FEATURING two of European football’s biggest heavyweights, Group E in Qatar is not one that is short of star power. Germany and Spain are World Cup royalty and will understandably be the two favourites to progress to the knockout phases but their advancement should not be taken for granted.
In many ways, the two European titans find themselves approaching the tournament in a similar fashion. After a few sobering years coming off the back of success in international football, both nations appear to be on the rise once more – but they also suffer from a few of the same deficiencies, too.
