“… Meanwhile, West Germany won its previous three World Cups in Switzerland, West Germany and Italy. Following unification in 1990, Germany came close in South Africa in 2010, losing narrowly against Spain in the semi-finals. Now Spain’s golden generation was too old and exited at the group stage, so the path opened up for Germany. But they would need to get past South America’s two giants in the semi-final and final. …”
NY Times/The Athletic (Video)
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Graffiti in São Paulo critical of the expenditures of the World Cup.