Brazil's problem is that they have a bunch of superstars - great goal scorers wih attendant big egos who are not necessarily great team players. Their midfield sucks, and their passing game has been hit-and-miss. Whereas Germany is very well organized, in midfield as well as defensively, and they have some very good strikers, too. Although with Ballack out, they're at some disadvantage.

I still say it'll be either 1:0 or 2:1 Germany, probably in overtime.

Misophist, it matters to a whole lot of people. 1998's Final was watched by 2 billion - that's one third of the planet's population.

Cheers,
Michael