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Sydney_Iron wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 21:29

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 15:53

Gank wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 14:20

Every affiliated FA are invited to the World Cup on a completely fair and equal footing. So many FAs accept the invitation that there has to be a qualifying process to whittle the numbers down. Geographic areas are already established so the member nations of each player each other in groups drawn fairly for a chance to play on the big stage once every four years.

If you think that FIFA should stop giving everyone a chance on the basis that some teams aren't as good as others then you're a moron. Norway's result shows that nothing is a foregone conclusion, presumably in your fantasy world England will always have an automatic place in the World Cup without the need to qualify in games you don't enjoy watching, but remember that on more than one occasion, we have failed to qualify.

So just don't watch it if you don't like it but don't be so entitled as to say that the matches shouldn't even be played.

 

Fully agree with this. Andorra have every right to play us and while they almost certainly don’t stand a chance, it’s a huge deal for their country anc their players to be hosting top countries like England, Spain, Germany, France, Italy etc. 
it’s good for their economy, their FA and football as a game for everyone. 

I don't disagree or advocating that these minnow nations shouldn't compete in the WC, but they really need to have some kind of qualifying for them, other Cups do this, even the FA Cup the big clubs don't join in until the 3rd round.

They go on about fixture congestion and the like, surely this in a small way would ease that, rather than ALL these minnows spread through the groups, only 1 or 2 of them get to be involved, the ones that have shown some fight and got through a qualifying tournament.

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 15:53

Gank wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 14:20

Sydney_Iron wrote: ↑07 Jun 2025, 11:41 Couldn't give a flying fuck even if it is 0-42.

Absolute pointless game of football, anyone who pays good money to watch this shit needs to have a word with themselves.  Even if it is WC qualifying.

FIFA really need to  make it interesting or at least "competitive" for the supporters, fuck this shit

Every affiliated FA are invited to the World Cup on a completely fair and equal footing. So many FAs accept the invitation that there has to be a qualifying process to whittle the numbers down. Geographic areas are already established so the member nations of each player each other in groups drawn fairly for a chance to play on the big stage once every four years.

If you think that FIFA should stop giving everyone a chance on the basis that some teams aren't as good as others then you're a moron. Norway's result shows that nothing is a foregone conclusion, presumably in your fantasy world England will always have an automatic place in the World Cup without the need to qualify in games you don't enjoy watching, but remember that on more than one occasion, we have failed to qualify.

So just don't watch it if you don't like it but don't be so entitled as to say that the matches shouldn't even be played.

 

Fully agree with this. Andorra have every right to play us and while they almost certainly don’t stand a chance, it’s a huge deal for their country anc their players to be hosting top countries like England, Spain, Germany, France, Italy etc. 
it’s good for their economy, their FA and football as a game for everyone.