Quote from: Sithara007 on Today at 02:19:32 AM

Quote from: KTChampions on June 29, 2022, 02:24:01 PM

You named 9 teams Grin

It is clear that with some of them you will guess success, but even mathematically it is clear that all of them cannot reach the final and even the semi-finals. Someone will definitely be eliminated in the earlier stages and it turns out that their performance will be a failure. At the same time, I do not argue with the fact that the team can be very good, but this does not guarantee success.

If Italy was there in the world cup, they would have been one of the favorites. But they couldn't even qualify. All the 9 teams named by nullama are either from CONMEBOL or UEFA. It is sad that other confederations are taking part only to fill their numbers. And for OFC, this time there will be no representation, after New Zealand lost the playoff match to Costa Rica. Time for the Asian, African, North American and Oceanian teams to do introspection. Why they are not in the contention? And don't forget the fact that Asia is manytimes more populous than Europe and South America combined.

On the one hand, you are right about Italy, on the other hand, as we see from the Nations League tournament, everything depends on the motivation and attitude of the teams. If the teams are not too interested in the tournament, then there are no favorites or outsiders and everyone has a chance. Given that this World Cup will be held in the middle of the season, I don't know how this will affect the motivation of the teams.
Different regions of the planet have a different history of priorities in sports. I don't remember non-Asian Go world champions or any non-US baseball super teams.