fix the format for 2030 while keeping 48 teams
Play off game for third placed group teams to qualify for round 32?
No group stage just 1v1 knockout games the entire way 1 game shown a day
>>155352816remove offside rule or make it cca 2 meters behind defender
Sixteen groups of three teams each. Round robin system. The first placed team advances.
>>155352816Sixteen groups of three with the third place team being eliminated and the other two qualifying for the knockouts. this avoids stupid shenanigans like needing to score an extra goal on the last day to advance on goal differential.
Round robin with upper and lower brackets
>>155352816Skip the round of 32. The group winners advance + the four best 2nd
Looking at this World Cup, it makes more sense to take away 4 to 5 spots from Europe and give them to Asia. Europe just isn't that strong anymore. That way, we can get China, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia into the tournament. This is how you make it a true global festival that every single country on earth can actually enjoy
>>155352851I like this
>>155352816I simulated all this in football manager>50 teams: 5 teams in 8 groups>4 matches every day for like a month>each team plays ever 4 days + 1 rest>2nd and 3rd in group play one additional knockut round where 1st team gets bye>overall only a week longer than 32 team wc was
>>155352938that’s only 40 teams you donkey
>>155352896>Worst Korea beats Czechia and getting cockyWilling to bet the final four are all UEFA
>>155352816Make it 64 teams. There I kept 48 teams.
>>155352945that's correct
>>155352948Dude today isn't Day 1 of the World Cup. Look at the European matches so far. The teams Europe actually beat are countries like Haiti and Curaçao, but the title contender Spain drew against an island nation of 530k people. In this kind of situation, what exactly are you seeing that makes you overrate Europe? lol
Four groups with 12 teams, everyone plays everyone, 4 best teams advance from each
>>155352938*I mean 40 teams. 48 is too much. 40 is middle ground
>>1553528168 groups of 6, single round robin top 2 go into ro16
>>155353031>but the title contender Spain drew against an island nation of 530k peopleSpain lost their first game in the 2010 world cup. That was one of the most dominant international teams of all time that would go on to win. It doesn't actually mean anything in the group stage, we meme on them because it's funny but they will of course be there deep in the knockouts even if the lack of real striker prevents them from winning it.
>>155353031I demand Vatican City vs China in Group T Damnit!!!
>>155353167Too many games
>>155352846Football will now be even more parking the bus
>>155352843This, the only reason the group stage even exists is that they want to avoid big teams that draw money crashing out early and devaluing the whole tournament. same thing in the CL, it's anti sportive
>>155353284>Vatican 3-0 China
>>155352816More games per day and More games played at the same time
>>155353652it is more likely to give every team at least 3 matches and that's good
>>155352843And a three-way match for the finals.
This and also replace the sport with handegg
128 teams but knockouts immediately.Imagine the meme upsets like Cape Verde knocking out Spain on penalties.
>>155353857I don't think it's good, there are too many international games as it is. the best solution is to fix it at 64 teams in a straight knockout, that way we get less international breaks from meme qualifiers too
>>1553528168 groups of 6. Top four advance.Also, change continental distribution However, that would make the tournament very longIdeally, go back to the old format. It was perfect
>>155352914Then the winner of the group will often depend on the result of teams that are already knocked out.
>>155353993International games >>> faggot club leagues
>>155353977There is actually way too much knockout. The 1978 world cup had just 2 stage of round robin, then a final between the 2 top teams. It's fairer in a way because as we have seen football is too random to base everything on one game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup
12 groups of 4, but only the group winners and the best ranked teams runner-ups advance. No Round of 32 bullshit.
Straight knockout, 3 team final.
>>155352843>half the countries' supporters will only see their team for one match and immediately lose interest after thatTerrible idea if you think about it more than 5 seconds
>>155354392This, 12 winners from the groups plus the 4 highest scoring losers, playoffs if there is a draw. Incentive to score and not play like faggots.
>>155354446Slill issue. Plus it will be hilarious to watch the delusional fans (mostly english) that buy tickets for every round only to immediately get eliminated.
>>15535281612 groups of 4First 2 qualified to 8 groups of 3Then move to quarter finals with group winners
>>155354484Me, personally I wouldn't have play-offs just for logicistical sakes.
>>155352855>groups of threeCant happen because of what happendd to algeria in the past
>>1553528162 groups of 24top 1 of each group qualifies for the final
>>155352816>Player has to be the ethnicity of the country he plays for>Player has to live and work in the country he plays for>Tournament will resume to 1994 24 team format.There, fixed.
>>155352816Triple Threat Match in the final
>>155352828fpbp
>12 groups of 4>The 12 winners advance to round of 16>The top 8 second place teams face each other in an elimination round for the last four spots
The only problem with the current format is that 3rd placed teams can go through from the group stage. This is fixed by expanding the tournament to 64 teams in 16 groups. Only 1st and 2nd place go to round of 32.
