Germany played a great game except in the last two minutes. That is the nature of soccer, and you have to be on it every minute - mistakes are punished, and mistakes in the World Cup especially so. Ask the US mens team. It may be that the US will be able to rightfully say that they played the world champion team to a draw. Yes it was an own goal that equalized, but own goals don't just happen. They are generally the result of overwhelming pressure by the opposing team.
I noticed that the French team did not let up until the final whistle blew. And then they were clearly making sure it was over before they let down. They deserved the win.
And this in a nutshell shows everything that is wrong with Soccer. Germany Played a GREAT GAME --- A GREAT GAME!!!!. And what was the score after 118 minutes of them playing so GREAT --- 0 to 0. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ