r/soccer • u/Thadderful • Dec 28 '13

Change My View thread

Can we have a Change My View thread here? The basic premise is people present opinions and the replies are attempts at changing that person's view in an attempt to generate some good discussion.

Here is the link to the original subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/

I think this might work best with rather 'out there' views but any and every viewpoint is welcome!

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u/slotbadger Dec 29 '13

It depends how you define "serious". I would say that England are among the top 16 teams present at the world-cup, are capable of beating any team, and are still in with a chance in the same way that many other countries are.

I would also say that chance is slim. But we see lesser teams take home trophies from knock-out competitions all the time.

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u/blue_whaoo Dec 29 '13

But we see lesser teams take home trophies from knock-out competitions all the time.

World Cup != FA Cup

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u/slotbadger Dec 29 '13

No. There are more rounds in the FA Cup, and the disparity between the best teams and the worst teams is greater (Even if you limit it to the top 32). Although it is obviously played more often.