Coming into the tournament without injured talisman Michael Ballack, doubts over the future of coach Joachim Loew and the second-youngest squad in the competition, many might have expected Germany to struggle in South Africa.
"I have my doubts about the existence of Chavismo without Chavez, " leading opposition figure Henrique Capriles told a Spanish newspaper in January.
He also said, in December of 2003, that anyone who doubts that the world is safer without Saddam Hussein does not have the judgment to be president.
There are reasonable doubts about how effective mayors can be without clear new powers.
There's a massive depth of ability in this England squad and I have no doubts they can have a successful tournament without me.
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"Google's really asking for trouble here, " says Jeffrey Neuburger, an intellectual property lawyer at Brown Raysman in New York, who doubts that Google can make initial scans without permission.
After the launch of the euro in 1999 the bond markets were quick to shake off their doubts about the durability of monetary union without a common fiscal or economic policy.
Telford could be without defenders Dave Roberts and Indy Khela who are both injury doubts.
But there are grave doubts that the Malian army will be able to hold newly recovered territory without foreign support.
Some on Wall Street wonder whether Skechers can succeed without the flashy father at the helm, but his son doesn't admit to any doubts.
But even so, doubts remain about how it could fully participate as a normal country in such organisations without producing the sort of economic detail it has always been unable or unwilling to provide.
Histon will be without defender Lanre Oyebanjo (knee) whilst Craig Hammond, Bradley Hudson-Odoi and Neil Andrews remain as doubts.
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