They’re not all good enough to beat the world

I AM writing to you about the article headlined ‘You read it here first,’

Wed, 27 Nov, 2002 - 00:00
Simon Lewis, published in your ‘Arena’ sports supplement on Nov 20.

Mr Lewis suggests that the French and German under-17 sides that played in Cobh in October may be the World Cup finalists, man for man, in eight years time. This is very implausible.

On what basis is it reasonable to assume that both teams will have players who are all 25, and that no player in the French and German squads today will still be playing in eight years time?

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