by mikesiva » Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:00 pm
So, five out of the six South American teams advanced (Ecuador let down the team).
Only six out of 13 European teams advance, the same number that advanced in South Africa, down from the 10 that advanced in 2006 to the knockout stage. Having said that, in 2010 three of that six made it to the semis. Let's see if that happens again....
Two of the five African teams advanced, while an impressive three of the four CONCACAF teams are in the last 16. The biggest disappointment was Asia, with none of the four moving on from the group stages. Given that Mexico had to win a playoff with NZ to make it to the World Cup, I think that CONCACAF now needs to be awarded a fourth automatic berth, and that the fourth Asian team should play off with Oceania for the final place.
Nobody has a stance quite like the mighty Shivnarine....
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