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Madness of World Cup draw

THE idea of a 2027 World Cup in which the two leading teams in the world, South Africa and New Zealand, are on the same side of the draw is difficult to understand. It becomes even more perplexing when the likely outcome is having the last two World Cup finalists – and usually the two […]

Madness of World Cup draw

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THE idea of a 2027 World Cup in which the two leading teams in the world, South Africa and New Zealand, are on the same side of the draw is difficult to understand.

It becomes even more perplexing when the likely outcome is having the last two World Cup finalists – and usually the two […]

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THE idea of a 2027 World Cup in which the two leading teams in the world, South Africa and New Zealand, are on the same side of the draw is difficult to understand. It becomes even more perplexing when the likely outcome is having the last two World Cup finalists – and usually the two […]

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