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1. Spain 2010
2. Brazil 2002
3. Germany 2014
4. France 2018
5. Italy 2006
2. Brazil 2002
3. Germany 2014
4. France 2018
5. Italy 2006
Could just be amnesia as well because you've got Italy winning 1990 & Germany winning 2006.1970 Brazil
1986 Argentina
1982 Italy
1998 France
1974 West Germany
2010 Spain
1994 Brazil
1978 Argentina
1990 Italy
2002 Brazil
2006 Germany
2014 Germany
2018 France
I wonder if I have ranked the most recent world cups so lowly because Im older and my bias for past world cups when I was younger is taking over?
I have gone and got the hosts and winners mixed upCould just be amnesia as well because you've got Italy winning 1990 & Germany winning 2006.
The 1950 Uruguay side wasn't bad either.1970 Brazil
1986 Argentina
1982 Italy
1998 France
1974 West Germany
2010 Spain
1994 Brazil
1978 Argentina
1990 Italy
2002 Brazil
2006 Germany
2014 Germany
2018 France
I wonder if I have ranked the most recent world cups so lowly because Im older and my bias for past world cups when I was younger is taking over?
Ha! Im not that old mate, never saw them.The 1950 Uruguay side wasn't bad either.
Ha! Im not that old mate, never saw them.
If Brazil had won in 82 they would have been top of my list by a country mile.1982 italy
1970 brazil
1974 Germany
1986 Argentina
2006 italy
1998 France
2014 Germany
2018 France
1978 Argentina
1994 brazil
2002 brazil
Not satisfied with this list at all but I guess it's ok for a preliminary list, besides it's just hard and almost nonsensical ranking diffrent national teams who competed in massively diffrent environments with diffrent opposition etc etc.
Spain 2010 is hard to rank , they should be close to the top if not outright the best on theory but their performance sure left a lot to be desired.
Italy as overall winners? Can’t say that I expected it but then again they do have some impressive wins on their accounts: all of Brazil, Argentina, Poland & Germany were very, very strong. Even though they’ve started quite slow.1982 italy
1970 brazil
1974 Germany
1986 Argentina
2006 italy
1998 France
2014 Germany
2018 France
1978 Argentina
1994 brazil
2002 brazil
This just isn’t true. That Spain team were so defensive that Mourinho wouldn’t be able to watch them.Spain 2010 is unfairly categorized as cowardly, when the truth is that their opposition were the actual cowards that shut up shop from day 1.
Tbf the Alonso/Busquets double pivot was unnecessarily defensive when they had the tried and tested Barca trio. Still it won them the tournament but in a boring fashion.Spain 2010 is unfairly categorized as cowardly, when the truth is that their opposition were the actual cowards that shut up shop from day 1.
This. Same with Pep's club teams and it annoys me so much that people can't see this.Spain 2010 is unfairly categorized as cowardly, when the truth is that their opposition were the actual cowards that shut up shop from day 1.
They shouldn't be but they objectively have the best run ever to a world cup title and were gritty beyond belief so i put them up there on that basis alone.I always knew that the 2002 Brazil side was overrated but never realized just by how much. One of the weakest tournaments ever.
Italy as overall winners? Can’t say that I expected it but then again they do have some impressive wins on their accounts: all of Brazil, Argentina, Poland & Germany were very, very strong. Even though they’ve started quite slow.
Without a doubt, it all hinged on that Italy game and unfortunately they didn't pull through.If Brazil had won in 82 they would have been top of my list by a country mile.