Thread 151391800

imagine if the World Cup Eight who have won the World Cup had auto-qualification in perpetuity, and instead of going through qualifying matches, played a World Series.

>Brazil, Germany, Argentina, France, Italy, England, Spain, Uruguay
>league format
>top 4 play semis
>winner gets 10.... BILLION.... dollars

would be pretty meat tbqh

>tf
>tp

They could play those games in different locations to promote the sport across the world: New Delhi, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Toronto...

>>151391800 (OP)
>LADIEEEES AND GENTLEMEN...ITS TIME FOR THE WOOOOOOOORLD SERIES

>>151391800 (OP)
So you play seven games in the league format plus two for final and semifinal? If the ties aren’t two-legged, this actually sounds surprisingly doable. Almost. It’s still more strain than a quali against mostly weak teams. Teams would probably half-ass it
Also, expansion would be a pain in the ass if a new WC champ emerges

>>151392272
while it would get credence through its meritocratic aesthetics, it would actually be a closed-shop; it would belong to the World Cup Eight (a copyrighted term that will always only refer to the eight teams in question).

the power of these nations in football would mean FIFA would never disagree with giving them auto-qualification to their tournament.

in terms of the risk of teams half-assing it you have to remember the 10.... BILLION... dollars. also, the medals will be 24 carat diamond, the ribbons of the medals will be bejewelled as well, players will compete to their fullest.

We don't need more competitions, especially international ones. The World Cup is great because it only happens once every 4 years. This means that most footballers only get 2/3 chances of winning the trophy in their entire career. If you start handing out trophies every single year then they become worthless.

>>151392331
Kek. He already has a plan to keep England from being relegated.

They already tried something like that but it never caught on
https://youtu.be/-oAxd08C1oY

>>151392362
Sometimes I mourn that the Olympic tournament is so worthless and takes place in the same year as the Euros. I think having one big international event every year would be okay. Like
>2024: Olympics
>2025: Euros (and probably other continental tournaments)
>2026: Confed Cup
>2027: World Cup

>>151391800 (OP)
Get out of the internet Florentino