I really hope to see some underdogs going a long way in the next World Cup, for me that is the most interesting part of the competition! It's always nice to see big teams playing against each other but when we have a team that surprises the whole world is even better.
This has happened in the last two World Cups, in the 2022 World Cup we saw Morocco qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup while big teams like Germany, Belgium, Brazil and Portugal were eliminated. Japan and South Korea performed quite well in the 2018 World Cup. Something similar may happen in the 2026 World Cup, we may put some known teams in the favorite position considering the performance and team strength but even then we will see some teams that we did not consider as favorites but qualified for the quarter-finals or semi-finals. When relatively less strong teams go to a good stage of a big tournament like the Football World Cup, they have to be praised and it is very nice to see them celebrate that achievement.
Yes, but it was a coincidence and I don't think it can be repeated every year. It's true that football is changing and it certainly won't be the same as before, but the fact that there are these outsiders who then progress in the tournament is just a coincidence. It must be said that Morocco was actually really strong and wasn't exactly a poor team.