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World Cup 2026, Groups Changed
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 PALACE FOR EVER  London 14 Mar 23 7.59pm |
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The World Cup Finals for 2026 has been changed to 12 groups @ 4 teams. Top two in each group qualify & 8 best third-placed teams. So we start with 48 teams then @ the group stage only 16 teams get knocked out with 32 remaining after all those games that were played at the group stage. From then it will be last 32 teams @ knockout stage.
The pyramid to beat all pyramids!! Find out what team is in which division, eg which division is Coppull United in? |
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| Elpis In a pub 15 Mar 23 7.30am |
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The group stage will be like warm up matches for everyone but the minnows before the competition starts for real with the knockouts . EUFA qualification will be the same with 12 groups of 4 with winners of group qualifying and the 8 best second placed team entering a playoff to make 16 European nations in the finals England will end up playing 12 meaningless games before we meet anyone ,even Scotland have half a chance if the draw is kind Its been set up to get anyone thats anything to the latter stages of the finals ,big TV bucks ,lots of adverts and us lot having to stay up half the night to watch it .
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| fish mitten Chelmsford 15 Mar 23 8.48am |
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For me every team that qualifies deserves 3 games. Groups of 3 don’t work out as games can be fixed or nothing to play for. In making it 48 teams they have given themselves these issues to resolve. Problem is that you can have a third place team in a group win it.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 15 Mar 23 8.59am |
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I got bored with the current format this will be a snooze fest until the knockout stage. Big teams that start badly will still have a good chance of qualifying thus robbing the fans the joy of watching a minnow knock out a big gun early on. Does anyone care about the Champions League format before the knock out stage?
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| Dubai Eagle 15 Mar 23 10.10am |
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if its a bigger tournament, requiring more quality infrastructure, even if its taking place over more days it almost automatically lends itself to either the bigger wealthier countries hosting it or it would need to be split between several smaller countries which I thought FIFA said they didnt want to do anymore some time ago -
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| Badger11 Beckenham 15 Mar 23 10.35am |
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Originally posted by Dubai Eagle
if its a bigger tournament, requiring more quality infrastructure, even if its taking place over more days it almost automatically lends itself to either the bigger wealthier countries hosting it or it would need to be split between several smaller countries which I thought FIFA said they didnt want to do anymore some time ago - It looks like that is way it is going a joint European / Africa bid Spain Portugal Morocco versus Argentina Chile and Paraguay?
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| Dubai Eagle 15 Mar 23 12.01pm |
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I thought I remembered FIFA being against the multi destination competitions after South Korea partnered with Japan, maybe I got it wrong or maybe they have changed their mind in line with whatever makes the most Wonga in todays TV market - Originally posted by Badger11
It looks like that is way it is going a joint European / Africa bid Spain Portugal Morocco versus Argentina Chile and Paraguay?
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 16 Mar 23 12.59pm |
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Football is governed impeccably and I completely trust that everything that FIFA and UEFA do is for the good of the game. The average fan, too, will just get so much out of this.
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Teddy Eagle  16 Mar 23 1.32pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
Football is governed impeccably and I completely trust that everything that FIFA and UEFA do is for the good of the game. The average fan, too, will just get so much out of this. Absolutely. Incidentally there are some shares available in a treacle mine which might be of interest.
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 16 Mar 23 1.34pm |
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Infantile got re-elected as Pres by the loudest round of applause apparently [Link] . . he also 'loves us all' . . . Edited by eagleman13 (16 Mar 2023 1.34pm)
This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise. |
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 becky over the moon 16 Mar 23 2.48pm |
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Originally posted by eagleman13
Infantile got re-elected as Pres by the loudest round of applause apparently [Link] . . he also 'loves us all' . . . Edited by eagleman13 (16 Mar 2023 1.34pm) Did they actually have a Clapometer to measure this accurately...
A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers |
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Attachment: Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 16 Mar 23 3.34pm |
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Originally posted by becky
Did they actually have a Clapometer to measure this accurately...
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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