Argentina lost their first game of the 2022 World Cup, 2-1 to Saudi Arabia. Less than four weeks later, they were world champions.
They weren't the first: Spain lost their opener to Switzerland in 2010 and won it. West Germany lost 8-3 to Hungary in 1954, then beat them in the final.
Of 23 World Cup winners, 5 lost a game along the way. Only 4 won every single game.
A tournament doesn't ask how you start. Only how you finish.
