Netherlands thumping Spain 5-1 seems like a season ago. We’ve had 24 different World Cup-match days since then, during which time most of us have watched close to a season’s worth of football. The dethroning of Spain, in such dramatic fashion, was an early portent of what we were in store for. Brazil’s humiliation at the hands of Germany provided one of the most memorable football events of our times.
While everyone seems to have nominated the competition as the best ever, the football has been of variable quality. Lots of strong football countries failed to show, including Spain, Italy and England. Africa promised early on, then fell. Russia gave no indication they were on-schedule to give the performance of a lifetime when they host the tournament in four years.
Brazil reached the semi-finals but this will surely be known as one of the worst Brazilian teams ever. Argentina have reached their first final in 24 years ago, but I can’t figure out how they made it. Performances against Bosnia, Iran, Nigeria, Switzerland, Belgium and then Netherlands never convinced we were watching eventual winners. The best they have achieved, so far, is a single goal victory.
Belgium’s golden generation were a mere shadow of their less-fancied Dutch neighbours, who under-promised and over-delivered, again. Germany are the team who deserve to take the trophy, and although Lionel Messi finds himself in a World Cup Final this evening, on the basis of what we’ve seen over the last four weeks, he’s no Diego Maradona.
Enjoy the final, the real stuff starts in two days.
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A European team have won a World Cup is South America at last.
See if Lawwell goes for Messi we should chase him.
‘GG
22:35 on 13 July, 2014
Craig Gordon would have been up for that
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Ten men Germany win World Cup.
Oezil can’t be counted as having played.
Victory For The Non-Tattooed Team..!!!!
First team to win the new style trophy 3 times
And now the presentation …………..
From a hun to a German.
I liked Argentina. I liked Messi…..but the best team won it. Well done Germany.
Sehr sehr gut, The best TEAM won the World Cup
Well played Germany, a wonderful goal to win the tournament and a deserved victory in a great game…
Germany win playing the Ronnie deila way hh
Germany deserved it …. what was Messi all about..?
Happily staying neutral and delighted it wasn’t penalties, thought Argentina were very unlucky, a great goal wins it, and had a feeling as soon a Higuain missed early on, Germany would win.
Two best sides easily made the final Zabaletta and Mascherano the two best defenders.
Messi is still easily, the best player in the world including his predecessor Maradonna.
Well done Germany.
Hail Hail CSC
Great game, good World Cup.
WGS Is Busily Plotting The Germans’ Downfall…
Can Scotland Be ‘Unofficial’ World Champions Again….?
Jobo Says AYE..!
The hindsight brigade giving it laldy on both channels.
Congrats to Germany.
That is the type of game That I want us to play, at our level.
Two honest teams and either would have been worthy winners.
A credit to the game.
Now for Tuesday.
Herzlichen Glueckwuensch!
Better a winner like that than pens, but Argentina will suffer looking back at 3 great chances one on one with the ‘keeper. No one more than LM.
You Can Wake-Up Now,Kojo….
The World Cup Is OVER..
Enjoyed that
Shame for Messi and Mascherano but a good goal won it
“No world wars but four World Cups” is a good comeback to the Brit right wingers
Fireworks here in Rosenheim…..on a Sunday. Wow you can’t empty your bins, no lorries (except fresh food) on the roads. Day of
Rest etc……what a night…..best team in the world
BSR.. Messi will never be better than the god that is Marodona.. love the argies but their best players were defensive minded ones all the way through. Germany worked their arses off and the boy schweinsteiger is showing some potential.. he could make it.
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Aw Naw watching this with 50,000 Germans….party time!!
T4
I wish I knew how to post photos on here because the scenes I’m watching now on the Alter Markt are nothing short of incredible.
For those saying Ozil was rubbish tonight, you know nothing about football. Re watch the game and watch his contributions.
Bourne
As brilliant as Messi is, he’s just behind Pele and Maradona in my book.
Eddie.. I thought Ozil had a very effective game but schweinsteiger outshone everyone.. also thought the refereeing was terrific.
FourGreenFields
22:07 on
13 July, 2014
oldtim67
Was in BV this afternoon for a few drinks with the wife , when are you coming back into BV for a wee drink ?
Hopefully Friday afternoon going on into early–late evening, then home hopefully.
Sometimes with the RTE coverage it’s difficult to know when the Apres Match cover has actually started.
Sad that Bill O is retiring – quality.
Robcfc11
22:50
Agreed though I thought the ref was wrong on the incident with the German keeper.
How well does Schweinsteiger epitomise Germany, a fantastic player over many years
AR
eddieinkirkmichael
22:48 on 13 July, 2014
For those saying Ozil was rubbish
tonight, you know nothing about
football. Re watch the game and
watch his contributions.
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Legendary German Midfielder Paul Breitner Says Germany ‘Are Playing With Ten Men’….
When Oezil Is In The Team…
But What Does HE Know About Fitba..??
Still,Laughin’
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Robcfc11
Overall in club football Messi has already eclipsed Maradonna, I’ve seen both in the flesh it’s not Messi’s fault he’s not yet won the WC with Argentina
He’s young enough ( Miroslav Klose )
We all have our favourites.
HH
setting free the bears supports Res. 12 & Oscar Knox
22:44 on
13 July, 2014
Enjoyed that
Shame for Messi and Mascherano but a good goal won it
“No world wars but four World Cups” is a good comeback to the Brit right wingers.
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We Brits got our priorities right.
And thank god for that.
Well done Germany.
A goal worthy of winning any final scored by a young man who showed bags of composure & skill when it was needed.
22 and scoring a world cup winner like that,well done son.
Wunderbar finish
They havent given best player to Messi have they??