A necessary increase nonetheless. With 12 teams, you have a boring group phase where (not 75%) 66% of 3rd teams still make it to knockout phase....
@almango , sadly, WWC ticket prices are expected to rise, compared to 2023. It is unclear to me whether the European bid will be able to deliver...
Historically speaking though, CA always had identity problems: - Plagued with inconsistent numbers of participants, where 29 of 43 past editions...
The number of over-aged u17 players competing in u17 WC should skyrocket. Having the same host for 5 consecutive years should help deploy...
That should not be a worry. Conmebol always made sure that its Asian sugar daddies were never grouped with Concacaf teams. CA 2019: JPN vs...
@Nico Limmat , I think you are confusing procedures. The FIFA Council has suspended multiple member associations during this century; a general...
Agreed: WWC attendance should be open to many more regions. But, I doubt that your concern about "other parts of the world" is genuine. The...
FIFA regulations and facts say otherwise....
Not sure how a simple "Memorandum of Understanding" with Conmebol will prevent FIFA/UEFA from sanctioning one of its members. Let us remember...
Obtaining hosting rights for multiple international tournaments does not preclude USA from organizing women's top football tournament. It is just...
Sure, because it went so well the last time someone else had a go. The Australian gov't taxed 32.5% of 2023 WWC prize money, but did not tax FIFA...
Well, BRA will make sure to drag it out before auctioning its vote for more coins: it withdrew 17 days before the FIFA Council voted. In Aug...
"Brazil's CAF block gravitate..."o_O What's your source on BRA having any influence over CAF members? Brazil does not even speak the same...
The original post said nothing about CA 2024 being "USA's Copa". If I understood correctly, that fan is concerned with USA's 2026 WC prep:...
Good catch. PAR had played zero 2014 WC qualifier matches when 2011 CA took place. Works as an example of CA performance being useless as WC...
