Has this been the best WC ever?

I don't recall one being better. I was certain the larger domain would water down matches, create an incredibly boring tournament, and splitting the games across three countries would be dumb as hell.

I was wrong on every front. Granted, I would not have enjoyed Switzerland Colombia in person, probably, but that was still a match with top 20 teams.

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Speaking from a sample set of one - Wooderson 2026-07-10 06:04:11
- I have heard - Porpoiseboy 2026-07-10 09:11:59
  - Something about Georgia, I guess. - ndroman21 2026-07-10 10:37:08
    - Heck - it was even that way at the CFP Championship game - ndaero93 2026-07-10 12:33:19
    - My personal theory is that Arthur Blank keeps the - steez_nutz 2026-07-10 12:13:30
      - It's a way to get people to come to games. - NDBass 2026-07-11 14:30:58
      - Isn't there an off-brand chicken chain that operates on - Wooderson 2026-07-10 12:40:13
        Sort of. The Chick-fil-A in the stadium has a dedicated - steez_nutz 2026-07-10 13:28:21
Definitely a top one but 2006 is - KnightlyRevue 2026-07-09 10:04:18
It's been good - wcnitz 2026-07-08 22:40:06
I need a hydration break to mull it over… - mitquinn 2026-07-08 20:20:46
All these individual goal records are diluted - G.K.Chesterton 2026-07-08 18:53:59
- It’s just one more game per qualifying team. - bizdomer09 2026-07-08 20:50:07
  - True, but the group stage competition is also diluted. - G.K.Chesterton 2026-07-08 21:25:03
  - Level of competition comes into play - SixShutouts66 2026-07-08 21:17:21
I did think the group stage was watered down - rumrunner 2026-07-08 18:46:49
- I think this was more due to 8/12 3rd place teams advancing - ChicagoWave03 2026-07-08 19:59:44
  - I agree. The games themselves were entertaining. * - rumrunner 2026-07-08 21:03:34
- Well the 20th and 27th teams got sent packing. - Porpoiseboy 2026-07-08 19:24:07