At this stage, the king of the World Cup, perhaps France.
Although France also had black spots in the group stages of the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, if we take a look at another statistic, we will be amazed at how strong France has been in the last 24 years of the World Cup. At this stage, France won the World Cup twice, in 1998 and 18 respectively. They also finished second twice, in 2006 and 22. Let's just say that since 1998, there have been seven World Cups and seven World Cup finals. Four of the seven matches will see France. No team in world football can match it. Not Brazil, not Germany, not Argentina and certainly not Spain.
It has to be said that in the past 24 years, France has ushered in two golden ages. The first wave is the luxury army represented by Zinedine Zidane, Deschamps, Desailly and Thierry Henry, and the second wave is the current generation of talents represented by Mbappe, Griezmann and Pogba. These two waves of talent, though not to say the rule of an era, but at least can be regarded as the most powerful forces of an era. And the Mbappe storm continues.
It is because of the emergence of two generations of golden players in a little over 20 years that France has had two great eras, one championship and one Asia. By contrast, other strong teams have had one big era at best. Such as Brazil, Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho, Kaka and others quit, no other superstar of the same level emerged. This decade, when it comes to Brazil, the number one superstar is Neymar.
France won the 1998 World Cup and reached the final in 22. At one end of this stage, France stands at the top of its game. This detail alone is a footnote to the fact that France is the best team of the era. It is worth mentioning that, from the point of view of the follow-up talent reserve of the world's major teams, France still holds the advantage. Mbappe is still in his prime, while Pogba and Kante have been followed by the likes of Chuameni and Kamavenga. The World Cup will be expanded again in 2026, ending the 32-team phase and ushering in the 48-team era. It is hard to say that France is still the first competitive country in this new era, but at least it started the era in a higher position.
Let's wait and see.
The 32-team World Cup from '98 to' 22 is a phase, which team is the king
The World Cup has a history of nearly 100 years, with different backgrounds, formats and scales, so it is somewhat inaccurate to assess a team's place in the history of the World Cup by simply calculating from 1930 to 2022. Just from the scale of the World Cup, it has undergone many changes, which is often referred to as the expansion of the army. In terms of scale, the closest stage we have is the 32-team stage, which starts in 1998 and ends in 2022.
So which team is the king of this 24-year period, with seven World Cups?
In our conventional wisdom, when it comes to the World Cup, the most successful team is Brazil. After all, they have won five championships. This is the Ligue 1 schedule. But Brazil's five titles, as mentioned earlier, were scattered throughout the World Cup. If you look at the World Cup after 1998, Brazil really didn't have much advantage. Although they won the fifth title in 2002 and reached the final in 1998, from 2006 onwards, Brazil's glory faded rapidly and even the last eight became their bottleneck. He reached the Final Four in 2014, but lost badly in the semifinals.
So when it comes to reigning World Cup champions after 1998, Brazil isn't exactly.
In fact, there is a relatively simple indicator of who has played in the most finals. Many consider Germany's impressive performance in the World Cup since the turn of the century, especially since 2002, when they reached the semifinals in four consecutive World Cups and won the title once. But in the '18 and' 22 World Cups, Germany fell quickly and disappointingly. Moreover, reaching the final Four does not seem too heavy for a strong team. And to be in the finals is really competitive.
At this stage, the king of the World Cup, perhaps France.
Although France also had black spots in the group stages of the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, if we take a look at another statistic, we will be amazed at how strong France has been in the last 24 years of the World Cup. At this stage, France won the World Cup twice, in 1998 and 18 respectively. They also finished second twice, in 2006 and 22. Let's just say that since 1998, there have been seven World Cups and seven World Cup finals. Four of the seven matches will see France. No team in world football can match it. Not Brazil, not Germany, not Argentina and certainly not Spain.
It has to be said that in the past 24 years, France has ushered in two golden ages. The first wave is the luxury army represented by Zinedine Zidane, Deschamps, Desailly and Thierry Henry, and the second wave is the current generation of talents represented by Mbappe, Griezmann and Pogba. These two waves of talent, though not to say the rule of an era, but at least can be regarded as the most powerful forces of an era. And the Mbappe storm continues.
It is because of the emergence of two generations of golden players in a little over 20 years that France has had two great eras, one championship and one Asia. By contrast, other strong teams have had one big era at best. Such as Brazil, Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho, Kaka and others quit, no other superstar of the same level emerged. This decade, when it comes to Brazil, the number one superstar is Neymar.
France won the 1998 World Cup and reached the final in 22. At one end of this stage, France stands at the top of its game. This detail alone is a footnote to the fact that France is the best team of the era. It is worth mentioning that, from the point of view of the follow-up talent reserve of the world's major teams, France still holds the advantage. Mbappe is still in his prime, while Pogba and Kante have been followed by the likes of Chuameni and Kamavenga. The World Cup will be expanded again in 2026, ending the 32-team phase and ushering in the 48-team era. It is hard to say that France is still the first competitive country in this new era, but at least it started the era in a higher position.
Let's wait and see.
At this stage, the king of the World Cup, perhaps France.
Although France also had black spots in the group stages of the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, if we take a look at another statistic, we will be amazed at how strong France has been in the last 24 years of the World Cup. At this stage, France won the World Cup twice, in 1998 and 18 respectively. They also finished second twice, in 2006 and 22. Let's just say that since 1998, there have been seven World Cups and seven World Cup finals. Four of the seven matches will see France. No team in world football can match it. Not Brazil, not Germany, not Argentina and certainly not Spain.
It has to be said that in the past 24 years, France has ushered in two golden ages. The first wave is the luxury army represented by Zinedine Zidane, Deschamps, Desailly and Thierry Henry, and the second wave is the current generation of talents represented by Mbappe, Griezmann and Pogba. These two waves of talent, though not to say the rule of an era, but at least can be regarded as the most powerful forces of an era. And the Mbappe storm continues.
It is because of the emergence of two generations of golden players in a little over 20 years that France has had two great eras, one championship and one Asia. By contrast, other strong teams have had one big era at best. Such as Brazil, Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho, Kaka and others quit, no other superstar of the same level emerged. This decade, when it comes to Brazil, the number one superstar is Neymar.
France won the 1998 World Cup and reached the final in 22. At one end of this stage, France stands at the top of its game. This detail alone is a footnote to the fact that France is the best team of the era. It is worth mentioning that, from the point of view of the follow-up talent reserve of the world's major teams, France still holds the advantage. Mbappe is still in his prime, while Pogba and Kante have been followed by the likes of Chuameni and Kamavenga. The World Cup will be expanded again in 2026, ending the 32-team phase and ushering in the 48-team era. It is hard to say that France is still the first competitive country in this new era, but at least it started the era in a higher position.
Let's wait and see.