The “group of death” title is one generally given by media and pundits to the group with the four toughest teams. While this year doesn’t quite have a clear-cut group of death, Group E seems to be the consensus as the trickiest one. That group is made up of Germany, Spain, Japan, and Costa Rica. Both Germany and Spain have lifted the World Cup before, with Germany winning in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014, while Spain’s lone title came in 2010.