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9 Jul, 2014

Germany 7-1 Brazil

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Germany hand Brazil a 7-1 thrashing in the first semi-final of the 2014 World Cup, equaling the biggest ever margin of defeat for the Samba Boys and marking their first competitive home loss in 39 years. Die Mannschaft go 5-0 up in the first 29 minutes as Thomas Muller nets from a corner, Toni Kroos grabs a double in under 3 minutes and tournament alltime record goalscorer Miroslav Klose and Sami Khedira also score. Striker Andre Schurrle adds two more after coming on as a second-half substitute before Chelsea teammate Oscar scores a consolation on 89 minutes. The margin of the result equals Brazil’s previous heaviest defeat, a 6-0 loss to Uruguay in 1920, and is the first time a team have scored seven in a World Cup semi-final and the biggest defeat in one of these games since West Germany beat Austria 6-1 in 1954.

Record goalscorer

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German striker Miroslav Klose becomes the World Cup record goalscorer with 16 goals with his second of the 2014 finals as Germany defeat Brazil 7-1 in the first semifinal of the tournament, moving him ahead of Brazil’s Ronaldo with 15. The match marks the 23rd finals appearance for the 36-year-old striker for Lazio in the Italian Serie A league, only one fewer appearance than record-holder Lotthar Mathaus who is also German. Klose is Germany’s record goalscorer with 74 goals in 136 games and Die Mannschaft have never lost a match in which he has scored. He is the fourth player to score in four tournaments after Brazilian Pele and West Germany’s Uwe Seeler both scored at the 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970 finals.

10 Jul, 2014

Tickets up to $20,000

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world-cup-tickets2014Ticket prices for this weekend’s match between Argentina and Germany at Maracana Stadium in Brazil are approaching $20,000 each. Tickets being sold on Ebay are in a range of $3000-$18,000.  Stub Hub sold completely out of tickets. Viagogo, and online ticket re-seller, has tickets listed from $5000 – $20,000.

13 Jul, 2014

Thanks soccer for changing her life

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While preparing to perform at her third World Cup finals’ show in Argentina, Shakira says she:

will never forget that I met the love of my life at the World Cup.

She met Spain defender Gerard Pique while promoting ting her 2010 World Cup anthem, “Waka Waka — Time for Africa.”

If it wasn’t for the World Cup my son Milan would not be here.

Final: Germany 1-0 Argentina

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Germany wins 1-0 over Argentina, its fourth World Cup win. The game was tied 0-0 at 90 minutes, forcing the game into extra time. Mario Gotze’s strike, seven minutes from the end of extra time, ends Germany’s 24-year wait for the cup.

Riots after final game

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Post World Cup celebration get out of hand, and police arrest at least 30 people.  A peaceful celebration was in progress until dozens of rowdy vandals begin to smash windows, beat journalists and attack police. Fifteen police offers and at least five other people are  injured.  Water cannons and tear gas are used to help disperse the crowd.

Wins Golden Glove

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Neuer wins the Golden Glove trophy for being the best goalkeeper in the tournament. Neuer was presented with the trophy after the final game.  He was beaten only four times during the tournament and kept clean sheets in the 1-0 quarter-final win over France and in the victory over Argentina in the final.

Golden Ball

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Messi wins the 2014 World Cup Golden Ball award as the tournament’s top player as voted by FIFA. Although scoreless in the knockout stages, he scored four in the group and captained Argentina to its 1-0 final loss against Germany, the furthest the team has progressed in finals competition since 1990, placing him ahead of early tournament favourites Neymar of Brazil and Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

Golden Boot

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Rodriguez wins the 2014 World Cup Golden Boot award as the tournament’s top scorer with six goals. He scores in each of Colombia’s matches including their quarter-finals elimination and adds two assists, reaching his final goal tally in two fewer games than award runner-up Thomas Mueller of Germany, who ends the finals with five.

Vomits, finishes game

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messi_finals_vomitMessi vomits on the pitch in the first half of the 2014 World Cup final against Germany, but completes the match. The Argentina captain and striker for FC Barcelona in Spain’s Primera Liga says the incident is not unusual and that he has vomited in league and international matches, during training and at home. Team doctors are unable to determine the cause of the problem. In several matches, Messi has gone on to score after vomiting on the pitch.

14 Jul, 2014

Biggest social media event ever

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Facebook claims the World Cup is the biggest social media event ever. Figures obtained by Reuters shows 350 million users participated in a record Facebook “conversation” with 3 billion posts, comments and likes. Facebook tells Reuters:

We knew the World Cup was going to be big, but this level of engagement is remarkable. It was the highest level of conversation around a single event that we have ever measured…Facebook was the global stadium for the 2014 World Cup.

According to Facebook, Germany’s 1-0 win over Argentina in the World Cup final was the most commented match of the tournament, with 88 million users and 280 million interactions. Brazil’s star Neymar was the most talked about player, followed by Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Uruguay’s Luis Suárez. Brazil was the strongest voice on the site, with 26 percent of all World Cup interactions.