Earlier this summer I had an idea concerning EURO. The competiton in Portugal was very entertaining and I only wanted it to be longer. Also there are more nationalsides in Europe that I think can play football at this level (Iceland was very close to qualifying!). I'm not sure if I'm the first one to get this idea so I'm sorry if you've heard it all before.
The plot is basically this... Add 8 teams to the finals so we will have 24 teams instead of 16. The teams could be devided into 8 groups of three. Only one team will qualify from each group and go on to the quarter finals. Just to proof that there are enough teams to keep the competition exciting let me count 8 teams that could have participated this summer
1. Belgium 2. Rep. Ireland 3. Turkey 4. Romania 5. Slovenia 6. Serbia 7. Norway 8. Ukraine
You see. Every game will count. No team can afford losing a match like this summer since there are only two group games per team and we will see a strong last 8. Tell me how you feel. Does this need more explaining?
The plot is basically this... Add 8 teams to the finals so we will have 24 teams instead of 16. The teams could be devided into 8 groups of three. Only one team will qualify from each group and go on to the quarter finals. Just to proof that there are enough teams to keep the competition exciting let me count 8 teams that could have participated this summer
1. Belgium 2. Rep. Ireland 3. Turkey 4. Romania 5. Slovenia 6. Serbia 7. Norway 8. Ukraine
You see. Every game will count. No team can afford losing a match like this summer since there are only two group games per team and we will see a strong last 8. Tell me how you feel. Does this need more explaining?