World Cup Group F updates from the 4pm kick-offJoshua Kimmich talks to Donald McRaeEmail Jacob or tweet @JacobSteinberg 3.04pm BST Group E has opened with Serbia beating Costa Rica 1-0 in a feisty game. Here’s a match report. Related: Aleksandar Kolarov steers Serbia to opening victory over Costa Rica 2.58pm BST Hello. If there’s one thing Germany are really good at, it’s the World Cup. It’s why you should never write them off. That’s a sentence you’re going to hear a lot over the next four weeks. Do. Not. Write. Off. The Germans. Under. No. Circumstances. Should. You. Write. Off. The. Germans. They’re good when they’re bad and they’re bloody terrifying when they’re good. They always win. Even when they lose. They’ve won every tournament that’s ever taken place. They’ve even won the Copa America. And Wimbledon. And the Tour de France. They won the Tour de France on foot. What a team. That sense of inevitability can be hard to resist. Years of hard-nosed success has given them an intimidating aura before each tournament, making it difficult to know how highly to rate them and wise not to take them at their word if they express a few doubts about their chances before their first game. They might have awesome powers of self-belief but it can also suit them not to appear too cocky, enabling them to lull their opponents into a false sense of security. Never write them off. Especially when they’re writing themselves off. Continue reading…
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