Reading the BBC commentary... seems people are happier that Uruguay is out than in England winning their group. To them, they're the poster children for the cheating, diving, harassing the refs style of play that often makes me glad they don't have the World Cup every year. To me, it seems every squad does this.
The story so far seems to be how much the world is catching up to Europe and South America. More competitive matches, some surprising results. I now see why they wanted to expand to 48. It takes a lot of the drama out of the qualifying process, but there is more depth now. If only they'd expand the group stages as well.
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