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Brazil’s coach Luiz Felipe Scolari reacts as his team plays against the Netherlands during their 2014 World Cup third-place playoff match at the Brasília national stadium, Brazil, on July 12, 2014. (Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino/Files)
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Germany’s Philipp Lahm holds up the World Cup trophy as the team celebrates their 1–0 victory over Argentina after the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Estádio Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Jubilant Germany become world champions again
Rio De Janeiro, Reuters—Germany are champions of the world again after snatching victory against Argentina in the soccer showpiece with a superb extra-time goal from baby-faced Mario Götze to lift the trophy for the first time since 1990. Hatched from the agony of...Caption:
The Netherlands’ Georginio Wijnaldum (center) celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between Brazil and the Netherlands at the Estádio Nacional in Brasília, Brazil, on Saturday, July 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Brazil undone by poor defending, Dutch take third
Rio De Janeiro, Reuters—Dreadful defending cost Brazil dear yet again on Saturday as the World Cup hosts slumped to a 3–0 loss to the Netherlands in a playoff for third place, underlining just how far the ‘Seleção’ have fallen down world football’s pecking...Caption:
David Luiz of Brazil shows his disappointment after Germany’s sixth goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil semifinal match on July 8, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Defeated, Brazil seeks to save face in 3rd place match
São Paulo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Humiliation, shame, sadness: Three words that summarize Brazilians’ feelings after their historic 1–7 defeat in the semifinal match against Germany on Tuesday. As Brazilians prepare for the third place play-off against the Netherlands on...Caption:
Argentina’s forward and captain Lionel Messi (back) and Argentina’s midfielder Lucas Biglia celebrate after winning their FIFA World Cup semi-final match against the Netherlands in São Paulo on July 9, 2014. (AFP Photo/Juan Mabromata)