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Originally Posted by Sumac
Germany lost most of its players who won the cup back in 2014.
It's mostly a new team now. And not very good at that.
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And Neuer seems to be past his prime. Maybe he got an injury recently and that has taken a toll on his quality.
I think Oblak from Slovenia is on his way to becoming the world's number one goal keeper in the future.
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Originally Posted by newfan
So the knock out starts. Shame Spain and Russia are playing each other, I'd like to have seen both of those teams last a little longer.
Japan will be out next week as they have Belgium, bet Columbia were happy they got us LOL
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If I were a betting man I'd put money on Belgium and Colombia, but let's wait and see.
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Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan
France won in 1998 and was elimiated in the group stage in 2002. Italy won in 2006 and was elimiated in the group stage in 2010. Spain won in 2010 and was elimiated in the group stage in 2014 So it's definately a thing.
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Yes. I guess a lot of pressure is put on your shoulders when you win the World Cup. And also it makes players full o themselves. Add injuries and squad changes and players getting older to the mix and that makes matters worse. Because we need to remember that World Cups happen every 4 years. In 4 years a lot of things can change. We gotta keep in mind that national teams are usually generational, because they're not clubs and thus don't go around buying players lol