Irrelevant at this point given their respective positions. Both are, I believe, very successful and at or near the top of their respective games.
Well, the kid's dad was pretty smart, and he's one for one. It's not gambling if you know you're gonna win.
Some records: Germany is - World Champion according to FIFA (www.fifa.com) - World Champion according to UFWC (www.ufwc.co.uk) - First in the FIFA world ranking - First in Eló ranking, with the highest score ever accomplished in the history of the sport ---> with 2200 points considerably ahead of Hungary 1954 (2166 points) and Brazil 1962 (2153) so statisticially the last 5 years the current German NT is the strongest team ever for what it's worth.