Germany squad vote Spain, France bigger World Cup threat than Russia

The FC crew break down ESPN's World Cup power rankings, which are led by Brazil, Germany and Spain while omitting Mexico from the top 10. Raf Honigstein explains why a photo of Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is causing problems for Germany. Germany midfielder Mario Gotze discusses the impact of his winning goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final. Germany players view Spain and France as their biggest rivals on their way to defending the World Cup in Russia, a poll conducted by Sport Bild has shown. As the Nationalmannschaft set out to become the first nation to defend the World Cup since Brazil achieved the feat with back-to-back wins in 1958 and 1962, the 23 squad players view the two European nations as their biggest challengers. Nine players each cast their vote for Spain and France and three named Brazil as their biggest rival while...

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