Croatia's World Cup Final Run Was A Miracle
by Patrick Redford from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3TZW4)
As a rule, small countries do not play in the World Cup final. Only 13 countries on earth have ever even made the final, and aside from one of Sunday's participants, only big countries have played for the cup in the modern era. It's been over 50 years since there was a final that didn't feature one of Brazil, Germany,"