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The World Cup format, going forward
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<blockquote data-quote="welshpete" data-source="post: 756169" data-attributes="member: 68946"><p>More is better, but as people have said, there will be arguments that there isn't the quality....but that's how teams develop and grow. Top ranked team (NZ) vs one of the bottom 2 (NAM) wasn't a huge blowout (58 is bad, but it's not 145 like they put on Japan in the past) and JAPAN BEAT SOUTH AFRICA - do you need another reason. </p><p></p><p>How would you normally consider the difference between SA and JAP; now is that gap normally bigger or smaller than the one between JAP and Portugal, or Russia etc...but it will be hard to get the big boys to agree to a 24 team tournament.</p><p></p><p>Here's a radical thought - if you have the same format as this one, why not give the top ranked teams the short turn arounds? Make NZ/OZ/SA play back to back and give Uruguay and Namibia the benefits of a longer break. The big boys should be able to deal with it? Right?</p><p></p><p>Answer? It's our ball, we're doing it our way....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welshpete, post: 756169, member: 68946"] More is better, but as people have said, there will be arguments that there isn't the quality....but that's how teams develop and grow. Top ranked team (NZ) vs one of the bottom 2 (NAM) wasn't a huge blowout (58 is bad, but it's not 145 like they put on Japan in the past) and JAPAN BEAT SOUTH AFRICA - do you need another reason. How would you normally consider the difference between SA and JAP; now is that gap normally bigger or smaller than the one between JAP and Portugal, or Russia etc...but it will be hard to get the big boys to agree to a 24 team tournament. Here's a radical thought - if you have the same format as this one, why not give the top ranked teams the short turn arounds? Make NZ/OZ/SA play back to back and give Uruguay and Namibia the benefits of a longer break. The big boys should be able to deal with it? Right? Answer? It's our ball, we're doing it our way.... [/QUOTE]
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