GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Only realised today that the next tournament is going to have 24 teams, following the same format as the 86, 90 and 94 World Cups.
I'm not a huge fan of this for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, the Euros are generally, as a rule, of a decent standard on the group stage because there aren't as many 'minnow' sides as the WC. Adding 8 sides will dilute that and make for a less entertaining group stage.
Secondly, it is a format where 4 3rd place teams from the group stage go through. Not keen on that.
It does make us more likely to qualify though so its not all bad
Thoughts?
I'm not a huge fan of this for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, the Euros are generally, as a rule, of a decent standard on the group stage because there aren't as many 'minnow' sides as the WC. Adding 8 sides will dilute that and make for a less entertaining group stage.
Secondly, it is a format where 4 3rd place teams from the group stage go through. Not keen on that.
It does make us more likely to qualify though so its not all bad
Thoughts?