One of the truisms about the World Cup is that European teams tend to win the tournaments held in Europe while South American teams tend to win those held in the Americas.

With the increasing globalization of soccer (European coaches leading non-European teams, South Americans playing their club soccer in Europe, etc.), I thought the conventional wisdom might be tested this year in Germany.

Apparently not. We've got four teams left and they're all from the continent. (Although, to be fair, there is a twist this year: Brazilian Felipe Scolari is coaching Portugal.)