Miguel Delaney
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first heard Jan 2026
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This is where the expansion actually directly affects the tournament, and I think not in a good way.
So they've brought back this, something I've always hated, even though Ireland have partly benefited from it,
which is the third-place teams going through.
I hate it.
It just distorts the group stage.
Also, you've got this situation of half the time in the tournament to spend getting rid of 16 teams to still have 32 left.
But it does mean... If you look at Argentina at the moment, they've won three international trophies in a row, like Spain in 2008-12.
People think they look good because of that.
But the team is largely the same as throughout that.
It's suddenly looking a bit jaded.
And they have that feel of Spain in 2014.
And I would say that is usually right for a first-round exit, except for the fact that they're in a situation where, because there's 48 teams, there's probably five of them that look like very forgiving opposition, Jordan being one of them, who are an Argentinian group.
And suddenly, as Dion said, you win one game, you've got that safety net, and you're through.
Whereas, say, in some of the other groups...
There's no kind of team that you would look to that everyone else should beat.
So that's going to distort it.
Then suddenly Argentina, who could have been another classic World Cup shock, they're possibly in the knockouts.
Once you're there, you're kind of able to grapple your way through.
I think they've got a strong chance.
I think up there, just maybe below France and Spain, they don't have a perfect squad.
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