• Kogie13@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    And now the World Cup will have 48 teams, which means more matches, which means more weeks of the tournament, which means more money. I remember the idea of the World Cup occurring every two years being floated around and it wouldn’t surprise me if that ends up happening. I feel like greed is going to end up killing this sport, especially the competitiveness of it

  • suresh2989@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Qatar WC proved me wrong and was the best WC in recent memory but a winter World Cup has given rise number of injuries so if FIFA Keeps off making money they have no motivation to change, this winter work cup may become more common.

  • mg10pp@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Ah, maybe he was predicting where they will play next season 🤷‍♂️

  • luigitheplumber@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I don’t think it’s fair to conflate the expansion of the tournament with a hypothetical increase in frequency. While both bring in more money, the former does have sporting value and occasional expansion is healthy, even if it does have downside. The frequency however, should not be altered and is a pure cashgrab

  • ghengilhar@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I think if they push that through that’s the straw that breaks the camels back and ends FIFA.

  • DexM23@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    So, the most controversal ones, you know people want to boykott where the best by far revenue wise?

  • 849023ie8932j@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    A lot of people will keep watching. But it would really be less special and less watched probably. Now every 4 years even a lot of Americans watch it and its something special. If its on tv each year, idk if they would care as much