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Really? I'd never noticed. Next you'll be telling me that 3 is a smaller number than 5.6 Pools of 4 doesn't increase the duration of the tournament either.
So it replaces a walk-over in the pools for a walk-over knock-out game? Seedings would put a full stop to your idea of potential upsets in a round-of-16In fact it replaces a round of walkovers for an extra playoff round where there's pressure and increased possibility of upsets. So for example, even a tier 1 Scotland playing SA in a second round playoff would be a way more interesting game than them meeting in a "group of death."
The trouble with 6 pools is that it doesn't fit into a knockout format with any fairness. Someone gets through whilst ranking the same in their pool as someone who doesn't, which is even more reliant on who's in the pool than doing it properly.
I can't see any upside for 6x4 over 4x6 (given that 8 week tourney is already decided as being fine), but I can list downsides. All, of course, IMO.
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