The question is that a qualifying campaign will never tell you where the quality is going to come from in the finals. France and Italy were disappointments, while who could have predicted the excitement Turkey brought? These things can only happen if you give teams the chance. Also, often what's dull to neutrals doesn't have to be lacking emotion for those involved. I bet the Romanians were following every kick.
The qualifying campaings could be made shorter this way. With 32 qualifiers for the euros you could need smaller groups and less games.
As for watching a 16-team tournament, nothing easier: skip the group phase and switch on at the second round. Or pick and choose your games.
It's a matter of judgement, I know. But the guys who organise the party want to admit more people. I say welcome.
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