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The games that show the flaws in a 48-team World Cup
Key takeaways
- It takes 72 games to reduce the number of teams at the World Cup from 48 to 32
- Football issues correspondent Published52 minutes ago The World Cup has, so far, lacked an element of real jeopardy in the group stage.
- Granted, South Korea may disagree after a shock 1-0 defeat by South Africa on Wednesday sent Bafana Bafana into the knockout stage for the first time.
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It takes 72 games to reduce the number of teams at the World Cup from 48 to 32
Football issues correspondent Published52 minutes ago The World Cup has, so far, lacked an element of real jeopardy in the group stage.
Granted, South Korea may disagree after a shock 1-0 defeat by South Africa on Wednesday sent Bafana Bafana into the knockout stage for the first time.
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