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Yeah but we all know the seeding is rubbish. You'd only have to do it after the group stage to make sure that no-one can 'pick' who they play by 'fixing' the result, and no more reserve team match-ups.

But it will avoid Belgium and England knowing that winning = Japan and losing = Colombia. Instead they would have known that winning would result in a game against a runner up and losing would mean playing a group winner. It might still work out uneven, but at least there would be some mystery.

There were some great games for sure. I like your idea of another draw after the group stage - makes a lot of sense to me. And instead of yellow cards deciding positions, perhaps keep a count of corners earned - some refs give out more yellows than others so that isn't a fair factor - as long as...

I can fully understand why England fans would think it has been a good world cup. But, as a neutral, I feel it has been a little disappointing. I think most agree that the draw divided into a strong half and a weak half which rather spoiled it for me. I'd have liked to see the best four teams as...

Indeed. Just ask Senegal.

It's amazing the difference a penalty shootout can make, given that they are just a toss of the coin. If England had gone out against Colombia, it would have been, well, we thrashed Panama, beat Tunisia in the last moments and lost to Belgium and went out on penalties as we always do. A whole...