@ bettercreature

where you are getting it wrong is that

its STILL a project infantino is selling to the FIFA executive board.

it has NOT been implemented.

when the idea for 48 team first hit the news people doubted it till NOW there is unanimous acceptance.

also in the proposal he has favoured the BULK of the additional team coming from Africa and Asia
with a proposal additional 4 to Africa total 9.


so in the proposal AFRICA HAS 9 SLOT.

but of course other continents especially Europe will want more that's were it stands.

besides the world cup has not been played why arguing

or do you think they will plan to expand WITHOUT figuring out who gets what?
I agree some will want to muzzle the plan to favour them

meanwhile if its not money..........

histemple:


What a memory! Japan/Korea 2002.

Germany vs Saudi Arabia 8:0

are u forgetting about the incredible
germany vs Brazil 7:0

CFCman:


Yeah
It gives hope to the likes of Zambia, Gabon, Morocco, Cape Verde etc that have some exciting talents

it's almost ten years away though. So, these talents may not exist by then.

Aubameyang may be gone by then for instance

Na so! Up fifa

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heykims:
Good Africa getting lion share of the increase of laudable.
Nobody dey talk now even as Africa is considered above all other continents..
Sha don't make d Worldcup boring..

What do you mean by Africa being considered above all other continents?

Africa got 4 additional slots, same with Asia. And Europe got 3 additional slots (with the host getting one free slot), and considering that an European nation would host the tourney over 50% of the time, this translate into a 3.5 new slots for Europe. Truth is, with 13 slots, Europe doesn't even need any additional slots. They are already over represented. And considering that Africa has almost 50% more federations than all the other continents; hence, Africa is still under represented.

All in all, the whole expansion is silly. It's a shell game. It still wouldn't improve Africa's chances of winning the World Cup. This was just done for monetary reasons and to appease naive soccer fans.

O pari

Icon79:


What do you mean by Africa being considered above all other continents?

Africa got 4 additional slots, same with Asia. And Europe got 3 additional slots (with the host getting one free slot), and considering that an European nation would host the tourney over 50% of the time, this translate into a 3.5 new slots for Europe. Truth is, with 13 slots, Europe doesn't even need any additional slots. They are already over represented. And considering that Africa has almost 50% more federations than all the other continents; hence, Africa is still under represented.

All in all, the whole expansion is silly. It's a shell game. It still wouldn't improve Africa's chances of winning the World Cup. This was just done for monetary reasons and to appease naive soccer fans.

O pari

Right. It actually would reduce Africa's chances of winning.

I like this

Akanbiedu:


Right. It actually would reduce Africa's chances of winning.

Tell me about it. That's what you get when you have a bunch he-goats who are only after lining their own pockets representing you at FIFA. How do you justify Africa having the same number of reps as Asia? And they would tell us that Africa hasn't performed too well enough to merit more reps. How can we perform wonders when our strongest teams, whether they are Nigeria, CIV, Ghana, Algeria, or Cameroun, tend to always find themselves in the group of death? Watch out, Nigeria would be in the group of death if we qualify for the next World Cup. It's a fixed system.

How could we perform wonders when the refs are often biased against African reps? Good example: In 2010 World Cup, Sanni Kaita was given a straight red card for kicking out against the Greek player. Please keep in mind that, even though the Greek feigned injury, Kaita did not connect the kicked....but he got a straight red! Fast forward to the 2014 World Cup, Matuidi Blaise butchered a Nigerian player but he only got a yellow card. Think about that! One player got a straight red for kicking at an opponent who provoked him even though he didn't connect, but the other player got a paltry yellow card for almost a career ending injury he inflicted on another player! And you think they don't know what they are doing?

Please, give me a break!

If FIFA really want to fix the draw, there are a few quick fixes:

1. Reduce the tournament back to 24 teams

2. Reduce the soccer federations to 4 (Africa, Asia, Europe, and America). OCEANIA should be merged with AFC and CONMBEBOL should be merged with CONCACAF.

3. Each federation should produce 6 qualifiers plus the host and the defending champions.

This system would give all federation equal chances of winning. And no competitive advantage.

O pari

Moreoffaith:
i hope many of the country are ready to chop goal like Saudi Arabia did some years back.

hope you've seen how impressive Saudi Arabia were this time?..

What makes some of you think that Nigeria will even qualify