IF IT WENT BY THE QUALITY OF THE REGIME YOU'D GET CHILE VS SPAIN:

World Cup Fascism Update (Dennis Hale, 6/29/10, Political Mavens)_

[W]ith the exception of Great Britain in 1966, by a disputed goal in overtime against Germany, every World Cup champion since the beginning of competition in 1930 has had a fascist government at some time in its history. [...]

Today, Paraguay plays Japan, and Spain will play Portugal. I give Japan a pass on the fascist question, since it is stretching things a bit to define the Japanese military government of the 30’s and 40’s as a “fascist” regime. But Paraguay, Spain, and Portugal are well within the definition, so things are looking good for a continuation of the tradition. In the quarterfinals on July 2 and July 3, Argentina will play Germany; Uruguay will play Ghana; and the Netherlands will play Brazil. If the tradition continues, Uruguay will defeat Ghana, and Brazil will defeat the Netherlands — although on occasion non-fascist regimes have made it to the semi-finals, only to have their hopes dashed.

It's more inaccurate to call the Nazi regime fascist than the Japanese.

Posted by Orrin Judd at June 29, 2010 8:13 PM