Juergen and co. have nothing to feel bad about. A young squad that played great through the tournament and lost.
Not a bad place to be looking ahead.
Given the overall performance throughout the last 4 years, Italy was the best team out of the semi-finalists. Italy hasn´t lost more than a dozen games in a row, which cannot be said of Germany. Your defense was and is the key to your success. You were only beaten by yourself: foul yesterday that led to the penalty and the own goal against the US.