Ghana boss fears 48-team WC 'vulgar,' 'ordinary'
Key takeaways
- With so many teams qualifying for the World Cup, I think the value of the competition [comes from it] being rare to be in the World Cup.
- When money starts to talk, the decisions inside the pitch start to change.
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With so many teams qualifying for the World Cup, I think the value of the competition [comes from it] being rare to be in the World Cup. It's, in my opinion, still debatable. I need to see. It's one opinion that is based on my personal feeling."
Carlos Queiroz spoke at a news conference after Ghana's 2-1 defeat to Croatia. Joosep Martinson - FIFA/FIFA via Getty ImagesThe former Portugal and Real Madrid manager -- whose comments came despite the fact that Ghana would have been eliminated for finishing third in their group in previous years -- went on to say that he felt the decision to expand the competition had financial motivations.
"Today, money talks," he said. "In the game, money talks. This is called not football but moneyball. When money starts to talk, the decisions inside the pitch start to change. Let's see in the future what will happen."