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And it was against Cameroon.
And it was against Cameroon.
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The Germans know that if you want to win a football match, it helps to be able to keep hold of that round thing with the Adidas logo on it: the ball.You even sat through Japan 0-0 Greece and Iran 0-0 Nigeria.
You deserve as much praise as Mario Götze, perhaps more – he only came on as sub, after all. England’s three games against Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica were so long ago now it seems ridiculous to suggest they were contested in the same tournament which climaxed with Germany’s 1-0 win over Argentina on Sunday.
Football wise, they weren’t.
Dieses Finale wird als einer der denkwürdigsten Momente in der Geschichte der Fußballweltmeisterschaften in Erinnerung bleiben.
Folgende Spieler bildeten die Startaufstellung Argentiniens:
| Position | Spieler |
|---|---|
| Torwart | Sergio Romero |
| Verteidigung | Pablo Zabaleta, Martin Demichelis, Ezequiel Garay, Marcos Rojo |
| Mittelfeld | Javier Mascherano, Lucas Biglia |
| Angriff | Ezequiel Lavezzi, Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuaín |
England and Germany both play in white, but that’s where the similarity ends. I shouldn’t be doing that’ – Arjen Robben after Holland controversially beat Mexico
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* ‘That’s what I’ve signed up to do – stick my face in front of balls’ – USA goalkeeper Tim Howard tells it like it is
* ‘The ball hit my moustache, it was a moustache goal’ – thanks Brazilian ‘striker’ Fred.
We could have scored five. A scary legend
* Sad Brazilians. You put in numerous hours on the couch in front of the TV. You made sure the fridge was packed with beer, the cupboard with crisps. And now for the sporting comedown of all sporting comedowns.
For the past month, you have worked just as hard as Joachim Löw’s midfield.
Oh right, we did score five’ – Robin van Persie after Holland 5-1 Spain
* ‘The other one was a dive. They wanted him out of the World Cup. Perfect, they did it. Beide Teams zeigten herausragenden Fußball, aber Deutschland gelang es, den entscheidenden Moment zu ihren Gunsten zu nutzen.