Fifa will consider expanding World Cup to 64 teams for 2030 tournament - ThreadSky

theguardian.com • 3 days ago

Fifa will consider expanding World Cup to 64 teams for 2030 tournament

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grahamcooke1.bsky.social•2 days ago

Might as well do away with a qualifying tournament and invite everyone.

ruifpires75.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why hold qualifying at all...

tonyo68.bsky.social•3 days ago

Just do away with qualifying and let everyone take part few more quid for Gianni. 😁

gezza1.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why bother with qualifying at all

bjbrightwell.bsky.social•3 days ago

It’ll take 4years to complete.

walden58.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why not 128 teams, or 256?

112euk.bsky.social•3 days ago

I don't care about FIFA or their World Cup. It has become an utter joke. If I want to watch football, there are the leagues and championships.

rogorn.bsky.social•3 days ago

I have been advocating this for years: https://theefcl.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-world-cup-and-champions-league.html

duclp.bsky.social•3 days ago

Eventually they will scrap host nations instead having games played at venues all around the world with the grand final held in Saudi Arabia

baselgooner.bsky.social•3 days ago

More teams, more emissions, more fleecing opportunities, more HT shows, more fucking depressing crap...

susanperuggi.bsky.social•3 days ago

they are gonna ruin Soccer 🤡⚽

menkerton.bsky.social•3 days ago

and those twunts at TNT/Disco+ will get the exclusive TV rights.

keithdsmithimages.bsky.social•3 days ago

Great idea.

More teams.
More matches.
More travel.
More pollution.
More corruption.
More sports washing.
More emissions.
More of everything.
More dead rubbers.
Where is it being hosted? Saudi Arabia? Gaza? Mars?

susanperuggi.bsky.social•3 days ago

Saudi Arabia has Oil and Gas reserves, so their influence in Global stage is crucial, what made me dislike them was the killing of Jamal Khashoggi in2018

latentorient.bsky.social•3 days ago

Are there that many teams?

markasparrow.bsky.social•3 days ago

More $$$ no doubt….

hannahjkamphof.bsky.social•3 days ago

Awesome! More corruption and stupidity for the masses! Figured we had enough by now but I guess not

michaelstutesman.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/michaelstutesman.bsky.social/post/3ljlgxrvsfc2a

aidanr42.bsky.social•3 days ago

It used to be special. I also *used* to watch it.

More <> Better

ianhamilton358.bsky.social•3 days ago

Going to be a long summer.

rabelaisi.bsky.social•3 days ago

Money, money, money - the only thing in football now.

leelangford66.bsky.social•3 days ago

Never mind the quality, feel the width.

flatlander.bsky.social•3 days ago

"And don't forget to join us tomorrow on ITV1, as we bring you the Group R clash between Venezuela and Bangladesh!"

americantype.bsky.social•3 days ago

Oh fuck right off with that shit.

daveoleary.bsky.social•3 days ago

More, more, more, always a winner

vieuxfox.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why not expand it to 264 teams?

yribarne.bsky.social•3 days ago

Can't wait for the Vanuatu-Fidji

dvdzzl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why even have qualifiers anymore? Let’s have all 211 members play it out.

neurodivergentlman.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why not just scrap the qualifiers and let everyone play. 🙄

timaldrich.bsky.social•3 days ago

We are rapidly moving to a time where there will be more slots at the FIFA World Cup than countries to fill them...

keithdsmithimages.bsky.social•3 days ago

Two things guaranteed. England won’t win it, and Scotland won’t qualify.

sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social•2 days ago

😂

susanperuggi.bsky.social•3 days ago

lol, why are you so pessimistic about the 3 Lions 😀

wendella.bsky.social•3 days ago

Then 128 for the 2034 tournament, no doubt.

isailor56.bsky.social•3 days ago

There was a time for a country, for a team to make it to the World Cup, to make it through the qualification campaign was awesome meaningful for both players and fans. That is now the Champions league. Fifa destroyed the meaning of that amazing historic tournament.

truesync.bsky.social•3 days ago

64 teams that twice as much broadcast time to sell

Hell ya

carol269.bsky.social•3 days ago

Oh no!

davekidd-58.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why not just have a couple of KO rounds then everyone gets to qualify for the World Cup?
FIFA are just a corrupt mess!

sh-berkhamsted.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why not just bring all 200+ along and make the event last for months on end?

pete11.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why not cancel qualification and invite everyone to the World Cup? Time FIFA got real and stop devaluing the World Cup for the sake of money.

firingbullets.bsky.social•3 days ago

football is dead

aidanr42.bsky.social•3 days ago

No idea what you mean.

FIFA scheduling alcohol and human rights free World Cup in Saudi.

FIFA pushing half time shows (least said about Chris Martin the better)

112 Charges FC litigating their way thru season after season

Now this.

Nah, don't know what you mean at all 😉

aidanr42.bsky.social•3 days ago

Actually, they'll need half time shows for Saudi, won't exactly be queues for the bar 😒

susanperuggi.bsky.social•3 days ago

Money talks,

aidanr42.bsky.social•3 days ago

Unfortunately true.

eurohitch.bsky.social•3 days ago

Great - more shite World Cup games. Can’t wait to see Argentina v Estonia or England v the Chagos Islands

mrandymcd.bsky.social•3 days ago

Absolute joke.

mxhrad.bsky.social•3 days ago

FIFA is having difficulty finding other fascist human-rights violating countries in which to hold the World Cup. They’ll probably just permanently hold it in Saudi Arabia.

susanperuggi.bsky.social•3 days ago

Saudi OIL MONEY can buy your soul😆