So, so far then, then
Having grown up with the 24-team format for Mexico '86 and Italy '90, I was a bit nostalgiaically excited for this. '86 was a brilliant tournament, and while '90 sucked, it had a good number of outstanding knockout games.
I suppose what those tournaments had, however, were teams like Morocco or Cameroon or teams that you hadn't normally seen. When you have teams from the same continent, they're a little too familiar with each other.
I like Hungary and Iceland and Wales and Albania and Norn Ireland being in a tournament, especially when some of them were locks for falling short in a playoff over the past 20 years.
But as mentioned above, there were no classics. Classic moments, yes, but no classic games. That said, we had two scorchers in a row with Spain's reign, and hopefully the Champions Leagueesque 2020 will be better.
Having grown up with the 24-team format for Mexico '86 and Italy '90, I was a bit nostalgiaically excited for this. '86 was a brilliant tournament, and while '90 sucked, it had a good number of outstanding knockout games.
I suppose what those tournaments had, however, were teams like Morocco or Cameroon or teams that you hadn't normally seen. When you have teams from the same continent, they're a little too familiar with each other.
I like Hungary and Iceland and Wales and Albania and Norn Ireland being in a tournament, especially when some of them were locks for falling short in a playoff over the past 20 years.
But as mentioned above, there were no classics. Classic moments, yes, but no classic games. That said, we had two scorchers in a row with Spain's reign, and hopefully the Champions Leagueesque 2020 will be better.
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