Coach of Ghana: If almost everyone gets to the World Cup, what's the point?

The head coach of the Ghana national team, Carlos Queiroz, commented on the current format of the 2026 World Cup. "I think the real value is in the rarity. If too many teams can qualify for the tournament, it risks becoming something vulgar and mediocre. When there are so many national teams, does it retain its exclusivity? It's a debatable question for me, but that's my personal opinion. The real achievement in South America now would be not to get to the World Cup. Who doesn't qualify in Europe today? The qualification should be difficult, competitive and demanding to the maximum. If almost everyone gets to the championship, it loses its meaning. The World Cup should have a special meaning. This should be a rare event. But today in football everything is ruled by money. Where we used to talk about football, moneyball now reigns. I told the players that the real World Cup is only starting now. The group stage is a warm-up and advancing to the next round is like getting a credit card: now it's time to pay your bills. Everything will go to the winner, every match is a drama, and there is nowhere to hide," insider sources quoted Queiroz as saying. Let's add that the Ghana national team made it to the playoffs of the 2026 World Cup, where they will play against Colombia. It was previously reported that .