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FIFA votes on 48 team finals competition

Discussion in 'World Football' started by StevieBhoooy!, Jan 10, 2017.

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  1. StevieBhoooy!

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    Sounds a bit crappy to me in a couple of counts...

    Groups of 3 (16) sounds dull and can lead to 'draw fixing'

    It won't help Scotland - they could make it 148 teams in finals with automatic entry for countries beginning with 'S' and we'd still manage to mess it up!

    Likely to be applied to 2026 competition...
     
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  2. Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off

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    how will this work? will 1 or 2 teams go through to a knock out stage?
     
  3. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    I actually like the format.

    Gives teams a 2nd chance after the group stage is over.
     
  4. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    Top team goes into the last 32.

    The 32 teams who finish in 2nd and 3rd position will play in a knockout to make up the other half of the last 32.
     
  5. Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off

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    Ah right thats a mad set up. Not surprised in the slightest though FIFA are continuing to make a mockery of football as the years go by
     
  6. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    Talk of draws going to penalties in the group stage too to prevent the draw fixing.

    Not sure I like this whole thing.
     
  7. Aidan O’Shea

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    This is absolute nonsense. But you can see FIFA's reasoning - more teams = more brown envelopes.

    * them.
     
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  8. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    More entertaining.
     
  9. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    Utterly bizarre set up IMO.
     
  10. StevieBhoooy!

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    Would rule out s lot of smaller countries from hosting!

    You'd need 48 bases and training camps...

    Setting China up for being hosts!

    England wouldn't be able to but might allow a UK hosted competition.
     
  11. AJ Styles Moussa Dembele's eyes Gold Member

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    Yet another absurd idea from the idiots at FIFA, did they not learn from expanding Euro 2016? which produced a lot of * games due to 3rd placed teams also going through

    As Steviebhoy says it causes a lot of problems, you need hotels for 48 sets of fans, 48 team bases
    England, China, America are probably the only places you could consider but knowing FIFA somewhere like Nigeria will get it
     
  12. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    16 groups of 3 is just * ridiculous.
     
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  13. Mr. Slippyfist

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    That's about the only positive thing I can see with this whole debacle - I mean, how many world cups/euros have we watched and half of the opening couple of group games have been utter pish 0-0 games?
     
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    Don't fix what's not broken!!
     
  15. CookieMonster Geez yer cookies Gold Member

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    Makes sense to put in more teams but not to * about with the group set ups, it will probably change again by 2026 anyway.
     
  16. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    I'd say it is to give the shittier nations a bit more importance.(the * teams but have loada of money qatar etc.)

    Instead of them being out after 2 group games , they'll at least have one knock out game.
     
  17. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    It is broke.

    World cups and such are usually filled with absolute terrible cagey games.
     
  18. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    Why ?
     
  19. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    This is a totally different set up.
     
  20. Bratfurdbhoy1

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    48 teams and the question is-will Scotland make it..............