FIFA Brazil 2014 World Cup

[Fahad Khan 2]

 

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20 'moments' of the 20th FIFA World Cup.

The hero in extra-time, Mario Götze kisses the trophy.

The Maracana Stadium. No more words needed.

Marco Tardelli 1982, meet David Luiz 2014, after scoring for the host country

That's how you celebrate scoring a goal! Miroslav Klose became the highest scoring player in the history of the World Cup.

Argentina fans celebrated in the sea on the Copacabana Beach, after reaching the #WorldCup Final.

Jogi Löw got soaked against the USA, but his Germany side prevailed against compatriot Jürgen Klinsmann.

A Brazil fan couldn't hide his frustration, as his side got torn apart by Germany in the semi final.

Ipanema Beach: Beach Soccer.

Champions: Germany!

Klass-Jan Huntelaar demonstrated his martial arts skills, after scoring for The Netherlands.

 

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Young children play alongside the water. Every piece of grass or beach is used found with people of all ages playing the beautiful game.

Julio Cesar & David Luiz took part in another rousing edition of the national anthem. But without their talisman Neymar, they fell to a record 7-1 defeat to Germany.

MEIN! German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer came flying out of his goal to repel another attack. Thankfully, Gonzalo Higuain was unhurt, after being briefly floored.

Goalll.....oh no. Wayne Rooney landed in the back of the net against Uruguay. Unfortunately for The Three Lions, Luis Suarez scored twice to send England crashing out of the World Cup.

Win, lose or draw, be humble, and respect Fair Play. A great gesture from Bastien Schweinsteiger at the end of the World Cup Final.

The enigmatic Andrea Pirlo poses for his portrait photo.

Brazil's favourite son Neymar was ruled out of the competition with a fractured vertebrae after an injury against Colombia. He could only look on in horror as his side lost their remaining games 7-1 and 3-0.

Louis van Gaale took The Netherlands one step away from the final. Next season he will be at the helm of Manchester United. Fans of the Red Devils are already licking their lips.

La Pulga, Leo Messi surrounded by FOUR Swiss players.

The Corcovado was lit up in the colours of Germany, after a fan vote the night before the World Cup Final.

 

[Koovie]

Now its over

It was a great Cup and Germany really deserved it to win while Suarez will be always remembered for his bite, Brazil will never forget the humiliation of Belo Horizonte

 

[Indischer]

Still suffering a bit of hangover.....the celebrations weren't exactly crazy, but it was great fun alright!

 

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Too many Legends in one pic
Respect

 

[Areesh]

 

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[pakdefender]

The way Messi passed along the Golden Ball at the award ceremony , it was clear he didn't want it either.
I read some where he said that we would trade all the awards that he has won for that one prize , the football world cup

He'll be 31 by the time the next world cup happens in Russia in 2018 , so he still has a chance.
He has indicated that after Barcelona he is likely to play exclusively for Argentina before he retires so who knows

Although he is by far the best player

Winning the World Cup wouldn’t have made Lionel Messi the best. He already is | talkSPORT

 

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FIFA World Cup champions Germany returns to home and look how they were welcomed by the Germany peoples #Football#Germany

 

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Germany top updated FIFA Rankings after World Cup triumph

Rankings.
Die Mannschaft top the table with 1724 points, moving up one spot and dethroning Spain, who were also the defending champions.
Runners-up Argentina also moved up three spots to second place with 1606 points. Third placed Netherlands saw the biggest jump as they moved up 12 places to third spot in the list.
Spain, who were knocked out in the group stages slipped down seven places to eighth spot. Other European powerhouses who got knocked out in the group stages also dropped further down the list – Portugal (11th), Italy (14th) and England (20th).
Central and South American teams did well in Brazil, evident from Colombia’s fourth spot and Costa Rica also climbing 12 spots to get into the top 20 (16th).
Meanwhile, India moved up three spots to 151 while Pakistan is at 164.

FIFA RANKINGS AFTER 2014 WORLD CUP

RANK COUNTRY POINTS +/-
1 Germany 1724 1
2 Argentina 1606 3
3 Netherlands 1496 12
4 Colombia 1492 4
5 Belgium 1401 6
6 Uruguay 1330 1
7 Brazil 1241 -4
8 Spain 1229 -7
9 Switzerland 1216 -3
10 France 1202 7
11 Portugal 1148 -7
12 Chile 1098 2
13 Greece 1091 -1
14 Italy 1056 -5
15 USA 989 -2
16 Costa Rica 986 12
17 Croatia 955 1
18 Mexico 930 2
19 Bosnia 917 2
20 England 911 -10

 

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Nightmares of Brazilians