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World Cup: Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants 48-team tournament - A 1st round knock-out to knock out 16 teams held in the host country, then the same as it is now with 32 teams in groups.

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Daft. No chance I'm making the trip to a World Cup to see 90 minutes, I want at least 3 games before we inevitably get knocked out thanks.

 


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for fecks sake , its bloated as it is

 


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Absolute joke. Qualifying for the finals should be tough , not easy. Qualification for Euro 2016 was a farce really , as was some teams finishing 3rd in their group entering the knockout stages. Everything is about the dough. F''king annoying !

 


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View twist's Profile twist Flag Miami, Florida 08 Oct 16 7.35pm Send a Private Message to twist Add twist as a friend

If we upped it to 48 teams, would Qatar still be able to host it ? if not then i am all for it.

Infantino's vision would mean 16 teams getting a bye into the group stage and the other 32 playoff for the other 16 spots.

So how would you determine the byes ? top 16 ranked teams according to FIFA ? we already know these rankings are a joke, and you would then stand a chance of one or more continents not being represented in the last 32.
Split the 16 byes up between continents ? 7 Europe, 4 SouthAm, 2 NorthAm, 2 Africa, 1 Asia ? or somesuch

No, 32 teams is just right.

 

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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 10 Oct 16 12.01pm

Originally posted by herefordeagle

Absolute joke. Qualifying for the finals should be tough , not easy. Qualification for Euro 2016 was a farce really , as was some teams finishing 3rd in their group entering the knockout stages. Everything is about the dough. F''king annoying !

Qualification difficulty tends to vary according to which groups you qualify from. But if your in Europe, and seeded, its an achievement not to get to the world cup.

 


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Flipping heck, they'll be letting Scotland in next.

 




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Have FIFA never heard the adage "more is less" ?

 

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Originally posted by twist

If we upped it to 48 teams, would Qatar still be able to host it ? if not then i am all for it.

Infantino's vision would mean 16 teams getting a bye into the group stage and the other 32 playoff for the other 16 spots.

So how would you determine the byes ? top 16 ranked teams according to FIFA ? we already know these rankings are a joke, and you would then stand a chance of one or more continents not being represented in the last 32.
Split the 16 byes up between continents ? 7 Europe, 4 SouthAm, 2 NorthAm, 2 Africa, 1 Asia ? or somesuch

No, 32 teams is just right.

No, the proposal would take effect in 2026. It might mean At least one team for Oceania, probably New Zealand would qualify outright without having to play off to get . Presently, Europe has the most slots with the fewest matches required to qualify. I would like to see Europe godown to 10 and reallocate those three slots and keeping the tournament at 32. After all, it's the World Cup, not the European Invitational.

 


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I am sure its being suggested for all the right reasons.
Nothing to do with money and the extra TV rights they can demand.
Nothing to do with taking power away from the established countries.
Nothing to do with corruption over votes for the current FIFA officers.

 

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