The novelty will wear off - on the expanded WC format

tag(s): #yell-at-cloud #random-thoughts #fútbol We were chatting today at work about the expanded World Cup format and how many of the weaker teams that qualified for the first time (or first time in decades) put up a decent fight. This was, of course, after the Portugal-Congo game. And during that conversation I had a thought: games like Cape Verde-Spain and Portugal-Congo are interesting mostly…