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mist3rdragon t1_ixq8acn wrote

It's really going to fuck up the format, the whole 3 team group stage thing is awful.

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hcbaron OP t1_ixqmzdz wrote

Yes, that's one of them major complaints of this new format, because it makes collusion easier. They are considering 12 groups of 4 also. It's not fully decided yet I believe.

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Ephemeral-Throwaway t1_iy7r493 wrote

If they do it, then 12 groups of 4 is better.

But it basically makes the group stage a formality for the big nations, there's barely any jeaopardy as 8 of the 12 3rd place finishes will go through.

The one thing it could be interpreted as though is that it is a festival of football for the group stage, a chance for teams to get a rhythm going and then the real business starts with the last 32 stage.

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