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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
By this logic, older teams should be absolutely dominating. And yet that's not completely true in this Cup.
Pedigree helps a bit, but really it comes down to conditioning, chemistry, sharp management, and game experience with elite talent.
We are watching young players under 25 play extremely well throughout this tournament. Most teams have vets but they're not controlling the game.
Let's also not confuse pedigree with experience. Those are two different things.
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Pedigree is as relevant as how strong the teams are
The big teams advance because they have better players, not because their country played in a world cup 12 years ago
Success at a world cup has nothing to do with whether your country was there before