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World Cup 2014: Germans certain their team will beat Argentina
BBC News ^ | 07/11/2014 | Patrick Strasser

Posted on 07/11/2014 9:16:22 PM PDT by goldstategop

Life is a challenge these days in Germany if you are not a football fan.

You simply cannot avoid it. The media is awash with interest in Sunday's World Cup final, with the 'Nationalelf' (national 11) involved against old rivals Argentina.

The stunning 7-1 semi-final win over hosts Brazil resulted in football euphoria only seen before in the country when West Germany won previous World Cup tournaments in 1954, 1974 and 1990.

"Three days to go", "two days to go", "one day to go" - these have been the headlines from Germany's biggest selling tabloid Bild. It's the countdown to the final or the 'finaaaaale o-ho' as German fans always sing when their team reaches this biggest of big games.

"Only one more victory to glory" proclaims the twice-weekly football-magazine Kicker.

One thing is for certain: this is a nation with a yearning hunger to win the World Cup, a hunger formed in the 24 years of waiting since the last triumph against, who else, Argentina in 1990.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: argentina; bbcnews; brazil; final; football; germany; germanyrising; macarana; riodejaneiro; saopaulo; worldcup2014
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To: goldstategop

If Argentina loses watch for them to invade the Falklands again.


21 posted on 07/12/2014 4:11:40 AM PDT by SayNoToDems (Will the dancing Hitlers please wait in the wings? We're only seeing singing Hitlers.)
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To: tumblindice
I like the way the Germans execute when in striking distance.

Germans have always been good at executions.


22 posted on 07/12/2014 4:21:26 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Ob)
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To: MuttTheHoople

disgusting.


23 posted on 07/13/2014 1:58:21 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Bush won the War in Iraq, Obozo lost the peace..and gave Iraq back to the Terrorists!)
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