Quote Originally Posted by Badly Ironed Shirt View Post
Every tournament is like this though.

However, having seen Saudi Arabia - it's laughable that they think a 48 team tournament is now a good idea. The group stages are, basically, formalities. Knock-out stages are where it all starts.
We've just seen Mexico beat Germany, Switzerland get a points vs Brazil and Iceland get something from Argentina. This weekend proved it is much more open that we think. I think those three will all get through but it's opened up the whole tournament.