World Cup favourites: why Germany won't win in Brazil

It is 24 years since Germany last won the tournament. Are they becoming 'specialists in failure'?

Arsenal's Lukas Podolski and Mesut Ozil train with Germany
(Image credit: Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)

As pub bores up and down the land know only too well, no European team has ever won the World Cup in South America. This time round Germany are being tipped to buck that trend, and lift the trophy for the first time in 24 years – their longest barren run since the competition began.

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