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>World Cup very winner isn't anymore automatically qualified for the next tournament
>there is a odd chance that a holding World Cup champion wouldn't be able to defend its title
why FIFA?
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they learned from Italy 2010 and Spain 2014
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World Cup is so fucking top heavy that previous champions (not including meme Uruguay tournaments) will pretty much always make it in anyways
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i remember the germans being happy about it. since they have actual matches instead of some useless testgames
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>>78055900
this
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>>78055877
As >>78055900 mentioned, the world cup champions won't have meaningful games to play for many years - continental tournaments aside. Playing competitive games keeps the team sharp and focused if they haven't regressed.
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>>78055949
We understand they want to stay competitive, but not qualifying the reigning champ is just wrong
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>>78055949
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>>78055946
Like how France had nothing but friendlies before EURO 2016 and then reached their first major tournament final since 2000.
As if Germans of all people need help to stay sharp.
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