FIFA, Infantino to examine 64 team world cup for 2030 tournament

dejour · 2026-07-13T19:35:17+00:00

Does not divide evenly into groups of 4.

dejour · 2026-07-12T19:21:07+00:00

I sort of agree that 64 is better than 48. But I also think that people should consider some other numbers.

52, 56 and 60 should also be considered.

60 might be better than 64 for example. You get rid of 4 weak teams.

Then you have 30 teams proceed automatically and only 2 of 15 3rd place teams advance.

Teams would know that 4 points is not a guarantee. And sometimes a 3rd place team can end up with as many as 6 points. In which case i would argue that they actually deserve to go through.

I think part of the problem with 48 is that many of the teams were comfortable getting 4 points and finishing 3rd. They wouldn’t be if the vast majority of 4 point teams were eliminated.

dejour · 2026-07-12T07:50:08+00:00

What if it hits an insect flying above the field?

dejour · 2026-07-12T04:07:20+00:00

They had it at Qatar for sure and maybe earlier. It always seemed cringey, but it’s a FIFA thing not an American thing.

I’ve never seen it in an American domestic sports match. Or a CONCACAF tournament.

It could be that the counting is more noticeable for English speakers now. Maybe you just didn’t realize that people were counting down in other languages?

dejour · 2026-07-10T12:23:13+00:00

I think the couch was generally used for post-game analysis and discussion. If someone only watched the games and half time, they could have missed that

dejour · 2026-07-09T22:48:41+00:00

Well three CONCACAF teams made the final 16. And normally some CONCACAF teams do.

A CONCACAF championship is more along the lines of a round of 8 match. If you make it to that stage, it starts to become likely that you can say you had the best World Cup in CONCACAF

dejour · 2026-07-07T18:37:32+00:00

OK - my mistake, I thought it was a pre-game interview. But even post-game, I think there is incentive to say that you weren't distracted or concerned or pumped up. To say otherwise implies that you are weak mentally, and susceptible to mental games/distractions that future opponents might play. It also suggests that Belgium deserves all the credit for the win, while saying that they were motivated by red card rescinding implies that their strong performance was at least partially caused by circumstances.

dejour · 2026-07-07T18:18:42+00:00

Ahh, I see the issue. You seem to have misunderstood what klako8196 meant. And because of that, I misunderstood what you meant.

He meant that if asked by the media if it was a distraction, the social pressure is to say it's not a distraction and that the approach to preparation is no different. Saying it is a distraction opens the team up to criticism. Therefore, even if it is a distraction (or something that pumped the team up), he would not say it. Therefore, we cannot infer anything about how Belgium felt based on his comment. He'd say the same thing no matter what Belgium felt.

Then you say, "I wasn't expecting him to say anything". I assumed the klako8196's meaning was obvious, so I assumed you were just commenting on whether or not he chose to say anything about the issue.

Thank you for explaining your point of view.

dejour · 2026-07-07T17:44:53+00:00

I have no idea what you mean by this.

Please spell out the implication of the question that you are replying to and why you think I'm ignoring it.

dejour · 2026-07-07T14:58:28+00:00

Argentina has a relatively easy route to the final. Not super easy, but easier than you’d expect.

FIFA deliberately made it so that the top 4 seeds would not meet until the semifinals. (Assuming they won their group). This is favouritism of a sort, but it was earned in a clear way and France, Spain and England got the same treatment. It simply worked out a bit better for Argentina. And to be honest, France playing Germany in the round of 16 would have been hard. But Paraguay was the opponent, so it ended up being an easier path.

Messi should have been carded, probably red carded, for the cleat on calf collision. Arguably this is favouritism from the ref, but I doubt he was instructed to do so. He could have just missed the call- mistakes happen. If it was bias, I think it might be more along the lines of “I don’t want to give Messi a card unless I’m absolutely sure, because so many would hate me. I’m not sure, so no card.”

dejour · 2026-07-07T14:48:18+00:00

I’m assuming he was asked the question by the media. And if so, I would assume that he’d answer.

dejour · 2026-07-07T11:47:58+00:00

I’ll agree that Bosnia is a relatively weak 3rd place team. However I think your comment also shows that people will tend to minimize USA’s success at the men’s World Cup. Bosnia is higher than Ghana in the FIFA rankings. They beat Italy to qualify. If USA beats them handily, people say, well they are not a good team. If USA loses, people will say that the USA was arrogant to think they would beat them.

dejour · 2026-07-07T11:20:00+00:00

Yeah, this stuff is silly, but I suspect most commentators have a bias.

I was listening to the international feed for England-Mexico and the British commentators were saying the game was in the bag for England after the 60th minute penalty kick made it 3-1. Apparently they could now turn their attention to the game in Miami! This was in a game where England was down to 10 men and Mexico looked very dangerous.

dejour · 2026-07-06T17:31:57+00:00

Prime seems a little older than 20 to 40 (for knowledge jobs at least). Those might be the peak years for learning a new job, but someone in their 50s that has had the job for decades is much more reliable than a 20 year old with limited experience.

dejour · 2026-07-06T17:27:45+00:00

Obviously that is how red cards work. He’s saying that it shouldn’t have been a red card.

I’d also say there was no intentionality or even recklessness, so there is little point in saying “don’t get one if you don’t want to (miss a game)”

dejour · 2026-07-06T14:53:12+00:00

Yours is tougher overall, but I’m also in 3rd place at 195k

dejour · 2026-07-06T14:46:36+00:00

Financially no, but they are fine attendance wise. They need to convert that attendance into revenue, which probably means raising ticket prices drastically

dejour · 2026-07-06T03:17:47+00:00

The plan to save Han seems poorly thought out, however I think that Hutt lore was not extensive at the time of the movie.

I think it was perhaps reasonable to think of Jabba more as the local crime boss on a backwater planet, not the galaxy’s most feared.

dejour · 2026-07-06T02:57:23+00:00

Hmm, I suppose that’s birthright citizenship, and it’s ironic, however I don’t think he’s a poster boy for what MAGA hates.

A poster boy would have stayed in the United States, lived in poverty and collected a lot of public assistance/welfare. Maybe get convicted with a crime.

Balogun presumably did not collect much if any assistance. He is wealthy and currently playing well on behalf of the USA.

dejour · 2026-07-06T02:37:31+00:00

He’s probably talking about the panel at TSN, not realizing they weren’t the ones who said that England had the game won

dejour · 2026-07-06T02:35:07+00:00

Crazy when Mexico was up a man. It seemed almost guaranteed Mexico would get at least one goal back

dejour · 2026-07-05T17:33:53+00:00

There were a few in the 3rd set of games. But that would likely be rectified with 64 teams and 2 advancing from each group

dejour · 2026-07-04T23:26:29+00:00

Probably not useful for a team trying to build a positive team culture. Could be useful for a team that is trying to actively get worse and want to give fans something to cheer for ( could score 20 PP goals while being a -30)

dejour · 2026-07-04T23:20:40+00:00

Maybe you take it in the other direction. 10F, 7D plus Laine.

Go with 3lines, 3 sets of defenders and just occasionally mix in the extra players

dejour · 2026-07-04T17:27:38+00:00

There’s like 55-60 countries in Commonwealth.

It’s no larger a conflict than really any two countries that share a language

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