speople Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 So England went out early yet again. And after the group stages, we have not actually beaten any nation of note since Germany in 1966. And yet again, Germany at least make the QF stage, which they have done every time since 1954. (What a record that is) I have collated the starting lineups of the winners of the CL from the year 2000 onwards, with surprising results. Here are the nationalities of those line-ups and the number of times that that country has had a representation. 24 - Spain 14 - Portugal 13 - Brazil 13 - Itay 10 - England 8 - Argentina 8 - France 6 - Holland 4 - Germany 3 - Cameroon 2 - Czechoslovakia 1 - Mexico, Romania, Macedonia, Poland, Ireland, Fiji, Mali, Norway, Australia, Georgia, Ukraine, Ghana, Sweden and Bosnia. As can be seen, England have amongst the best representation, and Germany way down. So what can be said about the respective performances in WC's then. England have the player edge, does it therefore come down to a question of the Germans performing as a team and the English not ? The manager of each side using better tactics ? Or a little bit of both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Not an FM topic- post this in the Football or World Cup forum for discussion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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