by elkanofan » Fri Jul 13, 2018 4:15 pm
Guys, what makes the World Cup more special than the Champions League is there are less games so almost every match is hyper tension and means something along with it being every 4 years! Shock winners are unlikely because it really defines the generation of every nation over that 4 year period. Champions league is yearly so shocks can happen, you can get a freak year like Porto n 2004, Chelsea in 2012 etc...
This is why if Croatia win it, despite having a top quality 1st team with world class players like Modric and top class players like Mandzukic, Vrsajllko, Perisic etc.. this would be for me the sporting achievement of this new century. Because of the nature of the world cup the top dog usually wins it or comes very close beside another worth challenger, but for a team who really where only just about even cosidered dark horses and id not go into the competition with expectations to win it, instead to get as far as possible to be crowed champion is spectacular.
Now, again comparing that to England journey. England where 65% lucky with a piss easy group and where lucky so many big teams where in the other side of the knockout draw and where lucky vs Colombia but 35% was good team ethic, a likeable manager who helped gel everyone together and hard work which needs to be celebrated. England still are a pretty crap, average team and did very, very well.