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The need for three matches is to make it worthwhile for fans to travel to the matches and get tourist money into the hosting countries. The fans would love seeing elimination matches much more than the 3/4 dull match that England and Belgium played until it suddenly changed because the national...

Whether you go home after one match or three matches what is the true difference? It will come down to one play or one call by a referee---all matches must be played as if your life depends on it. You are simply afraid to change the format for fear of being different.

was always a chance England / Belgium would be a bit of a damp squib under this format---need a new way to make every game in the WC played to it's fullest---elimination matches all of them.

I should have said "it worked to increase the entertainment value of the competition."

I felt like we the fans were cheated by both England and Belgium. We need a new format. I love those words "sudden death." Play every game like your life is at stake. It worked for the christians and the lions, gladiators, etc. But NO PENALTIES! to decide a match. Find a new way.