
. Weak opponent but never the less they are doing what a great team would do in today's game.
I'm not qualified to judge these teams but it sure seems to me that in this WC, (I have avidly watched the last several WC'), there are a LOT of countries quite capable of winning it all.
Oh... and just to post something mildly controversial..... the diving, flopping, simulating injury that is rampant in soccer.... they ARE addressing the issue and it has improved - "somewhat".

. Not sure it's something they can ever eradicate but I do think teams are becoming aware that flopping isn't paying off the way it has in the past.