FIFA and UEFA have clearly shown they want more and more teams involved in these competitions, and with the way these instances are set up, it makes sense that more countries would support an agenda that gets them in the draw. This can only dilute the group stages, and in fact a friend of mine is pointing out that even the Round of 16 won't feel like a massive game in most cases, with the real deal starting in the Quarters. I support a so-called big team (and better football in general) so of course I'd be annoyed about it, but this is the way things are going and there's not too much that can be done about it