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by: TE - Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:15 UTC

On Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 11:43:44 AM UTC-5, unclejr wrote:

> European kickball.
>
> That is all.

Only if you believe that kickball is a game that should be played by men.

-TE

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by: Michael Falkner - Sat, 3 Dec 2022 20:37 UTC

On Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 8:43:44 AM UTC-8, unclejr wrote:
> European kickball.
>
> That is all.

There is a gap the rest of the world never will be able to fill.

They seriously need to do this like the Davis Cup. Shrink the "World Cup Final" into the best on best, the rest of the world goes into tiers and can be promoted and demoted.

Mike

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On Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 2:37:50 PM UTC-6, Michael Falkner wrote:
> On Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 8:43:44 AM UTC-8, unclejr wrote:
> > European kickball.
> >
> > That is all.
> There is a gap the rest of the world never will be able to fill.
>
> They seriously need to do this like the Davis Cup. Shrink the "World Cup Final" into the best on best, the rest of the world goes into tiers and can be promoted and demoted.
>
> Mike

Instead, it's going to expand to 48 teams in 2026.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup#Format

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On Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 4:45:52 PM UTC-5, unclejr wrote:

> Instead, it's going to expand to 48 teams in 2026.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup#Format

In comparison to FIFA, the IOC looks like a bastion of honest and prudent management.

-TE

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On Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 1:45:52 PM UTC-8, unclejr wrote:

> Instead, it's going to expand to 48 teams in 2026.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup#Format

And it's completely wrong to do so.

16-team World Group, then Group A, B, etc. Promotion-relegation.

Mike

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by: Michael Falkner - Sun, 4 Dec 2022 04:24 UTC

On Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 4:20:34 PM UTC-8, TE wrote:
> On Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 4:45:52 PM UTC-5, unclejr wrote:
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> > Instead, it's going to expand to 48 teams in 2026.
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup#Format
> In comparison to FIFA, the IOC looks like a bastion of honest and prudent management.

We actually agree on something.

Mike

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by: TE - Sun, 11 Dec 2022 01:38 UTC

On Friday, December 9, 2022 at 5:00:07 PM UTC-5, unclejr wrote:
> On Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 10:43:44 AM UTC-6, unclejr wrote:
> > European kickball.
> >
> > That is all.

> Today was an epic day in the WC quarter finals. Both matches went to PKs.
> Croatia beat Brazil. Argentina beat The Netherlands.

IOW: Soccer matches reach the epic level when 99% of the activity that makes-up
a soccer match is removed.

-TE

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