World Soccer XXXI: Golden Generation?

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This is the first time the top four teams in the FIFA rankings have all advanced to the semifinals.

If anything it seems like expansion would help this happen. Adds another knockout game for randomness, but group play gets diluted and now including a third place team makes it even more likely the top teams won't get grouped.

 

[Jimjamesak]

This is the first time the top four teams in the FIFA rankings have all advanced to the semifinals.

I believe that this World Cup is the first time they specifically spaced the top four teams out in the draw to prevent them from meeting before the semifinals.

It also feels like there’s a bit of a gap between the top four and the rest. There were a few close ones but quality seemed to win out in the end.

 

[ticapnews]

Also: Infantino confirmed that they are looking at the feasibility of expanding the World Cup to 64 teams as soon as 2030. (Not satire)

 

[Jimjamesak]

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Also: Infantino confirmed that they are looking at the feasibility of expanding the World Cup to 64 teams as soon as 2030. (Not satire)

In all honesty, there’s no hard evidence that the ball hit a cable. Is it plausible? Yes. Is it absolute? No.

Re 64 teams: Called it.

 

[Kepler]

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Also: Infantino confirmed that they are looking at the feasibility of expanding the World Cup to 64 teams as soon as 2030. (Not satire)

I want 8 groups of 8, 7 game group round robin, take top 2 from each group, to start at round of 16. No wild cards.