New Posts For Thread: World Cuphttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31906759/world-cupSo Infantino wants to expand the World Cup finals to 64 countries. The logic behind this confounds me. He is quoted as saying that all countries should have achievable dreams of playing in the World Cup finals, but where will this end? Maybe there shMay as well chuck the top 64/128 teams in automatically and do away with all the qualifying games. One or two knockout rounds then group games when they get to the final 32. Same for Euros, no international breaks two weeks into the new season.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31906759/world-cup?post_id=565490505#565490505May as well chuck the top 64/128 teams in automatically and do away with all the qualifying games. One or two knockout rounds then group games when they get to the final 32. Same for Euros, no international breaks two weeks into the new season.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:07:44 -0500how many countries are there in the world today..?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31906759/world-cup?post_id=565490499#565490499how many countries are there in the world today..?Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:02:05 -0500If I've said it once I've said it several dozen times, UEFA countries have the power here, a World Cup without them has no value, if they pull out there is no World Cup. What's to stop it going to 128 teams? that's the size of a tennis grand slam drahttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31906759/world-cup?post_id=565490449#565490449If I've said it once I've said it several dozen times, UEFA countries have the power here, a World Cup without them has no value, if they pull out there is no World Cup. What's to stop it going to 128 teams? that's the size of a tennis grand slam draMon, 13 Jul 2026 17:45:18 -0500The next one is 6 , he could possibly be thinking to have the hosts in different continents like the next one , so you could have more games a day at better times for local conditions .https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31906759/world-cup?post_id=565490383#565490383The next one is 6 , he could possibly be thinking to have the hosts in different continents like the next one , so you could have more games a day at better times for local conditions .Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:09:15 -0500It won't last. How many countries can actually host a World cup with 64 countries?The next one is already split between 4 countries and then it's Saudi Arabia which will just be another Qatar.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31906759/world-cup?post_id=565490373#565490373It won't last. How many countries can actually host a World cup with 64 countries?The next one is already split between 4 countries and then it's Saudi Arabia which will just be another Qatar.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:01:37 -0500Yes 64 is better than 48 , It wouldnt surprise me if he made some spaces available for the very lowest ranked countries to gain experience and say the finals are achievable for all the countries .https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31906759/world-cup?post_id=565490369#565490369Yes 64 is better than 48 , It wouldnt surprise me if he made some spaces available for the very lowest ranked countries to gain experience and say the finals are achievable for all the countries .Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:53:59 -0500The key word is achievablehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31906759/world-cup?post_id=565490315#565490315The key word is achievableMon, 13 Jul 2026 15:01:12 -050064 is better than 48.But they should do away with the groups in that case, have a knockout with double elimination for the first 3 rounds...Which means you go home if lose first two. Bye to last 32 if win first two.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31906759/world-cup?post_id=565490307#56549030764 is better than 48.But they should do away with the groups in that case, have a knockout with double elimination for the first 3 rounds...Which means you go home if lose first two. Bye to last 32 if win first two.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:50:32 -0500It will go to 64 , the 3rd place qualifiers is a joke and is basically unfair on teams in the earlier groups , but as always there is like this world cup no thought what so ever for fans , with multiple hosts and not even having a group playing in thhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31906759/world-cup?post_id=565490301#565490301It will go to 64 , the 3rd place qualifiers is a joke and is basically unfair on teams in the earlier groups , but as always there is like this world cup no thought what so ever for fans , with multiple hosts and not even having a group playing in thMon, 13 Jul 2026 14:46:50 -0500So Infantino wants to expand the World Cup finals to 64 countries. The logic behind this confounds me. He is quoted as saying that all countries should have achievable dreams of playing in the World Cup finals, but where will this end? Maybe there shhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31906759/world-cup?post_id=565490283#565490283So Infantino wants to expand the World Cup finals to 64 countries. The logic behind this confounds me. He is quoted as saying that all countries should have achievable dreams of playing in the World Cup finals, but where will this end? Maybe there shMon, 13 Jul 2026 14:30:32 -0500