so diane and vanflamesfan are taking the field
I'm keeping track
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They are the big 5 based on track record.
France has 4 semifinals berths in the last 7 world cups (1982-2006).
Germany has 4
Italy 4
Brazil has 3
Argentina has 2 (3 if you go back one more to 1978)
no one else has more than 1.