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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Vp
You read them too then?
I thought Lawrenson was born in Preston.
Pity that goal was offside…………….
brilliant wide pass, curved cross and tucked away first time!
Marrakesh Express
Aye tie
Teuchter
Just in the hoose son.
A couple of Stella’s on the go.
Germans upping the aggro…
Shocking challenge
That could have been a red.
Knee high challenge yellow card Germany
Messi nearly feeds in Higuain
The wee man lays that off to Lavezzi and it’s a goal..
Germans missing Kadiera in the middle.
Great save by Arg keeper!
T4
It’ll be Canadian next week son.
Enjoy the game.
weefrathetim,
Just got up a short time ago and read the sad news about your Mum, please accept my sincere condolences to you and your family, it’s been a sore few days on the blog.
May she rest in peace
AR
So when a player in an off-side position is blocking the goalie’s view, he is interfering with play. #neverforgetcfc
Wee man ver near in
Messi brilliant and almost in.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2690628/Her-biggest-fan-Shakira-carries-son-Milan-performing-World-Cup-Final-revealing-red-sequinned-costume.html
Shakira’s bhoy knows the score.
I’m in the mood for Messi…
Argentina looking good
Come on you boys in white.
Smashing game so far.
Teuchter
Canny wait son!
Hail Hail
Yes Sergio
Magic fitba match. Loving it!
C’mon Papa Francis X1!
Good first half
Great header off the post. Lawrenson: should have scored. Wish he and his pals would shut up.
Fantastic final, fitting of the entire tournament.
Both defences on top.
H/T. 0-0. Great game. Anybody’s game.
Germany clearly the best team at this World Cup.
This final however could go any way.
Lahm or Sneddon tho. Who would you have?
These two in a final is England’s worst nightmare but I get the feeling Tildsley’s trying to blow one in for Argentina.
They cant stomach German success.
Just seen Ferdinand….modelled on Noddy?!
T4
Tictaewin
Snider all the way! :)
The Germans are the better team but the Argies shade it for me…
Muy Bueno v sehr gut
Was anyone at the old firm game January 1st 1985?
How good was the ‘Walk on’ at halftime just as the teams came back on the park?
We were 1 down too.
A game worthy of the Final.
The team that wins, will have deserved it.
tictaewin
20:53 on
13 July, 2014
Was anyone at the old firm game January 1st 1985?
How good was the ‘Walk on’ at halftime just as the teams came back on the park?
We were 1 down too.
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I was at the Glasgow derby that day.