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FIFA World Cup Championship: Germany V Argentina 3pm EDT ABC TV; Univison - Thread

Posted on 07/13/2014 7:50:19 AM PDT by Perdogg

FIFA World Cup Championship: Germany V Argentina 3pm EDT ABC TV; Univison - Thread






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KEYWORDS: fifa; futbol; soccer; worldcup; worldcup2014
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To: goldstategop

The chest blaze and back stripe are red. The shoulder stripes are black. And the jersey is white.


161 posted on 07/13/2014 4:28:17 PM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Italy won in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006. Germany won in 1954, 1974, 1990 and now 2014.

So the two leading European football powers have the most wins since the FIFA tournament began in 1930. Brazil remains the all-time leader. Argentina and Uruguay are tied for two titles and England, France and Spain have one title each.

There have been exactly three countries that have won more than three titles - only one of them from South America despite its reputation as a football powerhouse. The 2014 World Cup will be remembered in more ways than one but significantly for Germany ending a 24-year old drought since its last World Cup title.


162 posted on 07/13/2014 4:37:59 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
Germany won in 1954, 1974, 1990 and now 2014.

But it's their first as a united country.

163 posted on 07/13/2014 4:40:09 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Yes. Before they played as West Germany.

This is united Germany’s first World Cup title.

But its the fourth since the united Germany is a continuation of the Federal Republic established in 1949.


164 posted on 07/13/2014 4:44:01 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

And in 1990, they won three months before official reunification, so for all intents and purposes, even then, the whole country was behind them.


165 posted on 07/13/2014 4:45:29 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: goldstategop

1934 was somewhat of a rigged affair though. Read any authoritative history on the World Cup, it will tell you so. Oh and not only that, the Italians had Argentines on the team that actually probably were not eligible.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/worldcup/germany-accused-of-doping-in-1954-world-cup-2118271.html Germany’s own university seems to insinuate they doped in 1954.

And 1978 was a dodgy World Cup too that Argentina won and probably with a bit of extra wings like the 1954 Team.

So those stats are so so to me. Officially so but with room to ponder just for me.


166 posted on 07/13/2014 4:45:35 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: BeadCounter

And the game with Poland in 74 should never have been played. The field was a virtual swamp, totally nullifying Poland’s speed advantage over the Germans.


167 posted on 07/13/2014 4:47:09 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Thanks, I’ll read up on this. People should read up on those world cups, books but a lot of it is probably on the web as well.


168 posted on 07/13/2014 4:58:45 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Wow what fight that was!

I am an American in Berlin,
But Danke! :D


169 posted on 07/13/2014 10:19:08 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Germany 7 Brazil 1)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I imagine that there’s euphoria in the streets of Berlin and all over Germany today!


170 posted on 07/14/2014 2:56:13 AM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD (A Realistically Really Real Housewife)
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