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Comment by xenospn

3 hours ago

There is no World Cup without UEFA.

UEFA is Europe basically. So like the nexus of modern football

  • 7/10 of the currently top ranked national teams are UEFA members.

    • UEFA's reach affects the remaining 3/10 and beyond. Nearly the same fraction of world cup players (68%) earn their livelihoods playing for European league teams- including many players representing non-European countries at the World Cup.

An even funnier fact is that players who play for clubs in Europe (UEFA) won't be allowed to represent their countries.