But GAF told me we only watch football during the world cup!
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2014 FIFA World Cup Final |OT| Germany defeats Argentina 1-0 after extra time
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Puppet Shadow
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Not often where there's a final where I'd be happy if either team won.
Germany, as I feel they're the best team and deserve it.
Argentina, for the entertainment factor it would cause in Brazil.
Germany, as I feel they're the best team and deserve it.
Argentina, for the entertainment factor it would cause in Brazil.
Haha. Oh, and I suppose there's also the Eredivisie starting up a few days before that even, but it's hard to be excited for the Eredivisie.
SirMossyBloke
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What about useless Hulk?
does uefa even have good teams
Arjen
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Nah man, Eredivisie is always entertaining, and don't forget that half the team yesterday were Eredivisie players who beat Brazil.
Black Republican
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u wot mate
1.21Gigawatts
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I don't understand why germany is hyped so much.
I thought the played a pretty mediocre tournament except the matches against Portugal and Brazil. The match against Algeria was pretty bad actually.
Agentina might not have had the huge wins like germany against Portugal and Brazil, but they've been pretty constant in this tournament and they have strong defense.
This won't be easy for germany.
I thought the played a pretty mediocre tournament except the matches against Portugal and Brazil. The match against Algeria was pretty bad actually.
Agentina might not have had the huge wins like germany against Portugal and Brazil, but they've been pretty constant in this tournament and they have strong defense.
This won't be easy for germany.
gundamkyoukai
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lol
Germany is not Bayern. Bayern is superior.
Charles Foster Kane
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Germany, don't fuck it up!
3-1 Germany
3-1 Germany
LiquidMetal14
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Will be close 2-1 or 1-0 wing for Germany or a 3-2 win for Argentina.
PdotMichael
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Argentina scores more than one goal - how?
Pocky4Th3Win
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They wont be going against a team that plays in a Bus Garage.
LiquidMetal14
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Di Maria to Messi!
Tragicomedy
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No Di Maria. No Aguero. No matter!
Vamos Argentina, carajo.
Don't get me wrong, I still watch and support the greatest team in the Eredivisie, Heracles Almelo, but the quality of play in the Eredivisie declines every year. I don't expect it to be any different this year. There needs to be far more money in the Eredivisie if it wants to improve.
No Di Maria. No Aguero. No matter!
Vamos Argentina, carajo.
No Di Maria sucks, but still, good luck! Hoping for a fun match tonight.
Or stop selling their best talents.
Skellig Gra
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It's pretty obvious why they are hyped. They beat France too who looked relatively strong. They killed the Swiss who Argentina barely beat.
Put simply they've been the most convincing team thus far. Having said that it doesn't mean they'll win today.
Tragicomedy
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Same here. I hope for a clean, safe match from both teams, and may the best side win. Germany has been all class as a football nation since I was a young boy, and I have nothing but respect and admiration for them. I will be crushed if Argentina lose today, but at least it will be with the knowledge that it came to a deserving side.
Frankfurter
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BrokenEchelon
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They only put in as much effort as is needed to defeat whomever they're facing. They don't go out there with the intention of blowing your mind at the cost of tiring themselves out needlessly.
Which makes what they did to Brazil ten trillion times more pathetic for the host nation. They beat them with the proverbial power in their pinky.
LiquidMetal14
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No Di Maria. No Aguero. No matter!
Vamos Argentina, carajo.
He could come off the bench!
Di María won't play at all, not even second half if needed.
Lactose_Intolerant
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TI4 is on in 5 minutes
PodcastFips
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Without Di Maria, this match is even more one-sided than it already is. I'd say "quick and painless", but I'm not sure about painless.
Tragicomedy
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I highly doubt it. He pulled up with an aggravated muscle during practice yesterday. I don't see any chance he gets on the field today.
Aguero should be good to come on in the second half for either el Pocho or Higuain. He hasn't had a big impact in a game yet, and I'd be shocked if this was different.
You are quite confident in light of the fact that you have no more insight into what will happen today than anyone else.
Skellig Gra
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France did. Just trying to do a relative comparison. Sorry if I was unclear.
Arjen
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Yeah that would be lovely.
Aguero is as dead as Di Maria, they put him on the other day cause they were expecting a miracle shot.
Tragicomedy
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Except those are the most pointless types of comparisons possible. Ghana tied Germany 2-2. The US beat Ghana. The US is better than Germany and should be in this final match.
He said he felt recovered after the last game. And he converted his penal at least... ;p
Like the good old days, when Ajax won the CL.
You're going to want money to be able to keep your best talents, because the best talents will generally also want to be compensated for their talents.
Skellig Gra
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I agree it's a weak comparison but any way you slice it Germany has looked the best team to this point that's my real point.
Did they have money in the 90's?
The Ajax side in 91 was Dutch football at it's pinnacle. PSV's run in 2005 wasn't bad either.
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