Simon Kuper: Germans are feeling good about themselves
Its good having San Marino in your group. You can run up the scoreboard with wins of 13-0 and 6-0. However, I am not talking about the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
Simon Kuper writes about the salubrious effects of last year's World Cup on Germany. It includes an increase in birth rate, a boost to the German economy, and most tellingly in the feel good perception of being a German.