FIFA set to expand World Cup to 48 teams
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I recognized your name
thatrapsfan
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This is a great development for world football and anyone arguing otherwise has been fed on a steady supply of UEFA propaganda. The same federation that brought us the calamity that is watching Greece in a World Cup wants to take about competitive value and entertainment. FOH. The World Cup isnt the UN Security Council. Its the worlds game and should be reflected as such.
thatrapsfan
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Absolute bullshyt. We aren't missing anything by replacing Greece/Switzerland with Senegal and Saudi. The latter play much more entertaining football at national level.
This reminds of all the forced outrage about Sepp/Warner from the likes of Platini
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Best African football forum on the web tbh.
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And this is good for the CAF, so now I fukk w it
No one here gaf about that. We support the CAF.
And this is good for the CAF, so now I fukk w it
00000000000000000000000000029286No one here gaf about that. We support the CAF.
And this is good for the CAF, so now I fukk w it
good thing im here to appease no one ...
idc what y'all say ...
I'd be amped for a matchup like Haiti v Mali in the World Cup
Exactly , fukk what these man are talking bout...
The Jamaicans,Haitians,Togolese,Gabonese,Trinidadian and Tobagonians,Martiniquais,Malian,Congolese,Somalian,Angolans , etc
I'm tryna see all my nikkas eat
"The last WC was one of the best I've personally had the pleasure of watching, it had everything. The last Euros (with increased teams) was one of the worst.
Henry winter on Platini's fukkery with a 24 team Euro's expansion plan (written in 2014)
You can like this type of shyt if you want, but there is absolutely no doubt that it's all about the money from FIFAs point of view and if you don't believe that you haven't looked at it properly.
Henry winter on Platini's fukkery with a 24 team Euro's expansion plan (written in 2014)
You can like this type of shyt if you want, but there is absolutely no doubt that it's all about the money from FIFAs point of view and if you don't believe that you haven't looked at it properly.
For those of us who follow other stuff besides the traditional slave gladiator sports...
Hopefully this will help African and Asian nations hopefully. Gianni Infantino is expanding this non-profit European mafia and of course Germany isn't happy. Qualifiers are already ass and most fans will tune in last of eight, at least I will.
The FIFA Council has unanimously decided in favour of expanding the FIFA World Cup™ to a 48-team competition as of the 2026 edition. World football’s supervisory and strategic body held its third meeting at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 9 and 10 January, and decided on a new tournament format with the 48 national teams split into 16 groups of three. The top two teams from each group will then advance to a 32-team knockout stage.
The new 48-team competition format has been drawn up in such a way that there is no reduction in the overall number of rest days and a guaranteed maximum of seven matches for the teams reaching the final, while the current 32-day tournament duration is kept, so as not to increase the length of time for which clubs have to release their players.
The decision was taken following a thorough analysis, based on a report that included four different format options. The study took into account such factors as sporting balance, competition quality, impact on football development, infrastructure, projections on financial position and the consequences for event delivery. Over the course of its next meetings, the FIFA Council is set to discuss further details regarding the competition, including the slot allocation per confederation.
At its most recent meeting in October 2016, the FIFA Council had already discussed the scenarios to expand the competition format of the FIFA World Cup. By then, it had also defined a set of principles for countries to bid for the right to host the 2026 edition – a process that is currently scheduled to culminate in May 2020.
The first day of the FIFA Council meeting saw the members split into five working groups dedicated to specific themes: women’s football, technical development, competitions, commercial matters and legal and corporate structures.
On 10 January, as well as deciding on the expanded format, the Council agreed on a set of key dates related to the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ :
· 14 May 2018: Deadline for participating member associations to release a list of 30 players;
· 20 May 2018: Recommended final day of club competitions, with the exception of the UEFA Champions League final. Special exemptions may only be granted by the FIFA Council;
· 21-27 May 2018: Official rest period to be respected by clubs and participating member associations;
· 28 May 2018: Start of the release period for all participating member associations;
· 4 June 2018: Submission of final list of 23 players.
The Council also approved the early adoption of the IFRS15 standard in FIFA’s financial reports.
Furthermore, as part of the ongoing consultation process, the composition of the new committees has been decided and will be communicated once the respective members have been informed.
The next meeting of the FIFA Council is scheduled to be held in Manama, Bahrain, on 9 May 2017 ahead of the 67th FIFA Congress.
Hopefully this will help African and Asian nations hopefully. Gianni Infantino is expanding this non-profit European mafia and of course Germany isn't happy. Qualifiers are already ass and most fans will tune in last of eight, at least I will.
The FIFA Council has unanimously decided in favour of expanding the FIFA World Cup™ to a 48-team competition as of the 2026 edition. World football’s supervisory and strategic body held its third meeting at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 9 and 10 January, and decided on a new tournament format with the 48 national teams split into 16 groups of three. The top two teams from each group will then advance to a 32-team knockout stage.
The new 48-team competition format has been drawn up in such a way that there is no reduction in the overall number of rest days and a guaranteed maximum of seven matches for the teams reaching the final, while the current 32-day tournament duration is kept, so as not to increase the length of time for which clubs have to release their players.
The decision was taken following a thorough analysis, based on a report that included four different format options. The study took into account such factors as sporting balance, competition quality, impact on football development, infrastructure, projections on financial position and the consequences for event delivery. Over the course of its next meetings, the FIFA Council is set to discuss further details regarding the competition, including the slot allocation per confederation.
At its most recent meeting in October 2016, the FIFA Council had already discussed the scenarios to expand the competition format of the FIFA World Cup. By then, it had also defined a set of principles for countries to bid for the right to host the 2026 edition – a process that is currently scheduled to culminate in May 2020.
The first day of the FIFA Council meeting saw the members split into five working groups dedicated to specific themes: women’s football, technical development, competitions, commercial matters and legal and corporate structures.
On 10 January, as well as deciding on the expanded format, the Council agreed on a set of key dates related to the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ :
· 14 May 2018: Deadline for participating member associations to release a list of 30 players;
· 20 May 2018: Recommended final day of club competitions, with the exception of the UEFA Champions League final. Special exemptions may only be granted by the FIFA Council;
· 21-27 May 2018: Official rest period to be respected by clubs and participating member associations;
· 28 May 2018: Start of the release period for all participating member associations;
· 4 June 2018: Submission of final list of 23 players.
The Council also approved the early adoption of the IFRS15 standard in FIFA’s financial reports.
Furthermore, as part of the ongoing consultation process, the composition of the new committees has been decided and will be communicated once the respective members have been informed.
The next meeting of the FIFA Council is scheduled to be held in Manama, Bahrain, on 9 May 2017 ahead of the 67th FIFA Congress.
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Smh at the motherfukkers can't stay on their asses leaving a thing which works just well alone... 
Seriously just why...? What the fukk...?
There's not one sensible man there who would veto this?
First they expanded the Euros then they decided that not one country will organize the Euros but teams will travel to each other's country like it would be CL...
And they a corrupt gang who also let fukking Quatar to organize a world cup even after it came to light that they pretty much use slave work and people dying there among terrible conditions.
After that it came to light that they were bought by kilos by Qatar and it's still on...
And it's gonna happen on a fukking WINTER, mid season...
Of course they are a lot slower or don't even go anywhere with reforms which actually make sense like the video ref... they just try to ruin the sport with touching every tradition which worked just well otherwise...
Seriously just why...? What the fukk...?
There's not one sensible man there who would veto this?
First they expanded the Euros then they decided that not one country will organize the Euros but teams will travel to each other's country like it would be CL...
And they a corrupt gang who also let fukking Quatar to organize a world cup even after it came to light that they pretty much use slave work and people dying there among terrible conditions.
After that it came to light that they were bought by kilos by Qatar and it's still on...
And it's gonna happen on a fukking WINTER, mid season...
Of course they are a lot slower or don't even go anywhere with reforms which actually make sense like the video ref... they just try to ruin the sport with touching every tradition which worked just well otherwise...
they turning this shyt into European WC qualifiers ......