Germany kicked off its World Cup campaign on Monday with the same objective as always: to win it all. Germany, a two-time champion that has never failed to reach at least the quarterfinals, drew a favorable group and began its tournament with a 6-0 romp past Morocco. So even though it has a good chance to reach the final eight again, Germany has set its sights much higher.
Brazil made a similar statement with a rout against Panama, behind a hat trick from Ary Borges.
And Italy, a team in transition, featured two teenagers in a win against Argentina, 1-0.