Does anyone really think the expansion from 16 to 24 teams has been a good idea?
Memes, lads. get your memes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>68776802
It's the best idea ever.
>>68776802
For watching good football of course not, for (((them))) of course.
>>68777329
W-w-why??
Good idea
Bad format
no
not at all
woeful idea
>>68776802
i was hoping for better knock outs after suffering through group stages, but now we basically have one bracket of death, and one bracket for memes. you decide if that was worth it
>>68777425
Because we advanced from group and the bracket is super fun with Wales winning their group and stuff.
Personally, an expansion to 20 teams would have been better.
Keep four groups, but with five teams and the top two progressing to the QFs. That way the format stays the same and it affords a few extra teams to play in a major tournament finals.
>>68777494
Yeah, but that could well have happened under the old format.
It's going to stay this way and you fucking know it because UEFA doesn't really give a shit
Only way it could change if there was a massive, persistent backlash but I doubt it
Say hello to the same shit in 2020
Should make it 32 instead so the Netherlands can join.
>>68777604
Shit idea. Guaranteed meaningless games with teams already eliminated
>>68777439
This. It's set up to help group A and fuck over group E
>>68776802
more countries and more matches = more visitors and viewers = more money
24 teams is a fucking joke, that's pretty much half the entire confederation.
>>68776802
it wouldn't be that bad if the round of 16 was not that unbalanced
>>68777858
Many weak european teams are still better than the teams that get into the World Cup from other regions though, so this is a way to pay them back.
>>68777802
Then don't watch them. Watch the games that do mean something.
>>68777887
also it's also bad because it kills any chance for big teams to choke and miss it
>>68777907
Yeah, Asia is a joke. Africa isn't much better. It ends up as a UEFA-CONMEBOL tourney with some CONCACAF in the round of 16 and a sprinkling of whatever else slipped through. Still, 24 is just a bit too much, and 16 teams going through to the next round is ridiculous.
Look at this green girl, lads.
>>68777995
what bothers me the most is how fucking many games you play to eliminate 6 teams, then theres stilll fodder elft, and due to the brackets we might not get rid of it until the semis
>>68777923
wut?
>>68777995
Asian Cup is comedy gold desu
>>68778433
What are your thoughts on Israel?
>>68778433
Do you have big tits?
>>68776802
why is not so great britain allowed to sneak in 3 team ?
fucking fags
>>68776802
UEFA should've gone the whole hog to 32, now that would've been a laugh. The likes of Estonia & Belarus potentially qualifying for the tournament proper.
>>68778513
Yeah and?
>>68778541
If they insisted on 24 they should've used my proposed format:
- top 2 teams from each of the 6 groups progress (giving 12 in total)
- the 4 first placed sides that have the best records in the group-stage are handed byes to the quarters
- the other 8 teams are drawn against each-other in the 'Elimination round' for the 4 remaining quarter-final berths
Genius
>>68778484
Would love to have them in the Asian confederation
>>68778501
Yes my friend, /fat cunt/ reporting
>>68777604
20 teams 4 groups group winners get bye round 2nd and 3rd place finishers play a round
UEFA is constantly expanding though. Kosovo are the latest member, rumours of Crimea & Vatican City gaining membership by late 2017. Perhaps the increase was necessary, thoughts?
>>68778774
>rumours of Crimea & Vatican City gaining membership by late 2017
Knobhead
>Knobhead
>>68778774
I'll expand ur qt boipucci, m8.
irish are niggers
>>68778774
> Vatican City
wat
>>68778774
The shitshow that became the Knockout brackets sure did.
no t︃bh
>>68776802
What's the problem? Some teams like Northern Ireland or Slovakia are pretty good and deserve to play in tournament system. The more the merrier.
>>68782835
You see, when the game is about to start and the players stand in line, each one with a child in front of them? That's why.
>>68783162
But it's not merrier, which is part of the problem.
Furthermore, NI qualified top of their group. The expansion has done nothing for them.
>>68778712
This is actually a pretty good idea
>>68783408
Not really as it gives an unfair advantage. Teams having to play an extra game to reach the QFs will rightly complain.
>>68778541
>tfw Scotland still wouldn't qualify
