Skip to comments.
Germany Wins Terrifically Entertaining World Cup
Assciated Press ^
| July 13, 2014
| JOHN LEICESTER
Posted on 07/13/2014 10:37:26 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Germany won the World Cup. Host Brazil won a world of new friends.
The now four-time champions, the first European team to win the World Cup on Latin American soil, earned the honor of lifting the most recognized trophy in sports with a tooth-and-nail 1-0 victory in a final as terrifically entertaining as the tournament itself.
For a 32-day showcase of football at its best, the winning goal was beautifully appropriate. Mario Goetze controlled the ball with his chest and then volleyed it into the Argentine goal, making difficult skills look so simple. Scored in the 113th minute, the mortal blow left Argentina too little time to recover.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, sitting in the VIP section, waved a clenched fist as Goetze celebrated. When referee Nicola Rizzoli blew the final whistle a few minutes later, Vladimir Putin reached across and shook Merkel's hand. The Russian president's country hosts the next World Cup in 2018.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: fifa; worldcup2014
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 101-116 next last
To: Berlin_Freeper
To: 1rudeboy; dfwgator
Given that I actually enjoyed the World Cup this year and looking forward to 2018, must I now turn in my Conservative credentials and banished forever from Free Republic? And how dare they call it the World Cup! The only event deserving that moniker is good old all-American baseball since filthy furreigners aren't involved except for that Eskimo team from way up yonder in Manitoba or somesuch place that I done never heard of and don't want to know anything about. So there! :)
42
posted on
07/14/2014 12:26:18 AM PDT
by
re_nortex
(DP - that's what I like about Texas)
To: Berlin_Freeper
To: Berlin_Freeper
To: Berlin_Freeper
To: Berlin_Freeper
46
posted on
07/14/2014 12:39:10 AM PDT
by
Bullish
(You ever notice that liberalism really just amounts to anti-morality?)
To: Berlin_Freeper
To: re_nortex
Hey now, I’m a baseball fan . . . they’re not “furriners” if they play for your team. :)
48
posted on
07/14/2014 12:40:25 AM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Berlin_Freeper
To: Berlin_Freeper
To: Berlin_Freeper
51
posted on
07/14/2014 12:51:00 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(World Cup 2014 Final: Germany 1 Argentina 0)
To: Berlin_Freeper
52
posted on
07/14/2014 12:54:19 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(World Cup 2014 Final: Germany 1 Argentina 0)
To: Berlin_Freeper
53
posted on
07/14/2014 12:58:30 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(World Cup 2014 Final: Germany 1 Argentina 0)
To: Berlin_Freeper
54
posted on
07/14/2014 1:01:09 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(World Cup 2014 Final: Germany 1 Argentina 0)
To: Berlin_Freeper
55
posted on
07/14/2014 1:03:41 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(World Cup 2014 Final: Germany 1 Argentina 0)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Streaker Tries To Kiss German Player Benedikt Hoewedes Don't look Ethel. Too late, she done got a free shot.
56
posted on
07/14/2014 1:05:35 AM PDT
by
Mark17
(Obama & Nero? Both Emperors. The difference is Nero plays a fiddle, while Obama plays Minnesota Fats)
To: Berlin_Freeper
57
posted on
07/14/2014 1:12:09 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(World Cup 2014 Final: Germany 1 Argentina 0)
To: Berlin_Freeper
58
posted on
07/14/2014 1:14:01 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(World Cup 2014 Final: Germany 1 Argentina 0)
To: re_nortex
Mixing of metaphors can sometimes be tricky...
Why on earth did you single out the Eskimo? They have life difficult as it is without you piling on...
59
posted on
07/14/2014 1:15:27 AM PDT
by
Delta Dawn
(Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
60
posted on
07/14/2014 1:22:49 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(World Cup 2014 Final: Germany 1 Argentina 0)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 101-116 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
