You are playing the most beautiful game in the world. The second is subjective, the first starts to seem like a huge idea. It’s difficult to find an activity that sparks a passion for football. It would be difficult to deprive it of its public appeal, it would be impossible in reality. There is no invention more successful than the World Cup. Millions of people will not stop paying attention to what interests them because someone is playing politics or contributing to the essentials. However, it is never advisable to abuse even the most profitable products.
Gianni Infantino He is the chancellor of the world. At the start of the event on Friday, the FIFA President delivered greetings in all possible languages. He then demonstrated that he was comfortable being the center of the scene. He joked, he praised, he sweetened the ceremony. The world was waiting for him to end his show so that what he wanted could begin: for someone to open the balls and for chance to make the selection. But Infantino made the act his own and at some point also made football his own. It will be difficult for FIFA to continue to say it is apolitical. You can no longer punish a club or player for demonstrations they want to carry out. Infantino entertained Donald Trump almost to the point of sainthood.
The meaning of this great admiration is not understood. If this is the price Trump has to pay for organizing the tournaments, keep in mind that there are usually multiple contenders to host the tournaments. If the quest is to colonize the United States with the sport they call footballis still far from the case. In Washington they didn’t even hear about the World Cup draw. The forced attempt to break into football in a country with different tastes is proven by the numbers. Argentina-France in Qatar 2022, the most watched match in the country’s history, reached 26 million viewers; For comparison: at the last Super Bowl alone, the American football final, there were more than 127 million.
In transition from a soccer tournament to one of footballIt is important that the special properties are not lost. The music at halftime is strange, but ultimately it doesn’t change the essence. What happened last year at the Copa América can happen: One of the problems was that the playing fields were narrower than regulations when the games were played in converted American football stadiums! It is understood that they have taken note of this and it will not be repeated next year.
The novelty of the World Cup is also related to Infantino’s political leanings. That’s why the number of participating teams was expanded by 50%, from 32 to 48. (the same percentage our premier tournament had back then: 20 to 30). Although the open door allows emotions unprecedented (that of Cape Verde, for example) or recovered (that of Scotland, which returns after 28 years). It also breaks the status quo: Not only the usual visitors will be there at the major event. It happens that he doesn’t do it out of a search for excellence, which is what a World Cup is supposed to mean. If the number increases to 64 selected teams by 2030, there would probably be more than enough wins in the group stage.
Disproportionality arises from the number of selections. One of these is that of the cup itself, which will feature between six and eight representatives from Central and North America with three hosts from one region. Another is the format: eight group winners face the best third-place team and the remaining four face the runner-up. This does not depend on the number of points added, but on the chance chosen. It would be the final straw that breaks the camel’s back that after doing everything to ensure that Argentina and Spain only fight for the title, they will have to be eliminated in the round of 32.
You can’t touch the football itself. The fact that it can be played anywhere and only four marks on the ground act as goals made it so popular. Popularity was the starting point to make millions and millions in any currency. That’s why the rules must always be clear. Hands in a natural position or expanding space is a losing battle. But there is more.
Even those of us who see VAR as a positive tool believe it should be adjusted. In Qatar, sewing Lautaro Martínez’s jersey was enough to achieve a leading position. The supposedly objective nature of the offside and the accuracy of the technique make for an impractical combination. The primary goal of including the machines was not to determine a distance of 3 centimeters. In leagues like Argentina, where technology is not as advanced, this is felt more strongly.
They had three years to find a solution. But it would not be until March that discussions would be held about whether Frenchman Arsène Wenger’s idea of scrapping the concept of the same line would be accepted. It would be strange if it prevailed in the World Cup itself without the players having time to get used to it. Because after the president took over the draw and then the lights on the stage fell on characters from other sports, It is worth remembering that footballers continue to be the real protagonists.
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