There are many who may criticize Fifa and UEFA for increasing the number of teams that qualify for the World Cup and Euros thus making it seem like it's not really the best of the best competing. But then Olympic Ice hockey comes around and we can shake our heads at another federation and the way they run their tournaments. There are twelve teams in the first round, split into three groups. How many teams move on to the second round? Twelve. Argue as you may about the format but they all play each other in their groups and no team is eliminated.
And how about attendances at the Winter Olympics? Organizers of big events, like the World Cup, always like reminding us how many tickets were sold and how many stadiums are filled. It seems the IOC and the local organizing committee have purposely given up on any mention of spectator numbers. Probably because they would be counting more empty seats than full ones.
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