Germany Edge Past San Marino
The arguments for some sort of “numpties” qualifying group grew stronger last night as World Cup hosts Germany beat San Marino 13-0 on their own patch in a Euro 2008 qualfier.
The top nations should not have to waste their time against the minnow countries, especially the likes of San Marino, the third smallest nation in Europe behind Monaco and the Vatican City.
What can three-times World Cup winners Germany possibly learn against opponents comparitive in size to Falmouth or Wisbech and one that has only ever won once at international level in its entire history (a 1-0 friendly victory against the mighty Liechtenstein in 1994)?
These cakewalks are a complete farce and the sooner the minnow nations are lumped together in a group, with the winner facing a slightly better team as a reward, such as Israel or Cyprus, the better.