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FIFA 'exploring the idea'
that's code for 'putting a feeler out there, and if there's no backlash which they're wont be, they'll be 64 teams at the next World Cup'.
So how does that format work then, 16 groups of 4, Seychelles, St. Lucia and Micronesia floating at the bottom of the tables.
Or maybe too early for them, 100 teams in 2038 would definitely see them through, as that's what'll happen.
Kind Regards.
that's code for 'putting a feeler out there, and if there's no backlash which they're wont be, they'll be 64 teams at the next World Cup'.
So how does that format work then, 16 groups of 4, Seychelles, St. Lucia and Micronesia floating at the bottom of the tables.
Or maybe too early for them, 100 teams in 2038 would definitely see them through, as that's what'll happen.
Kind Regards.
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strangely though it'll probably be more straightforward, 16 groups with top two going through, none of the 3rd best.
They do need to seriously elbow the head to head and get back to goal difference, too many examples of meaningless games, you can have, at the moment, a team finishing bottom with a better goal difference than a team that qualifies. |
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Almost guaranteed to be 64 teams , and they need to get rid of the play offs in qualification . teams having to wait until march to play those games .
in South America nearly every team will qualify if they increase their share . |
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If it means even more games somehow or UEFA feel like they're nations are not getting a fair share of the qualifying spots in comparison to other qualifying regions, then they have the power, they can refuse to go, and then there is no World Cup, because a World Cup without European teams in meaningless in terms of value.
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Domestic clubs will soon be added to the mix.
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Europe needs a good few more spots. In 1990 we had 12 places between 32 countries, then the continent fractured (USSR and Yugo breakups) and now we have 54 countries competing for only 16 places.
Should kick out the Asian teams like Israel, Kaz, Armenia, Georgia and Azerb. None of these countries are in europe. The South Americans should get no more spots. 70% of them can already get in, while less than 30% of countries in europe do. |
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It is a joke having 6 hosts in 3 different continents , again no consideration for any fans .
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Of course Europe will get extra places. More European countries = more TV money.
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I quite like the spread of games to celebrate 100 years.
Pity they couldn't have had all previous winners starting out with a home game. This world Cup seems to have worked well despite rip off pricing, so good luck to 2030. |
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But as it stands i think it it only 1 game , imagine an england fan , 1st game in argentina , 2nd game in spain , no doubt they will make the 3rd game in morocco to complete the hat trick , they have only done it so they get a big fat envelope from saudi arabia as they get the 2034 world cup uncontested .
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why stop at 64, have 128 and no need for qualifiers ?
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256 might get Gibraltar in too.
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I don't think that 48 adds very much and I am sick of the commentators telling us that a team has reached the knockout stage for the first time "in their history". Of course they will when that means one of 32 not one of 16 as in the past.
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There was no knockout stage in 1950,and various other formats have been usedit woul
It might be more meaningful if they said stuff like first time in last 16/ 32 |
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not forgetting Jupiter venus and narnia
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Eventually they will turn it into a Champions League style World Cup with the Swiss format, probably meaning up to 15 games over a 2 month period, one game every 4 days, there's too much money in it for them now. The soul of football has long since been sold and it's held in the hands of that Bald leech Infantino, I used to think he was an extension of Blatter, but Blatter really was just a simple man who enjoyed a little bit of the limelight and power, Infantino is more cold and calculated, an intellect who has a Main Character syndrome, he's Blatter on steroids. Kind Regards.
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What about leap years ?
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I believe the next qualifiers in Europe are going to be similar to the current champions league format.
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Knowing my luck the 2 Irish teams will fail again.
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Yes uefa qualifying for 2030 is crazy , so overly complicated .
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To think the Irish are only not here because of that dross the Czech Republic who were easily one of the worst teams at the tournament
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too many poor or dull European teams as it is . I think we have the right balance now and like the 3rd place system ...do agree it should be goal average though .
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is goal average different to goal difference, or does it average itself out ?
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Goal average used to be used before goal difference in England , dont think it could work with 3 matches as teams that dont concede or score wont have an average .
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Coach not sure if was you, but years ago I vaguely remember a poster on a thread thread called something like 'am i racist', who said they had a dog called Blackie, and as you opened the front door he ran out whilst you called his name, just as a black man was walking past
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Good job he wasn't a Biggles fan!
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you have a good memory
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it was you then
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yes
she was a black labrador i should add ...and this bloke just walked past as i called out  |
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Blackie was not an uncommon cat or dog name in the 80's...
I'm guessing less so now.. |
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also had a black labrador as a child..
obviously named 'said' word.... ye aint gonna call it 'whitiey' r ye ffs |
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spose nowadays
she be called 'kenzie' or some shieite like that... and those fooking leads that go about 200m.... bring back the chocker chain |
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and dogs understand french
spanish or wotever same as anglaise |
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indeed Brentford , i guess at some point the name became less popular
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Grandad had dog by same name. I watched England win world cup
with him. |
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GHANA boss Carlos Queiroz has launched a stunning attack on FIFA’s expanded World Cup, claiming the tournament has become “vulgar and ordinary”.
The veteran coach blasted the decision to increase the competition from 32 to 48 teams, insisting it has stripped the World Cup of the prestige that once made it football‘s biggest prize. There have been questions on why Gianni Infantino has expanded the World CupCredit: Reuters This year’s tournament is the first to feature 48 nations after FIFA approved the expansion in 2017 under president Gianni Infantino. Infantino argued the move would give more countries the chance to experience football’s biggest stage. But critics have long claimed the real driving force was the huge financial windfall created by more matches, more teams and more television revenue. Now Queiroz has become one of the highest-profile figures in the game to speak out against the format. The 73-year-old, who became the oldest manager ever to win a World Cup match when Ghana beat Panama earlier in the tournament, believes making qualification easier has reduced the competition’s prestige. Speaking after Ghana’s 2-1 defeat to Croatia in Philadelphia on Saturday, he said: “I believe that value comes when things are rare. “The number of teams that can qualify for this competition can turn it into something vulgar and ordinary. “When so many teams can qualify, is the value still rare? That would seem debatable to me but it is only my opinion.” GOING SOUTH World Cup boss resigns days after angry fans started petition to get him sacked Despite guiding Ghana into the knockout stages as one of the tournament’s best third-placed teams, Queiroz also questioned whether sides finishing third should progress at all. The former Manchester United assistant boss has managed 11 national teams during a coaching career spanning more than 40 years. His appointment by Ghana in April saw him become only the second coach, after Bora Milutinovic, to appear at five consecutive World Cups. Queiroz previously led Portugal to the 2010 finals before taking Iran to the next three tournaments. And he warned the expansion has also damaged the drama of qualifying. He said: “The real success now in South America would be in not qualifying.” |
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full of teams who shouldn't even be at the tournament
endless group games to knock a few dregs out lob in fkin hydration breaks to go with VAR ffs ...the worst world cup in my lifetime & it will only get worse from here |