At this rate, World Cup qualification will soon be a roll call of countries who are signed on to the UN charter
. Do you believe in global co-operation? Amazing. Welcome to the World Cup. If you didn’t remember to bring jerseys, someone will scare up something for you to wear.Sadly, not simple. Eight third-place teams will advance as well. That makes it 32 teams in the knockout round.
Only FIFA could look at something that is universally acknowledged as close to perfect and say, ‘You know what would be even better? Less excitement. Lower stakes. Minimal tension. Just less in general. But also, much, much more.’ The beauty of an Olympics or a World Cup or an iconic annual tournament such as Wimbledon is its rarity. In a world filled with sports bumpf, here’s the real thing. It demands your attention.
The 2026 World Cup will test those boundaries like nothing of its stature has done before. It will be an endless deluge of games, too many of them between mediocre teams from countries that have no chance. It’s all filler with just a bit of killer.
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