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Originally Posted by Geeoff
I think the main issue is that Russia figures to be one of the best teams, so you'd have an * on the champion if they were unable to compete
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Yes, that plus the fact that there are only a small number of legitimate threats. In soccer, there are 15 - 20 teams that legitimately could win it. If one or two of those teams don't qualify, so be it. It won't change the level of competition.