by Kitsondinho » 28 Oct 2013 13:49
by stealthpapes » 28 Oct 2013 13:52
by TBM » 28 Oct 2013 15:12
stealthpapes I'm not sure that 2020 is a nonsense just yet. I think Soggy and I had similar opinions - its different, it might work, let's not jump on it just yet.
BUT
there are reasons why a 24 team Euros and a 40 team World Cup would be shite. There just aren't that many good teams to justify it.
by Kitsondinho » 28 Oct 2013 15:33
TBMstealthpapes I'm not sure that 2020 is a nonsense just yet. I think Soggy and I had similar opinions - its different, it might work, let's not jump on it just yet.
BUT
there are reasons why a 24 team Euros and a 40 team World Cup would be shite. There just aren't that many good teams to justify it.
40 team WC wouldn't be too bad - it only gives Europe 1 extra place and the others 2 more. With teams like Japan etc starting to become better at football while should they be limited to qualify?
by TBM » 28 Oct 2013 15:36
KitsondinhoTBMstealthpapes I'm not sure that 2020 is a nonsense just yet. I think Soggy and I had similar opinions - its different, it might work, let's not jump on it just yet.
BUT
there are reasons why a 24 team Euros and a 40 team World Cup would be shite. There just aren't that many good teams to justify it.
40 team WC wouldn't be too bad - it only gives Europe 1 extra place and the others 2 more. With teams like Japan etc starting to become better at football while should they be limited to qualify?
A 40 team WC would be shite. It would go on forever.....a bit like the Cricket World Cup now. I am all for making the number of teams that qualify from around the world fairer...even if that means Europe loses a few spots.....but 40 teams is just madness!
by soggy biscuit » 28 Oct 2013 15:39
stealthpapes I'm not sure that 2020 is a nonsense just yet. I think Soggy and I had similar opinions - its different, it might work, let's not jump on it just yet.
by Winchester Royal » 28 Oct 2013 15:41
by Mr Angry » 28 Oct 2013 15:49
by From Despair To Where? » 28 Oct 2013 16:16
Mr Angry IMO, this is one of Platini's less stupid ideas.
40 teams would mean 8 groups of 5, with the top 2 qualifying for the last 16 as now; frankly, I don't have a problem with that because:
1. There are more countries now in the World,
2. The point of the World Cup is to keep the spreading football across the World and how better than "less traditional" nations appearing, and
3. it will mean that there is less chance of 2 teams playing out a dodgy 0-0 draw in the last game for both to qualify.....The alternative (of keeping 32 teams in the Finals) is fewer European teams, and I'd wager that Platini will attempt to coerce the Home Country FA's into merging into a British FA if that happened!
TBMstealthpapes I'm not sure that 2020 is a nonsense just yet. I think Soggy and I had similar opinions - its different, it might work, let's not jump on it just yet.
BUT
there are reasons why a 24 team Euros and a 40 team World Cup would be shite. There just aren't that many good teams to justify it.
40 team WC wouldn't be too bad - it only gives Europe 1 extra place and the others 2 more. With teams like Japan etc starting to become better at football while should they be limited to qualify?
by stealthpapes » 28 Oct 2013 17:28
soggy biscuitstealthpapes I'm not sure that 2020 is a nonsense just yet. I think Soggy and I had similar opinions - its different, it might work, let's not jump on it just yet.
yep. irrespective of how they won it, I think Qatar WC could be pretty skillz.
by TBM » 28 Oct 2013 17:32
LacosteTBMstealthpapes I'm not sure that 2020 is a nonsense just yet. I think Soggy and I had similar opinions - its different, it might work, let's not jump on it just yet.
BUT
there are reasons why a 24 team Euros and a 40 team World Cup would be shite. There just aren't that many good teams to justify it.
40 team WC wouldn't be too bad - it only gives Europe 1 extra place and the others 2 more. With teams like Japan etc starting to become better at football while should they be limited to qualify?
Because they were too shit to qualify?
by Barry the bird boggler » 28 Oct 2013 17:34
by TBM » 28 Oct 2013 17:36
Barry the bird boggler The Euros becoming an all over Europe thing seems a bit stupid though, isn't that what they used to do pre 1980 when no one really cared?
by stealthpapes » 28 Oct 2013 17:39
I am all for making the number of teams that qualify from around the world fairer...even if that means Europe loses a few spots.....
by Wax Jacket » 28 Oct 2013 17:51
stealthpapesI am all for making the number of teams that qualify from around the world fairer...even if that means Europe loses a few spots.....
To make it more representative of the 'better' teams as recorded by FIFA rankings, then you'd have more European spots, not less.
If you wanted to remove European teams, you would not be making it fairer by any stretch of the imagination.
by stealthpapes » 28 Oct 2013 17:53
by Wax Jacket » 28 Oct 2013 18:09
by Kitsondinho » 28 Oct 2013 19:16
by soggy biscuit » 29 Oct 2013 08:17
stealthpapes 2020 is the proposed multicity Euros, 2022 is Qatar.
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