By Adrian Durham Follow @@talkSPORTDrive Germany could win this World Cup, but they’ll face tougher tasks than the victory over Portugal. They thrashed a team whose best defender was sent off in the first half, whose best player Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t fully fit, and who had one of the least reliable goalkeepers I’ve seen at this tournament. And of course the Germans did a bit of cheating to make sure they won. Party time: Germany started their World Cup campaign by thrashing Portugal on Monday Easy pickings: Germany made light work of Portugal but will face tougher tasks later in the tournament
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Germany thrashed Portugal but will face tougher tasks in this Word Cup
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Thomas Muller scored a hat-trick but there was a lot of luck involved
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Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't fully fit
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Joachim Low's side have come close in the past, but not close enough
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This could be this generation's last chance to win silverware
Doubling up: @placeholder notched his second, and Germany's third, to put his side in an unassailable position