Very very happy for Germany! Like I posted the other, this win would be (and now is) a perfect cap to the reinvention of German football. Absolute stunner by Gotze as well. Very difficult to trap with the chest that well while running forward. The best team won the whole thing, and I don't know if you could ask for more than that.
Argentina had a great tournament as well. They defended fantastically well. Mascherano was head and shoulders the best player on their team. Not sure a single player in this World Cup worked as hard as he did for his country.
Awarding the golden ball to Messi was shambolic. He wasn't even the best player on his team, let alone in the tournament. Should have been James Rodriguez. He was simply the most brilliant player this tournament. Even Manuel Neuer or Masch would have been better shouts than Messi.
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