28-03-2022, 02:58 PM
Brekkie post_id=75231 time= user_id=976 Wrote:RhysJR post_id=75180 time= user_id=1340 Wrote:And finally, worth noting this will be the last draw of a (men's) 32 team World Cup, with more tedium being introduced from 2026.The 48 team format is so going to devalue the tournament- means a round of 48 group games with no simultaneous kick-offs and the top 16 teams kept apart, so it'll take a couple of weeks to get going.
Plus the top two of each three team group qualifies for the next round, so very little jeopardy in the elongated group stage. Plus less jeopardy presumably in qualifying with that process being more forgiving (although UEFA only get two more places theoretically).