However, I can't recall a time when a team that wasn't in the real top ten became world champion.
The Russian national team played quite well for a team without a defense and attack, meaning they only played with a goalkeeper and midfielders. And the result they achieved was quite good. Perhaps if they had included a couple of forwards in the squad, it would have been even better, but apparently, they couldn't find any.
In general, I can only remember one team where all the lines played truly like champions. That was the Brazilian national team of 1994.

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