Will Germany do anything besides park the bus?

I was expecting better from a serious candidate to win the World Cup. They didn't do much besides a goal against a reserve goalkeeper.

I'm ashamed because we missed way too many chances. It doesn't matter if Manuel Neuer is the best goalkeeper of the world. We deserved a draw at the very least.

Yeah, I know. You win with goals, not merits, blah blah blah. We're still going to get our asses handed to us by Spain and the Netherlands in the group stage. All they have to do is park the bus, too.

And Germany is still going to win the World Cup, even if they only win all matches by 1-0.

Boring tactical pragmatism is in vogue these days, isn't it?

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First of all, Spain won the 2010 World Cup by winning 1-0 in the knock-out round, quarter-final, semi-final, and final and people seem to love them.

As far as Germany's poor showing, a lot a important players were missing. Such as: Ilkay Gundogan, Thomas Muller, Marco Reus, Mats Hummels, Sami Khedira, and Mario Gomez. And guys like Ozil are going through a rough patch and Schweinsteiger are recovering from injury.