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FrancoNore t1_jc809yc wrote

Reply to comment by Schmaucher in 2026 World Cup Will Have Four-Team Groups and 24 More Games by newzee1

Not necessarily. Every year there’s multiple decent teams that get left out our the WC. In 2022 you have Italy, Sweden, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Norway, and Nigeria, for example.

Yeah there will be some lesser teams that make it in, but every WC we see shocking results that change group dynamics, even if a team doesn’t make it through the group they still have a chance to cause chaos by pulling a draw or upset win.

Not to mention WC appearances will likely help the development of the nations that otherwise wouldn’t make it in, and many dual citizens may be more inclined to play for the lesser team in favor of playing time

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recycleddesign t1_jc9vk5d wrote

The qualification for African nations is brutal.. so many groups and stages.. all to boil it down to 5. The depth of quality is much higher than it used to be. They deserve more places.

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