The perfect World Cup http://t.co/GTaCjFwE1P via @guardian
Format: 1998-present The current 32-team, eight-group format arguably works better than anything before it, especially for those who enjoy the glorious televisual clutter of the group stages. The final-less tournament of 1950, despite its undeniably dramatic decider at the Maracana, would never be countenanced today. Inevitably, though, some self-serving tinkering is afoot.