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[Bosco]

Spain not only can make history by winning this years world cup, but they've only conceded one goal through the tournament thus far (record is 2 total from World Cup  winning teams)... Pretty impressive.

[Wolkenkrabber]

For the final I'm picking Argentina from the RHS of the draw

Ding!

and France or...maybe Spain from the LHS of the draw.

Ding! (Ok I may have hedged my bets a little here).

Come on Spain!

[ThePumisher]

In fact I hear that coach Nagelsmann has already been replaced by Jurgen Plopp - before the WC is even over (well, it is over for Germany, right @ThePumisher ?).

So you wrote that nearly 20 days ago - and today it happens


https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/fifa-wm-2026/juergen-klopp-ist-neuer-bundestrainer,wm-juergen-klopp-wird-bundestrainer-100.html


https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12023/13566544/jurgen-klopp-germany-appoint-former-liverpool-boss-as-new-head-coach-to-replace-julian-nagelsmann


Not sure if i'm happy or not. I'd liked Kloppo until he tied the knots with Red Bull (here in Germany Red Bull Leipzip is one of the most hated football clubs, only Bayern Munich is even more unpopular). On the other hand, he did amazing jobs with Mainz 05 (to this day, he says that his finest footballing moment was winning promotion from the 2. Bundesliga to the Bundesliga with Mainz 05 in 2004), Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool. But maybe this is a job where he only can loose. I don't see Germany wining any titles in the next couple European Championships or World Cups.