That's exactly how I fell about ze Germans (Italy too). Don't know how they do it, but no matter how terrible, they are always in the mix. Undeserving winners in '54, '74 and should not have beat England in the '90 semi. Could have won '86 though ironically. Johan Cruyff said, "Bad tournaments are always won by the Germans." He's probably bitter about 1974, but I don't think he is wrong.
How about the I-ties losing to Mexico? I've never rated the Mexicans. It doesn't take much to beat up on the minnows in CONCACAF. And they've only been to the QF 2x, both times when the tournament was in Mexico. Good enough to make the knockout stages, and that's it. I guess we'll see.
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