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Argentina & Germany’s Run To The World Cup Final
Both Germany and Argentina had thrilling runs to the World Cup final — and both were favorites the
whole way. Coming in as the No. 2 ranked team in the world, Germany performed exactly as they
were expected to the entire tournament. They won the Group of Death like they were supposed to
before winning knockout matches against Algeria, France, and Brazil.
That last win against Brazil in the semifinals was one of the most impressive displays of dominance
the World Cup has ever seen — Die Mannschaft scored five goals in 29 minutes and ended up winning 7-1. And did we mention they did all that while in Brazil!?
Argentina’s trip to the final was just as exciting, thanks in large part to Lionel Messi. The greatest
in the world scored four goals in the team’s first three games, leading them to a perfect record in
the group stage. They then won nail-biters against Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands to
jump into big game.
After an incredible month of soccer, we’re SO sad to see the World Cup end. It had so many
memorable moments — Messi’s strikes, Team USA’s run, that German beatdown — and it hurts
to think that we have to wait another four years until this happens again.