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 …
Former Argentine legend Diego Maradona slammed FIFA for awarding Lionel Messi the Golden Ball award for the World Cup’s best player. Maradona clearly cited his views on Monday stating that Messi didn’t deserve the award. “Messi? I would give him heaven if possible,” the 1986 World Cup winner said on a television show on Telesur. …
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The country`s World Cup semifinal victory over the Netherlands in a penalty shootout unleashed a collective catharsis on Buenos Aires` streets Wednesday night the likes of which Argentines have rarely seen in recent times. Coinciding with Independence Day celebrations, tens of thousands of Argentines dressed in blue and white partied well past midnight in cities …
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Sao Paulo: Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero told his compatriots to “enjoy the moment” after saving two penalties in the semi-final shootout win over the Netherlands on Wednesday to send his country into their first World Cup final since 1990. “Enjoy the moment, we will enjoy it and tomorrow we will start working for the final,” …
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Sao Paulo: Goalkeeper Sergio Romero pulled off two stunning saves as Argentina edged out the Netherlands 4-2 in the penalty shootout in a grinding semifinal match to set up a World Cup summit clash against Germany here Wednesday. The second semifinal between the two heavyweight teams ended scoreless in the regulation 90 minutes and 30 …
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Sao Paulo: Dutch striker Arjen Robben rued his team`s “grim” exit from the World Cup after being knocked out by Argentina in the semi-finals on Wednesday. “It hurts but we gave it our all this evening and it`s grim going out in this way,” Robben told Dutch television after the game. The Netherlands went out …
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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