Ka-pi96 said:
Italy surely should be considered a traditional World Cup team too. I know they're not even in the Cup this time, but with the amount of times they've won it or got far in it they have to be considered one of the traditional teams. Argentina and the Netherlands too considering the impact they've had in the tournament for decades and the fact that a lot is always expected of them. France in the last 30 years have been regular favourites too, apart from their implosion in 2010 they've regularly done well. Besides, with their World Cup win and continued favourites status since, I think it's fair to call Spain a traditional World Cup team now and not be at all surprised if they get to the latter stages, I just don't think that was really true before they won it in 2010 considering their lack of success up until that point. |
I guess their national team may not have been a traditional power at that point, but they were a major footballing nation due to their club scene.
