It would render the qualifying campaign pretty meaningless though with over half of the countries guaranteed qualification.
I agree with Glanville here; big is not necessarilly better. It tends to dilute the overall quality of the tournament and leads to some awful matches being played.
I think the overall standard at the Euros is higher than at the World Cup - mainly because there are fewer sub-standard teams. Of the countries you mention, I can't think of any - with the possible exception of England on a an exceedingly rare good day - who would bring anything to the party.
I'd even be happy for the World Cup to be cut to 16. 6/7 from Europe, 3/4 from South America, 1 from central/north America, 2/3 from Africa, 1 from Asia and 1 from the ROW.
I know this is very unfair on some continents but I think that the overall quality would be improved and the tournament wouldn't be the bloated long drawn-out affair it is at the moment.
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