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I agree. It should have gone to James Rodriguez. He was brilliant on the pitch, and over his games, he covered almost the entire pitch!

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I am indeed...

I have a question...how on Earth did Neuer get away with that tiger knee to the face?

Misery loves company. Also...why did Messi get best player? That should have gone to James Rodriguez.

Pix or it didn't happen

Full sized double twin pack of chocolate coated McVities hobnobs

This was the Dutch and Argentinians reaction watching Germany beat Brazil, then realising they're next... http://hugelolcdn.com/i/296278.gif

Tye way I view the semi finals was this...the Dutch had Robben, the Brazilians had Neymar, the Argentinians had Messi and The Germans had a team.

Well atleast it will go to a former world cup winner anyway...that's a bonus. Now let's hope the Germans do the job.

This game is like Argentina and Netherlands both going "no you can go to the final, I'm OK with 3rd place"...lol

Awkward moment when a Brazilian national paper gives all Brazilian players a 0...

I have an hour to cancel the bet anyways, so I may just do so just in case.

Nope, confirmed as fit for the match earlier according to sky sports news (was watching on way into work)

I've just put a bet down. 3-1 win to Netherlands, with Van Persie, Robben and Messi to score, and half time score of 1-1 Odds on half time score being 1-1 and final score being 3-1 is 85/1 Odds on Van Persie to score is 2/1 Odds on Robben to score is 12/5 Odds on Messi to score is 6/5 Total odds is 1929/1

Essentially yes, those 2 players ensured the rest played to full potential and helped them be a decent team. It is concerning though that it happened like it did, but to be honest, Germany had to put Brazil in their place so they learned a lesson and can actually recover and look at what is wrong with South American Football.

I'll try to be as brief as I can. Brazil were a team with flair and panache, but this year, they've lost that spark. They're still a technically gifted side, but they lost 2 of their best players, one which scored goals, the other which held the defensive line, which made them somewhat formidable. This and there have been allegations that various officials have been bribed to allow the Brazilians to be a bit more wreckless and destructive (dangerous tackles which could break legs, elbows to the face etc). The 2 players they lost were Neymar (who has a broken back from the last game), and Thiago Silva (through a yellow card in the previous game which saw him out of the game last night). Thiago Silva was a player who held the defense together, he rallied them so they didn't play too far forward, and didn't commit such dangerous openings like last night, and Neymar is a goalscorer who does his job very well. The officials last night were allegedly swapped out an hour before the game so that any bribery attempts and allegations could not be made, and this annoyed the Brazilians no end. Germany however, showed just how ruthless they can be. The end result was a team who were clinical and efficient, against a team with 2 of its best players who made sure mistakes were not made as often. Brazil frankly showed that they are a team with no gumption, committed wreck-less fouls (even in this game), and were beaten in the way that they deserved. It also goes to show that when the home crowd starts cheering for the away team (as happened last night), they've done something very very very wrong. Also at the end of the game, the Brazilians were booed off the pitch.

I feel sorry for whoever faces Germany after that performance. It has to be a bit nerve wracking for anyone to have watched that and know they may have to face them in the final.

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You know what is really bad....Algeria played much better against Germany thank Brazil did....Algeria gave Germany hell and made them work for their win...Brazil were plain lazy.

Well there that goes...

Online with bet 365 at the start of the game. 6000-1 and I put a fiver on for a laugh.

Germany are masters of trolling...if they score 3 more and hold it to 8-0...I stand to win £30k...lol

The cast of The Only Way Is Essex were asked who they were following in the World Cup. Their response was "Arge and Tina are ok..."

The Nigerian captain personally offered to refund all expenses that fans of his country paid for to travel to Brazil. According to sources close to the player, he just needs their bank details and pin numbers to complete the transactions.