Topic: Germany
England 2018 World Cup bid team appoints Oracle Octopus Paul as an official ambassadorThe octopus that achieved fame by predicting correctly the result of each of Germany's matches at this year's World Cup has switched allegiance to England. Paul has been appointed ...
Michael Ballack claimed on Thursday that Germany coach Joachim Loew had assured him he would be captain of the national side when he returned from injury. The 33-year-old Ballack captained Germany 55 times in his 98 internationals until an injury in the ...
Michael Ballack claimed on Thursday that Germany coach Joachim Loew had assured him he would be captain of the national side when he returned from injury. The 33-year-old Ballack captained Germany 55 times in his 98 internationals until an injury in the ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Top scorers Germany and winners Spain elicited the most positive reaction from online fans of this year's soccer World Cup, whilst France's player crisis made them the most maligned team of the tournament. The inventiveness of Mesut Ozil, Bastian ...
Salty soothsayer Paul, the "psychic" octopus, finished the World Cup with with a flawless record as Spain's 1-0 win over the Netherlands in Sunday's final leaves him with eight perfect predictions. The eight-legged oracle has become a World Cup sensation by correctly ...
Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger said on Sunday Germany's rising stars have the potential to become future World Cup winners after finishing third at the World Cup finals. "We have come even closer to the top five teams in the world, there is a ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Africa's first World Cup reaches a fitting climax on Sunday when the two most impressive teams, the Netherlands and Spain, meet in what is expected to be a fascinating contest for soccer's biggest prize. The best games in a ...
Spain and Holland championed unity as the key to Sunday's World Cup final battle while Germany's impressive collection of young talent set out their stall for the 2014 title by clinching third place. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque believes victory at Johannesburg's ...
World Cup by the numbersA look at the World Cup by the numbers: ___ 0 — Titles won by the two finalists, the Netherlands and Spain. 1 — World Cups held in Africa; this one. 2 — Times finalist Netherlands has lost ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The big-name players have fallen by the wayside, leaving the Netherlands and Spain, tactically, technically and temperamentally the teams of the tournament, to face off in a World Cup final that should be one for the soccer cognoscenti. It ...
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