[junglewarfare]

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yeah I think people are GREATLY underestimating the home country advantage germany has.

in 2002 the host south korea got to the semifinals

in 1998 the host france won the whole thing

in 1994 the host US actually made it to the 2nd round (a minor miracle)

All three of these were pretty huge overachievements.

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south korea had huge referee help

france was a fantastic team

USA didn't achieve anything noteworthy

I'm not saying playing at home doesn't help but this Germany team needs a lot more than that.

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south korea made it to the semi finals. That is ridiculous.

the US actually getting to the 2nd round was pretty incredible, considering how bad we were back then. the team today and in 02 was way, way better than in 94.