Bucksandreds t1_jc78xab wrote on March 14, 2023 at 3:39 PM

I don’t like the additional teams but groups of three with 2 group games each was going to make collusion inevitable.

My 48 team WC system

Teams 1-16 (based off qualifying start with a bye.

Teams 17-48 play a single game do or die game

Winners of single elimination game are entered into groups with the 1-16 teams and then a typical WC schedule begins.

You’d get more teams in the WC and create 16 more knock out games without messing with the previous format after the do or die games. Also no 3rd place teams get into the knockout rounds

merrilyunreasonable t1_jc7b05w wrote on March 14, 2023 at 3:53 PM

So 16 nations would qualify for the world cup, select a squad, travel and set up a base in to the host country, all to play one game and then be out?

fzkiz t1_jc7h5ny wrote on March 14, 2023 at 4:32 PM

Are we pretending like that would be a huge waste of money at a World Cup?

merrilyunreasonable t1_jc7mpw6 wrote on March 14, 2023 at 5:07 PM

Nothing to do with the money. We’re talking about the fans of those 16 countries that get to enjoy one whole game of a world cup. Current format gives you at least 3 across a couple weeks