Being a Bayern Munich fan since the 70's, when the great Franz Beckenbauer was patrolling the midfield for them, I've been rooting for Germany ever since. It was all due to watching Socccer Made in Germany on PBS back then.
My great grandfather was an immigrant to this country back around 1890 when he and his brothers came over from Germany, and they settled in Fresno, Calif...so I also have that tie in to the Germans.
