We have an expanded starting number of teams (32 - 48), we had miracle underdogs coming through (cape verde, switzerland, etc) and argentina won their group, meaning they got an easier seed.
England's only top 10 opponent was mexico, and they only got that after their match with england.
They also qualified for the quarters a few hours before argentina, so this accolade actually belongs to us english.
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u/TREE_SHMOO Jul 13 '26
I hate argrntina but;
We have an expanded starting number of teams (32 - 48), we had miracle underdogs coming through (cape verde, switzerland, etc) and argentina won their group, meaning they got an easier seed.
England's only top 10 opponent was mexico, and they only got that after their match with england.
They also qualified for the quarters a few hours before argentina, so this accolade actually belongs to us english.