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Old 06-28-2018, 10:41 AM   #1049 (permalink)
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Not really.

The team that should win is the one that gets through their group and then scores more goals than their opponent in the round of 16, QF, SF and final.

England have a better chance of doing that with a good draw.

Knockout cup tournaments are not the same as leagues which are a better measure of the winner's quality as that is consistency over 9 months not 4 weeks. Cups will not always go to the best team. Look at Germany.
So the World Cup is just sensationalized bull**** so people can brag that their team got to the semis or the quarters or the finals, regardless of whether they deserved to get there?
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