The original subject of this thread was a bit of a red herring.
Coming into this world cup tournament, it could be mulled over whether the Spanish were genetically better at soccer, being both European and World Champions.
Before that, the Italians, the French, the Brazilians, the Argentineans and so on.
Even Hungary had their moment in the sun back in the 50’s.
What cannot be argued about is that Hitler was right, the Germans are one of this planet’s master races.
It is frustrating as a Briton to appreciate the fact that having bombed Germany back into the stone age back in 42-45 with few building left standing, up to 8 million German civilian and military deaths during that conflict, the loss of large areas of their country handed over to other eastern countries by the victorious Soviets, resulting in the displacement of 15 million who had to flee to the west, with little other than what they could carry on foot.
A further couple of million Germans died during that exodus, killed by both the Soviets and the occupied countries getting revenge, not to mention virtually every German female in the east was repeatedly raped during the years or years following the Soviet victory.
A further million German males died in Eisenhower’s post war concentration camps from starvation and pure neglect.
Fast forward to now, and Hitler’s dream of a Greater Reich has been achieved bloodlessly.
Germany is now the unchallengeable ruler and bankroller of the European Union, an empire of 28 counties who all pay homage to the nation that rose from the ashes of WW2.
What other country could have achieved that transformation?
Incidentally, it is a good job both the British and American forces that crossed the Channel on D-Day and went on to liberate Western Europe never had to meet the other 80% of the German Wehrmacht that was fighting and dying in huge numbers against great odds on the Russian Front.