| World Cup on 09:55 - Jan 10 with 1959 views | KenBoon |
The European Championship's expansion was a total failure. Just extra teams trying not to lose. Groups of 3 are stupid. There's a huge advantage playing in the final game, where you could play out a draw if it's good for both sides. This will inevitably happen and cause problems. | | |  |
| World Cup on 09:59 - Jan 10 with 1946 views | macro |
Agreed, there is some talk of having no draws - penalty shoot outs to decide drawn games to avoid this | | | |
| World Cup on 10:05 - Jan 10 with 1937 views | Scunnydale |
I'm a fan larger tournaments. It gives me the opportunity to see different teams and I enjoyed watching the likes of Hungary in the Euros.
But I do get the point about groups of three. Too many teams did play for draws and that needs to be eradicated. If they can do that then I'm all for it. Already looking forward to Uzbekistan v Burkina Faso. | | | |
| World Cup on 10:18 - Jan 10 with 1911 views | meeee |
What if each of the three teams won a game 1-0 and then lost a game 0-1? All would have 3 points, a goal difference of 0, one goal scored and one goal conceded? What happens then? | | | |
| World Cup on 12:54 - Jan 10 with 1821 views | fitzochris |
The Apocalypse. | |
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| World Cup on 13:28 - Jan 10 with 1764 views | watford_dale |
Rock, paper, scissors | | | |
| World Cup on 13:29 - Jan 10 with 1764 views | ColDale |
I quite like the idea of a bigger World Cup but qualifying will practically be a non event for the likes of England from now on.
I'm sure as well there'd be many countries ruled out from ever hosting it again with so many countries entering. | | | |
| World Cup on 13:47 - Jan 10 with 1729 views | D_Alien |
Depends on the best tossers | |
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| World Cup on 13:50 - Jan 10 with 1724 views | macro |
I’d imagine countries will do joint applications to host.
I’m sure FIFA will have something i n place for the 1-0 1-0 1-0 scenario. Teams with least yellows, most shots on target, most players with letter x in their name etc | | | |
| World Cup on 16:16 - Jan 10 with 1623 views | downunder |
All teams submit a brown envelope? | | | |
| World Cup on 17:15 - Jan 10 with 1578 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
Exactly, millions to be made with a bigger tournament
Big fat Septic Blatter's pay-off. | | | |
| World Cup on 18:10 - Jan 10 with 1532 views | dingdangblue |
No chance of that if Scotland are in it.  | |
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| World Cup on 18:11 - Jan 10 with 1525 views | Shun |
Qualifying's already a non-event. I find the two years of international football in between the World Cup and the Euro's the most painfully tedious and dull farce. About ten or so years ago when we didn't qualify was the most entertaining the qualifying round has actually ever been. | | | |
| World Cup on 19:54 - Jan 10 with 1445 views | thebackrowhero |
Said on the radio earlier that uefa will probably get 3 extra places but south America go up from 4.5 (4 and a playoff) to 7 there's only 10 that try to qualify!!!!! | | | |
| World Cup on 20:21 - Jan 10 with 1415 views | pioneer |
Yes you will have to try hard not to qualify - further evidence that Scotland will be in | | | |
| World Cup on 20:46 - Jan 10 with 1381 views | ColDale |
The seeding of qualification makes it very difficult for some countries to qualify. I remember hearing the NI manager a few years ago talking about the need to do well in a qualifying group - not so that they could qualify, but so they could improve their seeding ranking so that the next qualifying group would give them more of a chance. In reality, under the current system, you could some highly talented players never given the opportunity to play in a World Cup.
If UEFA is to get three more teams in there, I don't see how it weakens things. These were the UEFA sides to miss out in 2014: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Northern Ireland, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales. I reckon you easily pick three strong sides from that group. | | | |
| World Cup on 22:37 - Jan 10 with 1315 views | R17ALE |
I'm not being funny Col, or macro, but who gives a shit?
Is the format of the World Cup really more interesting than the season we're having?
I know this is an open forum, which I'm glad about, but talk of international football depresses me because England are shit.
Whereas The Dale are captivating at the moment. In profit (hopefully), in 4th round of the cup, and sitting in the play-offs in tier 3. More talk about Dale. Less about the World cup!! | |
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| World Cup on 06:11 - Jan 11 with 1260 views | Albert_Whitehurst |
Qualification is practically a non-event for England now anyway. Having extra teams at the finals to knock them out early will be a bigger area for concern. | | | |
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