The latest list, published on Thursday, has Germany moving up one place on the strength of their 1-0 defeat of Argentina ar Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana. Lionel Messi’s Argentina are placed second, an improvement of three places, with the Netherlands leaping 12 rungs into third after their impressive World Cup third place finish. The James …
Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate Tuesday to cheer the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football’s top prize for the first time to a reunified Germany. The flag-waving crowd, which began gathering before dawn, erupted in applause under warm summer sunshine when the triumphant players arrived …
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Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano said the pain of losing the World Cup final in extra time to Germany on Sunday would live with him forever. “Unfortunately the pain will be there for life because this was our chance,” said the Barcelona midfielder after the 1-0 defeat in Rio de Janeiro. Argentina played extra time in …
Both teams approached the match along expected lines, Germany pressing high up the pitch and Argentina defending deep. The big question was how the high German defensive line was going to cope against pace on the counter-attack. Not very well, it seemed in the beginning. Argentina attacked primarily down the right side, Lionel Messi and …
Sao Paulo: Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned as Brazil manager after the hosts suffered two of their worst defeats in World Cup history, the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Monday. Scolari`s men were favourites to win the tournament but were demolished 7-1 in the semi-finals by eventual champions Germany. To compound their …
In the second semi-finals of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2014, Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-2 in the penalty shootout to set up a summit clash with Germany. After 24 long years, Argentina have managed to reach the final of the football World Cup. Look at the co-incidence; the last time when they reached the …
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Sixty-four years after Brazil was plunged into national mourning after their loss in the 1950 final, the hosts were torn apart in a defeat likely to be every bit as traumatic as the fabled “Maracanazo.” Germany advanced to Sunday`s final in the Maracana after a brilliant first-half blitz which included a burst of four goals …
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Belo Horizonte: German star Thomas Mueller admitted he was in shock Tuesday after his team romped to an incredible 7-1 thrashing of Brazil to reach the World Cup final. “This was not to be expected,” the Bayern Munich star exclaimed after his team trounced the World Cup hosts. “I don`t know what to say to …
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Sao Paulo: Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella described South American rivals Brazil`s 7-1 World Cup semi-final humiliation by Germany on Tuesday as “not normal”, but said it showed “why (football) is beautiful”. “Seven-one is not a normal result between two world footballing powers,” Sabella told a press conference in Sao Paulo. “Undoubtedly, it is not a …
“I think it was the worst day of my life,” said the 65-year-old. The result, one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history, was “catastrophic,” he admitted. “I will be remembered as the coach to lose 7-1, but I knew that risk when I took the job and life goes on so that is …
