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Saltire_Blue t1_jc82puo wrote

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

People don’t really watch the WC for the quality in my experience

It’s the biggest sport tournament in the world, football is truly a global sport

It can also give your country a real buzz about it knowing they have qualified for the tournament

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Japordoo t1_jc8ngti wrote

It’s true. If you’re watching for quality, the club game is much better where the tactics are honed and refined.

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pargofan t1_jc8xzn6 wrote

I think the games this world cup were quite superior. It might have been because of the mid season break. But they were all great.

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Japordoo t1_jc909yj wrote

They were. On a whole though you’re seeing more sophisticated tactics at the club level just because the players are picked for a system and it’s honed week in and week out.

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EdwardBigby t1_jca1f65 wrote

Superior in what way? Funner more exciting games? Possibly but not superior players or tactical structure.

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kaam00s t1_jc9u1n3 wrote

No, the players often play with their fucking lives in the world cup, which leads to some of the best games in football history.

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anonssr t1_jc98tpz wrote

I mean, it's true but it sucks when you blatantly see the switch from "let's have the best of the best compite to see who is the actually the best!" to "alright, how can we make more money outta this?".

It not only decreases the quality, it's just fucking sucks. The football calendar it's already insane at the top level. Some players having you to 70 games per (normal) year. The regular WC adds 7 games in 3 weeks for the top 4. Lots of players end up having injuries bexause of how many games they play and how little rest in between games they get.

So, it kinda sucks overall. It's not gonna be a great thing as a result but it's definitely gonna bring more attention to it and most likely bring more turism cash to the hosts.

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Giboon t1_jcajwga wrote

I do watch for the quality of games. I'm not so interested in watching Andorra Vs. Qatar.

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