Quote from: Trofo on Today at 07:02:08 PM

Quote from: darxiaomi on Today at 06:42:06 PM

I know its not ended yet this World Cup but you realized, this its the last World Cup with this format?

In the next one USA/Canada and Mexico 2026 we have 48 participants, this its the last one with 32, we have this format since France 98. So its not the first time the World Cup change his format, but i think this last change its more about money/broadcasting than football. with 48 participants we can have so much low tier national teams.

Only good thing? More matches to see to bet, and surely more people in the cities who host the tournament.

I don't like the new format, World Cup already has enough small teams in it. I mean it is world cup and nobody wants to see Brazil winning 8:0 against some island country where they have to take vacation to play in it. This should be elite competition, reserved only for the best of the best.

And group stage with 16 groups per 3 teams is just ridiculous but it still not set in stone. They are even considering 12 groups with 4 teams and another one is to divide tournament in half and then winners of each half play in final.

Yes, i think like you, i dont like this moves, also to see that kind of games we have friendlies and qualification.

Quote from: KTChampions on Today at 07:26:05 PM

Quote from: Trofo on Today at 07:02:08 PM

I don't like the new format, World Cup already has enough small teams in it. I mean it is world cup and nobody wants to see Brazil winning 8:0 against some island country where they have to take vacation to play in it. This should be elite competition, reserved only for the best of the best.

And group stage with 16 groups per 3 teams is just ridiculous but it still not set in stone. They are even considering 12 groups with 4 teams and another one is to divide tournament in half and then winners of each half play in final.

I think you are wrong here. Businessmen just want such nonsense - after all, the more victories 8-0, the more shows and updates of records, when not just some historical Klose is the record holder, but the current player who successfully performed in the group stage Grin

It is clear that all this development goes from bad to worse, but what can we do.

Yes, but that only make more right our posture, we are the one who loves football, they only loves busines, and they are gonna kill the football if keep doing shits. (football its inmortal, but you know what i mean)

Also for the records, its a shit seeing records broken because you can score a ton of goals against shit teams, if one thing we have in the World Cup its you dont have so many chances to do things, and that make the WC unique.