Beckenbauer thinks Germany ready to take European title

Germany isn't just the first team to qualify for the 2008 European
Championship. It's the best team on the continent and should win its
fourth title next year, according to German great Franz Beckenbauer.

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On Oct 15, 1:45 pm, kushu <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

Same dude also predicted way back in '90 that German unity would spell
perpetual dominance of the world game. It's too early to predict that
a given team "should win" next year. That being said, Germany ought to
like its chances.

>Germany isn't just the first team to qualify for the 2008 European

I guess this kiss of death just provided them with the excuse they'll
need :-)

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Bruce

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On Oct 15, 9:34 pm, "Mark V." <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

To be fair to Beckenbauer, he was probably just caught up in the
euphoria of reunification. Also his prediction probably didn't seem
that crazy when he made it. Since West Germany were already number
one, it would've been natural to assume that the unified side would be
strenghtened by the addition of East German players. Of course, what
no one foresaw was that the West German talent pool would suddenly and
inexplicably dry up.