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<blockquote data-quote="scuubasteve" data-source="post: 146544"><p>Final point for Preswick.</p><p></p><p>You said that hosting World Cups has nothing to do with the performance of the teams on the pitch.</p><p></p><p>Doesn't world cup qualification depend of performance?</p><p></p><p>If the IRB cut the tournament to 16 teams, and 12 teams automatically qualify (which I don't think would include Japan), that means that Japan will be in the hunt for the last 4 spots against the USA, Canada, either Tonga or Samoa, Georgia, Romania, Namibia, Portugal, Uraguay and the rest.</p><p></p><p>If you based it on the current world rankings (Japan is at number 18) then '2011 World Cup Japan' would likely have seen the host nation not qualify for the cup...</p><p></p><p>Good luck selling that tournament to the locals.</p><p></p><p>Japan in 2015 is a better option than 2011.</p><p>NZ was the best choice for 2011.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scuubasteve, post: 146544"] Final point for Preswick. You said that hosting World Cups has nothing to do with the performance of the teams on the pitch. Doesn't world cup qualification depend of performance? If the IRB cut the tournament to 16 teams, and 12 teams automatically qualify (which I don't think would include Japan), that means that Japan will be in the hunt for the last 4 spots against the USA, Canada, either Tonga or Samoa, Georgia, Romania, Namibia, Portugal, Uraguay and the rest. If you based it on the current world rankings (Japan is at number 18) then '2011 World Cup Japan' would likely have seen the host nation not qualify for the cup... Good luck selling that tournament to the locals. Japan in 2015 is a better option than 2011. NZ was the best choice for 2011. [/QUOTE]
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