The 'Group of Death' always contains the eventual champion.
The phrase 'Group of Death' (grupo de la muerte) was popularised at the 1970 tournament in Mexico and has been reapplied to virtually every edition since. Looked at across recent winners — France (2018), Germany (2014), Spain (2010), Italy (2006), Brazil (2002) — the champion's group was, by neutral measure (sum of FIFA ranks), rarely the hardest. The pattern is a story, not a statistic.
// sources1Group of death — overview
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