It feels that this tournament will be like the one in 1976 where Wales reached the quarter finals but not until the Semis did the tournament start.

Considering the brief seemed to be about sharing around the international tournament between countries who would never otherwise be able to host one on their own, it seems like a complete failure of that brief that England are effectively hosting. To add on on top the home advantage for the minnows of Italy, Russia, England at the group stages and the tournament for smaller nations has become even more bizarre in its execution.