Normally Brazil would have played first since they won the 2002 tournament
2006-09-03 21:24:04 · 10 answers · asked by ConfusedShark 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
2002 was the last World Cup that allowed the defending champions to qualify automatically. Actually it is more usual that the hosts play in the 1st game than the defending champions. For example, the Hosts have been in the 1st game of a World Cup in 7 World Cups and Defending-Champions only 4 times.
2006-09-04 01:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by ?????????? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your right, it is the champions who normally play first, but this was honestly a special world cup, they had a great environment, great beer, and they still did give Brazil the first game in Berlin. They may not have played the first game but they did get the best stadium to play their first match.
2006-09-03 22:27:39 · answer #2 · answered by Opus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Germany have performed 2 dominant video games the place they looked as though it would for sure be the class of the journey. they have performed 3 different video games the place they looked sturdy, yet not unbeatable. this is going to all rely on which Germany group shows up and remember approximately they have lost Mueller for the subsequent interest. i think of Germany are the everyday now, yet they're going to could desire to conquer a sturdy Spanish group and then probable the Dutch who've had their very own moments of greatness to boot. I doubt it's going to be as elementary from right here on because it grew to become into for them at present.
2016-10-01 07:11:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the defending champion had to go through the qualifying round, so germany as the host got to play first.
2006-09-03 22:45:52 · answer #4 · answered by rizwano 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The hosts always play first.
2006-09-03 22:24:03 · answer #5 · answered by Juventina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually the host plays the first game....in 2010 south africa will play the first game..against who ever is put in the group
2006-09-04 02:18:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares?
The World Cup is now over
2006-09-03 22:45:00 · answer #7 · answered by L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i think its usually the hosts who play first..
2006-09-03 21:28:15 · answer #8 · answered by ??????? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we hosted it so why cant we go first.
2006-09-03 21:30:50 · answer #9 · answered by Lilme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really dont think so....dont the hosts get to go 1st.......?
2006-09-03 22:17:35 · answer #10 · answered by (^_^) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋