Originally posted on 08/31/2013:

Quote Originally Posted by Chili_Powder View Post
IMO USA has by far the most players and x percentage end up running really well during qualifying and accumulate a lot of points. They are overall a good group of players but the difference in ability was nowhere near as great as it might have seemed. It should also be noted that the World Cup tourney itself was a small sample lending itself to greater variance. Congrats to team Europe, well done.
Shorten the qualification period and lengthen the actual tourney.