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Brazil vs Argentina isn't just another grudge qualifier, it could be the last of its kind
As these great rivals walk out for a showdown at the Maracana Stadium, it's difficult to ignore the shifting sands in South American gametheathletic.com
There's a good article in the Athletic about it, but South American qualifiers are really pointless affairs now.
6 teams qualify automatically, and a 7th team can qualify via the play-offs.
There are only 10 teams to begin with.
Brazil have just lost 3 in a row and they're still pretty much guaranteed to qualify, because of how poor a handful of those teams are, and they've got over 2 years until the tournament.
They're below Ecuador, a team with a 3 point deduction, and they're still well on their way to 2026.
Yes that qualifying system is ridiculous. In fact qualifiers for major tournaments are 90pc rubbish now they have greedily expanded the number of teams in the finals. Then you get the Premier League yesterday failing to block teams being able to loan players from sister clubs with the same owners so as to get round FFP. Football is rubbish now …would be better if they let the big clubs b***r off to a Super LeagueBrazil vs Argentina isn't just another grudge qualifier, it could be the last of its kind
As these great rivals walk out for a showdown at the Maracana Stadium, it's difficult to ignore the shifting sands in South American gametheathletic.com
There's a good article in the Athletic about it, but South American qualifiers are really pointless affairs now.
6 teams qualify automatically, and a 7th team can qualify via the play-offs.
There are only 10 teams to begin with.
Brazil have just lost 3 in a row and they're still pretty much guaranteed to qualify, because of how poor a handful of those teams are, and they've got over 2 years until the tournament.
They're below Ecuador, a team with a 3 point deduction, and they're still well on their way to 2026.
Yes that qualifying system is ridiculous. In fact qualifiers for major tournaments are 90pc rubbish now they have greedily expanded the number of teams in the finals. Then you get the Premier League yesterday failing to block teams being able to loan players from sister clubs with the same owners so as to get round FFP. Football is rubbish now …would be better if they let the big clubs b***r off to a Super League