Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
I'm not complaining, just pointing out that it is a much much harder qualification than for the Euros
My mistake. I thought you were questioning why only 13 teams got through and not 24.
Definitely a lot harder to qualify for the WC than Euros.

I’d prefer the best 36 teams in UEFA went into 6 groups of 6 and the top 2 qualify. Either give our 13th spot to a different continent or have the 19 weakest teams (Gibraltar, Malta, Faroes, etc) play their own qualifying system for the final spot.
Similar to how the Nations League allowed a Group D team into the Euros this would give the minnows a chance (albeit small) of reaching a World Cup. In the current format they’re just the whipping boys every qualifying campaign.