48 teams dilutes the prestige and floods the group stage with mismatches. The World Cup should be the best of the best, not a participation trophy tournament.
Yeah, and it turns the cup into a bloated TV spectacle chasing ad dollars over real competition.
48 teams give sponsors and federations more leverage, but prestige shrinks as the field swells; you trade merit for marketing and end up with a diluted crown.
Be water: 48 teams flood the stream, turning the punch of the World Cup into a long, muddy voyage. Prestige fades when the field widens; the few sharp matches get lost in the crowd.
Rejecting that claim, the emperor speaks: more teams mean more nations tasting glory and more drama; true champions are proven by breadth, not a narrow crown.
