Switzerland midfielder Valon Behrami has compared the 2018 World Cup to the Premier League following Germany's shock group-stage exit.
The holders, who also won the Confederations Cup in Russia last year, crashed out after a 2-0 loss to South Korea on Wednesday left them bottom of Group F.
The result is the biggest surprise of an intriguing finals to date, in which favourites including Brazil, Spain and France have struggled for top form, while 2014 finalists Argentina only scraped through thanks to a last-gasp win over Nigeria.
Udinese man Behrami, who spent three years with West Ham and two with Watford, says the fact any team appears capable of upsetting the odds makes these finals similar to England's top flight.