Fifa's decision to expand the World Cup from 32 teams to 48 was met, for the most part, with indignation.

Why should so many teams be allowed into what is meant to be an elite competition? The presence of so many will mean lower-ranked teams qualify and that could bring the quality of the matches down. That's the worry, anyway.

But what will the change do to the tournament itself and in particular, who goes on to win it? Will there be any noticeable difference whatsoever?

We enlisted the help of the wonderful people at Football Manager to find out.