Other Games - 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup Edition (+ warm-up matches): Villa-watch

[cdbearsfan]

64 would be better than 48, IMO. Hate the whole best third place nonsense. Top two per group is clearly a better format.

Obviously shit teams like Italy still won't qualify.

[Brazilian Villain]

How the hell do you fit that in

I've heard it so many times.

[Toronto Villa]

64 would be better than 48, IMO. Hate the whole best third place nonsense. Top two per group is clearly a better format.

Obviously shit teams like Italy still won't qualify.

Watch FIFA make it 8 groups of 8 with home and away legs.

[algy]

A 64 team world cup, eh?  Blimey.

I can't see you'd get many nations, or even coherent groups of nations, able to host that with the max 2 stadia/city and 40k+ capacity requirements.  Even with the support of the GAA in Ireland and if Norn Iron gets it's shit together over their national stadium, I think you'd struggle to find ~24 suitable grounds in the British (& Irish) Isles.

I'd guess that means the group stage being spread all over the world.  Which, when there's pretty obviously a fucktonne of problems coming from climate change, seems a bit ... frivolous.

[Dave]

I can't see you'd get many nations, or even coherent groups of nations, able to host that with the max 2 stadia/city and 40k+ capacity requirements.  Even with the support of the GAA in Ireland and if Norn Iron gets it's shit together over their national stadium, I think you'd struggle to find ~24 suitable grounds in the British (& Irish) Isles.

But the more it expands, the more likely it is that they get rid that requirement you'd think.

[cdbearsfan]

Just keep the same number of stadia but have them each host more games.