Götze volley gives Germany their fourth World Cup title
Source: DW TV
Germany ran out 1-0 World Cup final winners on Sunday at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. The victory adds a historic fourth star to the German crest, thanks to a beautiful effort from Mario Götze.
There was bad news for Germany even before the first kick. Midfielder Sami Khedira, whose return to form has pushed the team to new heights this tournmanet, was scratched from the teamsheet at the last minute after picking up a calf strain in warm-ups. He was replaced by Borussia Mönchengladbach youngster Christoph Kramer.
The match began with hesitant attacking from both sides. Lionel Messi in particular caused trouble for the German defense, frequently getting the best of the much-slower Mats Hummels. Gonzalo Higuain had Argentina's best opportunities of the first half. After picking up an errant header and firing wide in front of goal in the 21st minute, his successful effort ten minutes later was narrowly ruled offside. Benedikt Höwedes, meanwhile, will have wanted another shot at his header off the post just before the break.
Kramer's surprise start was cut short just past the half hour mark. A collision with defender Ezequial Garay in the Argentina box left the 23-year-old on the ground and clutching his head. He briefly attempted to play on, but was eventually substituted for Andre Schürrle.
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47of74
(18,470 posts)Unmenacing Dennis
(50 posts)But the Brit announcers really pissed me off by referring to "the Argentines" instead of "the Argentinians." It reminded me of the Falklands War, where the Brits re-stole the Malvinas while referring to the entire country as "the Argentine," as though it were a primitive, mysterious land of savages. As you can tell, I am no fan of the Union Jack.
brett_jv
(1,245 posts)Perhaps I forget my History, but didn't St. Ronnie as POTUS personally tear down the wall, brick-by-brick? And he left office in 1989, so ... it must've been all unicorns, kittens, and rainbows in Deutchland by 1990, right?
Unmenacing Dennis
(50 posts)Raine1967
(11,589 posts)That is very nice to know!
Unmenacing Dennis
(50 posts)From Wikipedia:
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice (the first being Mexico in 1986).
The tournament was won by West Germany, who claimed their third World Cup title by defeating reigning champions Argentina 10 in the final, a rematch of the previous final four years earlier.
In related news:
The German reunification (German: Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic (GDR/East Germany) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG/West Germany) to form the reunited nation of Germany, and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The end of the unification process is officially referred to as German unity (German: Deutsche Einheit), celebrated on 3 October (German Unity Day).[1]
Honest!
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)It was very nice to know. I did not question you. Welcome to DU.
Unmenacing Dennis
(50 posts)But thank you, both for your explanation and your welcome
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)I thought it really was interesting. My grandparents were all teens when they came over to this country after the first great war, so I liked that factoid.
Unmenacing Dennis
(50 posts)Diclotican
(5,095 posts)brett_jv
Tecnically they was united in 1993, when the big powers UK, USA, France and Soviet accepted a unifited Germany..... The Berlin wall fall in 1989, but the two states existed in a form untill 1993 when it was united under the same flag .....
Diclotican
Beacool
(30,244 posts)of Patagonia, while rooting for the country that almost destroyed their nation and most of Europe.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)And rightfully so!
Beacool
(30,244 posts)No one has equaled them yet. I was hoping that Messi would finally have a World Cup under his belt, but it was not to be. As a person he is far better than Maradona. I go to Argentina regularly, as I went to high school there and have friends, many people think that Maradona is a jerk.
Unmenacing Dennis
(50 posts)Yeah. Right.
Beacool
(30,244 posts)ForgoTheConsequence
(4,846 posts)And given that Argentinians are Italians and Germans speaking Spanish while pretending to be British, it becomes even more ironic.
P.s. I love Argentina. Buenos Aires is one of my favorite cities in the world. It's more European than a lot of Europe.
Beacool
(30,244 posts)They would find that insulting, particularly considering the Falklands/Malvinas situation.
Yes, most Argentinians are of European descent. They were the 8th wealthiest nation in the world until WWII and millions of people emigrated there around the same time they did so here. Most of the immigrants of that era came from Northern Spain (Galicia) and Southern Italy (Sicily and Naples), but there were many others from Eastern Europe and Russia. The latter due to the persecution of the tsarist regime. The second largest Jewish community in the Western Hemisphere (the US is #1), is in Argentina.
I know Buenos Aires very well, as I went to high school there. I attended a boarding school run by the Sisters of Mercy, an Irish congregation (the Irish have been in Argentina since the times of the potato famine).
I agree that it's a beautiful city and it's often referred as the "Paris of the South".
As for the Germans, I was coincidentally listening to the radio this morning on the way to work and they were interviewing a Nazi hunter. In response to a question, he mentioned that more Nazis had hid here in the States and in Canada than in Argentina.
ForgoTheConsequence
(4,846 posts)Its a melting pot much like the United States.
Beacool
(30,244 posts)Similar climate than in Wales. One common item in that area are "black cakes" or what the Irish call "plum pudding".
ForgoTheConsequence
(4,846 posts)I guess the United States owns Cuba and the Bahamas now.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,156 posts)mwooldri
(10,291 posts)I don't know if it is a British or American English variation but a citizen of Argentina is an Argentine. So for the commentator to refer to the players of the Argentinian football team as Argentines it would be correct.
As for Falklands/Malvinas - the principle is self determination. If the people who live on those islands want to become Argentines then they are welcome to do so.
FBaggins
(26,697 posts)...but that doesn't change the language "The Argentine" is the literal english translation of "la Argentina". "Argentinian" would only be correct if the name of the country was "Argentina"... which is itself a western twist.
the Falklands War, where the Brits re-stole the Malvinas
"Re-stole" just days after it was invaded? It had been part of the UK for almost a century - and the whole conflict was manufactured by the military junta to gin up popular support for their rule (never expecting that the UK would go to war).
iandhr
(6,852 posts)The h8rs would never have shut up about that. Nil-nil and PKs?
Beacool
(30,244 posts)It was a fight until the end. Argentina lost with dignity.
Congratulations Germany!!!!
DonCoquixote
(13,615 posts)was marked by fine efforts, hard playing, and lots of close, nailbiting matches.
Except for Brazil, whose mixture of bad attitude and ineptitude led them to well-deserved shame. Both the US and Argentina managed to make it a close 1-0 against Germany, while Brazil, well, let's just say I do not look forward to the Rio Olympics.
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,284 posts)returning Lahm to the back line and sitting Mertesacker. Iow, France lost to a tougher and ultimately the winning version of Germany, and all 1-0 results aren't equal. Didn't play as badly as they were made out to play either, in hindsight. A great learning experience for our young Bleus .
oldtime dfl_er
(6,930 posts)and other kinds of biting, too....
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Very well played by both teams. Argentina again played excellent defense, and had some quality chances to score as well. Germany just had more depth, along with that amazing scoring play by the 22 year old. A fitting end to a brilliant world cup tournament!
clg311
(119 posts)I was rooting for Argentina but Germany played better. The coach of Argentina looks like Elmer Fudd.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)I'm huntin' fo' a German!
DFW
(54,057 posts)Never mind that we are on the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts! Except for my token presence, only native German-speakers here today!
Me, my wife, and our next-door neighbors in Düsseldorf (he is Austrian), here for the first time:
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Plus my elder daughter (on the right, holding the cell phone) and a high school friend of hers from the Düsseldorf area:
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BB1
(798 posts)but on the other hand; this was the best World Cup ever! So many goals, so many surprises, such a bad home team. And we still finished 3rd. Nice
DFW
(54,057 posts)There was a mixture of surprise and relief when Argentina took out Nederland in the semis. Dat was niet te geloven!
BB1
(798 posts)Talking Dutch to me, huh?
I live in a border town, quite some German flags around here during the final. And of course most Dutchmen were in favor of Germany anyway.
DFW
(54,057 posts)I have an office there, and I asked my guy there to speak to me slowly until I could answer him back. Now, we never even bother with English anymore, except when I have to write something complicated. I never learned to write it. And although he is a native born Nederlander, his native language is not Nederlands, so when he speaks it, he speaks it with the clear precision of someone who has used it as a second language for his whole life. It was easy to learn from him.
BB1
(798 posts)What kind of office do you keep?
I learnt English in high school in Holland, but after graduation I moved to Missouri for a year, like an exchange student. Except there was no exchange
But I learned me some fine midwestern drawling allright.
This is a topic I can talk about for days in end. I find many similarities in languages; words that sound the same but mean a different thing; multiple words that translate the same (mouse, louse, house - muis, luis, huis); idioms that are similar but not quite, depending on the region of origin; etc etc etc.
But it's almost 2 AM. Goodnight, sir.
We just maintain a one-man representative office. My man there speaks Drins, so when he speaks to me in Nederlands, he uses his second language, dus hij spreekt hel duidelijk.
3catwoman3
(23,820 posts)I always enjoy it when players essentially pass to themselves and then go on to finish. What a fabulous lifelong memory Goetze will have. As someone else commented above, I am really glad it did not go to a shootout.
Kramer looked absolutely terrible when he was escorted off the field. I hope he has not sustained any permanent damage.
I thoroughly enjoyed the various combinations of commentators throughout this tournament. I wish it weren't over already. In the post game discussion, Bob Ley et al were discussing their favorite moments of the tournament. My own is Clint Dempsey's electrifying goal so early in the first game of group play. Here's hoping for more of those in 2018!
pinto
(106,886 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)icarusxat
(403 posts)I was introduced to soccer in Germany in 1978. During the world cup the entire country shut down for 5 weeks. Someday, the US will get it, this was not the year. Even when the home team is eliminated, in other countries they keep watching and rooting. Here as soon as the home team was eliminated, we watched, sort of...
Our closest equivalent is the super bowl, even when your favorite team is out of the running there is still a super bowl party. When the US reaches that level of love for the game of soccer we might win a World Cup.