Agreed.
That said, only four countries are in contention for the final: Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Germany.
At the top of the sport, its truly an elite club and the World Cup has been won since 1930 by either South American or European teams.
It won’t be different in 2018.
Yep It’s worse than that. Only eight different countries have ever won the cup: Brazil five times, Italy four times, Germany three times, Argentina two times, Uruguay two times, France once and England once. England won in 1966. Most of the counties competing with in the tournament are mere cannon fodder for the 4-6 elite countries.