Seeing that it have ppl that want to down play the teams in the WC as not the best in de world, then why have qualifications to get in ? why fifa just doh pick the top 32 teams based on the fifa world rankings, becuz as some ah all put it, is not the best teams playing in the WC.
If yuh fail to qualify for ah WC then you were not good or better than the teams that did,in or outta of yuh region.Im not saying TnT are better than the teams that did not qualify but TnT did what they had to do to get to the WC don't try and dilute that achievement becuz other higher ranked teams fail to do what we did.
That's the entire problem with this thread..people looking at it like it's a belittling of T&T's achievement and getting defensive......
That's not the point.
The point is that as much as FIFA would love the World Cup to be a competition amongst the Worlds best 32 teams...at this point in time with the disparity in regions, it's just not the case.
The winner of the World Cup can claim to be the best in the World, because he competed against the best teams
FROM EACH REGION and won......It's actually a pretty strong claim that is difficult to argue against
Qualifying teams could boast of being in the top 32 in the World if they wish....In theory fine, but as a claim it's a little more difficult to back up.........(please don't ask the difference between the two claims)......because of glaring imperfections in the qualification system.
Final thoughts
1. Bahrain was a whisper away from Qualifying for the World Cup 2006. Is Bahrain honestly anything close to being a top 32 team in the World ?
2. Had CONCACAF not had the extra half spot, T&T would not have made it to the World Cup. Are we saying that the difference between being in the top 32 teams in the World and not being in the top 32, is a FIFA ruling ?......If yes, then we should not have a damn word to say against the FIFA rankings......