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#2) Germany
Germany is a name which is synonymous with big tournaments and this World Cup is no different. As usual, Germany starts as one of the favourites of the tournament and are a team to watch out for.
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Germany is the current title holder and was the only team to have won all its matches in the World Cup qualifiers and had finished with an astonishing goal difference of +39. The team is extremely strong both on paper and on the field.
The likes of Neuer, Hummels, Kroos, Reus, Ozil and Muller make the German squad extremely formidable. The German team is known for its precision and this squad is phenomenally strong.
The German team has all bases covered and there are no big defects in the team as such but its performance in the warm-up matches before the World Cup hasn't been satisfactory and that might be the only area of concern.
