does anyone else agree that the cricket world cup has got too many teams in it ireland scotland bermuda canada
543621
I think its a good thing cricket is spreading over Europe and other parts of the world.
1069108
Just not good enough to match the higher International standard, as defeats to Portugal and Argentina showed.\n\nThe Confed Cup is a friendly tournament, this is the REAL thing.
620484
why not? subcontinent has huge fan following for cricket than anywhere else. They go mad when cricket comes to their part of world. Moreover more than 80% of revenue for cricket comes from subcontinent. I think they truly deserve to get world cup after 15 year gap.
795024
This is a serious question. ya in india 100 crore people loves cricket .i think it's all happening now is due to chappel,when john right was coach our team is good enough to reach final of world cup ,but now it is crawling to get through the league matches .my question to chapel is what is use of losing 100 matches by doing experiments and going to semi finals and losing the tournament. he thrown out our team captain  dada ,who was in bad time but he is one of the good player of the world we can't forget that and he has an ability to lead the team to winning position .so we have to first remove chappel from coach and make any indian coach like sandeep patel as coach...
665551
It seems to be true .... but just few years ago they were wining in overseas as well.. what is wrong with this current team....  why they were winning just couple of years ago and now getting dumped by boogie team like West Indies. You dont need the ask that; everybody knows very well...
405067
There is no doubt that the finals hosted by the states in 1994 were very good and the supporters were shocked by the high number of spectators... A country with the ability to bring people from all over the world in that way deserves the honor of hosting the world cup again. A country which has a very secure environment for everyone from players and country offcials to spectators must have the chance to host again. It would be fair that the fifa makes the 2014 world cup in the States
397266
No no, every country should play like India, and nowadays we get to see so many matches... its great, and seeing Dhoni, Yuvraj play for India is even cooler!
1164938
The current quota of World Cup places is distributed mainly on football development of the region and to a lesser extent on the size of the continent.  So, analyzing the situation, I think that the current situation is relatively fair enough.  I say this because the development of football in Asia and Africa is not satisfactory enough to award them more places.  If places are awarded under current conditions, it will result in underperforming teams being the whipping-boys of their respective groups.  South America has 12 countries and I think 4.5 is fair enough.  For Europe, well, 14 seems a lot but considering the great national team heritage and especially club heritage (A.C, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United...) I think it's worth it.
685913
I feel you.Ireland is my team.How the hell with Duff,Keane,Finnan,and John O'Shea can they not be in the  World Cup.Yes I know World Cup qualifying didn't quite go to well but they are too good to not be in it.The Welsh team are also improving and Scotland has some strong players.But my last name being Hogan...I have a lot of Irish in my blood... that means I'm going to be drinking a pint of guinness with my T.V's volume Down when the WC is on!\np.s.I live in the US and a lot of games are brodcasted by British sportcasters (UEFA,FA,and some international games).\nSo its not just the UK thats is hearing too much about the England squad,we are having to suffer the consequences also.
628720
yes because there are not that many place to play and practice as in the US, because cricket is big in India.
1085417
World cup- England nth. ireland,scotland and wales each fielded thier own teams in the cup.All were eliminated in the preliminary rounds except england.These countries also field separate teams in,cricket trugby and at commonwealth games.The olympics are held for all of the nations.Neither england, scotland, wales or nth ireland are a nation so they have compete as grt britain.One country.For example before the unification of germany both fielded separate teams in internatonal competions
1043087
the answer is that england have won the world cup more than scotland and england have been in the world cup more than scotland.  scots just admit your jealous coz england is better
612732
It was the 1974 World Cup in Germany.  Scotland beat Zaire.  Scotland did actually make it to the last 16 because in those days there were only 16 teams in the final stages.
376280
Unfortunately cricket is given way too much importance here. Tennis is finally picking up after the emergence of Sania Mirza. Hockey, which used to be popular is also given less importance these days. The media is partly to blame for that, since they idolise the cricketers & leave the players of others sports out...\n\nAlso, politics has crept into sports as well. Really good players might be dropped from the team, & the ones who have the influence & are thick with the selectors will find a way in...\n\nHopefully by the end of the next decade things should change (though personally I don't see it happen), & India atleast qualifies for the World Cup!
324233
I think it's a great decision.  Since the world cup is every 4 years, just because a team was good enough to win the World Cup 4 years ago does not mean they are good enough to even make it past the qualifying round.  Just look at France in 1998 and then in 2002...two completely different teams.  I can see the host country because that's where a lot of your attendance is coming from and you don't want to alienate the citizens of that country.  Good job FIFA!!!
882334
To some extent if you are referring the cricket.5 days,full day for a single game,it is too much.\nOur hockey is far far better as within two hours the game is over.But alas there is no interest and no money for the players,i feel sorry for the National game.\nIf people do not go to see the cricket matches the trend can be reversed.One can not imagine how much loss is being generated\nby wasting manpower and also in betting.
592931
It is a bad thing done to the sport cricket.  In Asia only money is playing in cricket.  Of course people are very mad after cricket.  But Asians, we have to accept humbly, have not done anything to the developmenty of cricket.  Whereas the Aus have done a lot for the game cricket.  Had the world cup gone to Aus., definitely the game of cricket would have improved, rather they must have introduced some thing new to the game of criocket.  With lot of money with the boards of Asian countries they should have spend this money for the development of cricket in third world countries/Oceana/USA/Europe, but the fact is the other way.  So the development or good thing to be done to the game of cricket has been postponed by another 4/5 years.  Right?  Accepted?\n\nIf the final is played at Calcutta/Mumbai/Newdelhi/Chennai/Bangalore I will be happier.