World Cup Final - Germany v Argentina

Must be a few of you out there watching?

Venue: Estadio do Maracanã

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Both sides are out warming up in the Rio sunshine, kick-off is an hour earlier than the majority of the knockout stages tonight. Lionel Messi's face is everywhere you look. Can he deliver?

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"No player has ever won the Golden Boot in consecutive World Cups - Thomas Muller is really going for it tonight. He's a wonderful player, he can play anywhere."

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Argies to make a clean breast of it judging by the pics...

 

German kit wins me over
Addias final
Has to Germany as they deserve it as they got past France and massive credit to them

 

Churchill's pups are lurking. Hold on tight, the bombardment will soon start...

 

Hope Germany win this, they deserve too

 

Francis vs. Benedict: Which Pope Is More Soccer?

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BENEDICT: He supports FC Bayern Munich. This pope is no fair-weather World Cup fan – he’s here for the long haul.

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FRANCIS: Then again, Pope Francis loves a club, too – San Lorenzo – and he has the jersey to prove it. He also held their trophy after the Argentine championship, which he probably excitedly journaled about later.

Verdict: FRANCIS

While we appreciate that Pope Benedict XVI enjoys soccer, we don’t quite feel his passion for the sport matches that of his successor. He’s the casual fan to Pope Francis’ fanboy – and watching our current pope nerd out is just adorable.

http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/07/francis-vs-benedict-which-pope-is-more-soccer/374243/

 

Never look a gift horse in the mouth?

 

Argentina this tournament have been like arsenal in the 90s - solid boring defensive play, hope to nick a goal with some skill then sit on the 1-0.

I will concede messi is better than Merson however

 

How did they let Kramer play on at all?

 

The light are in but no ones at home in Kramer's eyes.

Mind you, shurler isn't a bad replacement.

 

It was a nasty clash, football is way behind other sports with head injuries.

They make them take tests in the summer and only allow them to return when the brainwaves match the normal ones.
Maschareno is still playing with a concussion now and another bang to the head could be really serious, trust me, I've seen two flyers captains who struggled to lead a normal life due to head injuries.

 

At least we have Lawro on BBC1 so they will have 90% of viewers.

If they had choosen Phil Neville then they would of had 10% of viewers.

 

Nice dive Muller, kick out and try to claim you're injured. What a twat.

 

Despite their "boring" defensive record, Argentina could easily be a couple of goals up by now. Germany really not performing and could/should be a man down after that studs up challenge.

 

Muller's almost as big a cheat as Robben.

 

Let off my Argentina - initial shot onto the post was on-side.

 

Why take Lavezzi off? Higuain is poor.

 

Messi miss - Argentina will have only themselves to blame if they end up losing this match.

 

Messi misses a sitter, if he was right-footed he could have curled it in to the far corner...