ranked teams go through, maybe then the top team on goals scored and perhaps the highest flag points from round one orFri, 31 Mar 2017 16:39:29 -0500thats what i find hard to understand, 3 in a group 4 is good , last games played together, only way to go.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/30836385/world-cup-48-teams-utter-crap?post_id=551542917#551542917thats what i find hard to understand, 3 in a group 4 is good , last games played together, only way to go.Fri, 31 Mar 2017 16:33:50 -0500Groups of 3 are a joke and then its straight to a knock out a la FA cup and if Lincoln city can make the quarters theres always hope for Englandhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/30836385/world-cup-48-teams-utter-crap?post_id=551542211#551542211Groups of 3 are a joke and then its straight to a knock out a la FA cup and if Lincoln city can make the quarters theres always hope for EnglandFri, 31 Mar 2017 14:56:00 -0500