Disunite the States, then you've got 50 new countries

Also, better for everyone, not just in football, although I'm excited to see how Vermont might get on against Argentina

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on July 13th 2026 at 12:00:00

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The 64-team World Cup seems to be edging closer (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 13, 10:13:32
- I think it’s good (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, Jul 13, 19:09:46
- Might as well be 64 if it's going to be 48 (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Jul 13, 12:46:57
- Eventually FIFA will need to incite civil wars in order to create more countries or (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 13, 11:49:51
  - Disunite the States, then you've got 50 new countries (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 13, 12:00:00
    - Better for everyone? (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 13, 12:05:19
      - It would be very funny, and they would mostly bother each other, I reckon (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 13, 12:49:51
- sack off club football (Other Football) - Charles21, Jul 13, 11:33:31
  - I think we can all agree it needs tweaking and changing as often as possible (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 11:37:47
  - One group of 64, everyone plays everyone else once (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 13, 11:36:05
- Not surprising. It’s not about what is best for football (Other Football) - Chopper, Jul 13, 11:30:29
- Sincere suggestion here - make it something more like the old European Cup (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jul 13, 11:28:39
  - As long as Italy have to enter the round of 128 (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 13, 11:46:16
  - stopped reading at 'Downsides for FIFA...' (Other Football) - CWC, Jul 13, 11:39:47
    - Free 5 day subscription to Training Cam with every bottle of pepsi (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 11:41:38
- Games to be split into 6 15 minute periods. Unlimited subs (n/m) (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 10:28:20
  - everyone to everyone else, deemed home and away, but actually all in Saudi (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Jul 13, 11:03:08
    - "to play" (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Jul 13, 11:03:19
  - Bonus goals awarded to the team with the best bull rider (n/m) (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Jul 13, 10:47:35
    - Cheerleaders and marching bands during the hydration breaks (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 13, 10:52:06
      - Staged kiss cam and mascots throwing pop corn over 'celebrities' (n/m) (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 10:53:48
        
        Cannons firing merch into the stands (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 13, 11:08:40
        
        Players wearing headsets like the refs. They get interviewed during subs (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 11:39:31
- 128 team World Cup would make more sense (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Breadstick, Jul 13, 10:19:06
  - It’s like the old days of RAM (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 13, 10:39:26
    - My first desktop had 4mb of ram, 128mb hard disk, 25hz sx processor (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Jul 13, 10:48:59
  - Every team in the world? (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 13, 10:21:00
    - also, every year in every continent (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 13, 10:49:04
      - 24 host nations (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 13, 10:50:59
        
        at the highest altitude possible in the hottest/coldest environs (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 13, 10:57:01

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