note the bold part: I think this pertains to any other sport, that’s why it is sport and not a science: the very unpredictable nature and the fact that one lapse in concentration can cost you the whole tournament.
I’m not sure whether your criticism of the football WC is justified, because that criticism pertains to any other sport.
e.g.:
- inter won the Champions League while Barcelona were overall the best team in the tournament
- Schumacher won 1994 title, whereas probably Hill was the better driver that year.
- Hakkinen won the title in 1999 whereas Schumi was probably the better driver.
- Bangladesh won from England the ODI only a couple of days ago, whereas England are by far the better side.
- Ivanisevic won Wimbledon in 2001 (?) whereas Tim Henman was probably the better player in their semi-final match, as a matter of fact any other player was better than Ivanisevic at the time who was ranked 100+
- Pereiro won the 2006 Tour de France (after Llandis was banned), but that was due to one stage in which he gained 30 mins over the rest. Probably Kloden was the better rider over the four week course.
- etc etc etc