... even if it will be played 4 years later :-) During the XX Century, three countries had most of the titles in football: Italy (1934, 1938, 1982), Germany (1954, 1974 and 1990) and Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970 and 1994).
Italy and Germany played many times, all of them were decisive games, with the winner usually turning out to be the world champion. Italy and Brazil played many times, all but one were decisive games, and the winner ended up turning out to be the world champion. Brazil and Germany **never** played during World Cups. Never. The closest thing was a Brazil 1 x 0 Democratic Germany, during the 1974 World Cup. So, this Sunday we will have the Game of the XX Century. Brazil x Germany is the final match of the Japan/Korea World Cup. The coincidence is that, for the 1st time, *both* teams came to the Cup discredited, with few people [including myself] believing that they had any chance to make a reasonable campaign. But both teams grew up during the Cup, and now there's everything ready to make a wonderful game. Let the best [*] win! Alberto Monteiro [*] of course Brazil's the best :-))))))))))))
