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German newspaper roundup: Taming the Spanish beast

Where the England game was billed as the classic, and Argentina as the test of their mettle, the German media is already whetting it's appetite at the prospect of slaying Spain and meeting their old foe in the final.

Grab the bull by the horns

The Munich Abendzeitung, Berliner Kurier and Express of the German papers lead with a fairly lazy variation of "grab the bull by the horns", featuring questionable Photoshop skills. Whilst the previous two games were anticipated in equal parts confidence and trepidation, Germany as a nation now feels confident of taming the Spanish beast. It marks a huge turnaround in fortunes from the disappointing European Championship final in 2008, where Germany were outclassed by a patient Spain side. Today's contest promises to be a veritable staring contest, to see which side can wait the longest to take their chances.

A couple of newspapers allow themselves to be a touch more poetic, romantic even. Die Welt features what could be interpreted as both a Valencia orange or indeed the Dutch national team, with the simple headline "Pressing".

Indeed, the press in Germany may even be accused of getting ahead of themselves. Bild seems to think "the whole world is rooting for us", whilst others are already readying themselves for a final against the Dutch. The Berliner Zeitung says "Holland in the final", which is both matter of fact and a prediction for Germany's next match. The Neue Westfälische thinks "Holland are waiting for Germany", whilst the Tagesspiegel sees fit to print fairytale scorelines of 4-0 against both Spain and Holland.

It'd be remiss to dismiss such headlines as German arrogance. Rather the tone is more belief that nothing should stand in the way of the set piece final against the old rival across the border. A repeat of the 1974 final is the showpiece that football is craving, and the German public is no different.

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German newspaper roundup: England Müllered

Germany: Too good, England: too bad.

The clear blue sky above Germany today perfectly catches the mood of the press and public. As England's world fell in around them, Germany look forward to a quarter final tie with Diego Maradona's Argentina.

For those who were claiming Germany are really rather ambivalent towards England, need only read the front pages on offer. "England Müllered" offer both Bild and the Hamburger Morgenpost, a wordplay that works well in either country.

In the Express the headline is a simple "Gigantisch", which best translates as staggering or tremendous. There can be no denying that while cautiously optimistic before the game, Germany could never have expected such a meek England display. That Messers Gerrard, Rooney and Terry are famed for their performances when the chips are down shows exactly just how well the Germans blew the English away. They were out of sight before England were able to build up a head of steam.

Perversely, the 4-1 result was almost met by relief in England following the horrendous decision not to allow Frank Lampard's goal. Should that have been the single deciding factor in the game, the result would have nerved England for years to come. Though it would have been the equaliser, there can be no denying that on the day Germany were the better side. The decision did of course please the German press to no end, following the famous "Wembley Tor" as called in Germany. The phrase is used in Germany as any goal given that never crossed the line, in homage to 1966.

The Frankfurter Allgemeine features a scandalous image of the ball of the line, sure to ire any England sympathisers. The Westdeutsche Allgemeine calls it a "Revenge for Wembley", as do the Rheinische Post and Berliner Kurier.

Finally, a few papers looked to the future and what this new German side is capable of. The Rhein-Zeitung says the performance was "(World) Class" - their parentheses - whilst the Neue Westfälische claims "Now anything is possible".

What certainly seems to be true as the sun finally breaks out over Germany this week, is as the Berliner Morgenpost calls a "Second Summer Fariytale". Picking off where Klinsmann's young charges led the way in 2006, this new breed of fearless and talented young players is on the way to creating an attitude of optimism and pride in the German shirt. Where once Kahn, Effenberg and Moller were the symbols of German football, they now have Neuer, Özil and Müller. A second fairy tale indeed.

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German newspaper roundup: Germany vs England

Der Klassiker: England vs Germany

It's nine years since England and Germany last played out the Klassiker in a competitive environment. England reached their zenith under Sven Göran Eriksson in a 5-1 demolition that was supposed to kickstart the team in the run up to the 2002 World Cup. The reality was England went out in the quarter finals, whilst an ageing German side made it to the final. Since then, this historic fixture has sat unfinished, the next chapter eagerly waiting to be written.

In the absence of any kind of contest between Brazil and Portugal, today's game is arguably the first meeting of two football powers at this World Cup so far. The Kurier am Sonntag (an Austrian paper) calls it "The game of all games". It's a similar motif in both the Tagesspiegel and Neue Westfälische: "Der Klassiker" against England. Rivalry or no rivalry, quality football or not, Germany versus England is always a compelling fixture.

Par for the course in this match is for newspapers on both sides of the Channel to jump on the jingoistic bandwagon and try and wind the other side up. Both are pretty useless at it. Where the English papers tend to be borderline (which is being generous) racist, the German press tend towards a faux mockery of the sort perfected by Franz Beckenbauer.

Bild am Sonntag leads with "Celebrate, relax, barbecue England". The Rheinische Post and Rheine Zeitung both feature front-page penalty spots, the latter claiming "Hello England, meeting point as usual!". As if your ribs weren't tickled enough, the Berliner Kurier and Express have decided that the England team is just too old to take on Germany's young lions. Though quite why they decide to not bother altering Wayne Rooney's appearance is beyond me.

The Hamburger Morgenpost calls the affair a "War of Nerves", which is as close as you'll get to mentioning the war on the German front pages. The Abendzeitung thinks it will be "Bye Bye England".

It comes down to the Berliner Morgenpost to use what will surely become Gary Lineker's epitaph: "Fußball ist ein einfaches Spiel: 22 Männer jagen 90 Minuten hinter einem Ball her und am Ende gewinnen immer die Deutschen."

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German newspaper roundup: Job done! Bring on England!

Three Lions vs Jögi's Löwen

Relief for both England and Germany as they made their passage to the final sixteen. Two of the most proud footballing nations were left to be thankful that their faltering campaigns have daylight at the end of the tunnel. Almost regardless of the performance when the two sides meet on Sunday, the winner will possess a perceived momentum that may take them to the semi final and beyond.

Germany's famous Kicker magazine lead with "Geschafft!" or "Done it!". They trembled, they celebrated and Özil saved the Lions' hides.

Özil was Germany's stand out hero and stepped up to the occasion. After the euphoria of the Australia game, it was perhaps forgotten that despite his good performance, Mesut Özil was actually guilty of squandering at least three good chances. Against Ghana too he raced through on goal unchallenged, before rolling an indecisive shot towards the keeper Kingson. So it was with relief for him, Löw and the whole of Germany that he produced the magic of which he is clearly capable.

The Express led with "Özil, we love you" and the Berliner Morgenpost used "Özil rescues Germany". In the end of course, Serbia's loss meant a draw would have been good enough for Germany, but it would not have set up what the Berliner Kurier calls a "Hammerspiel" or "Awesome game" against the English.

Bild, Die Welt and Der Tagesspiegel too all formed part of the German Headline Writer's Union with "Geschafft!" - a tough job well done. I for one didn't feel any misplaced arrogance on the part of the Germans following their 4-0 victory over Australia, the consensus being it was a great start and nothing more.

And so to Sunday. The previews from the papers will gather momentum in due course, but at the moment both Germany and England feel a gleeful excitement about pitting their wits against each other. In one of the greatest rivalries in football history, two powerhouses meet with the aim of reaching the quarter final. What makes this fixture great is the stories, rather than the performances. Whether Geoff Hurst's hat-trick, Waddle and Pearce missing penalties, Andi Möller's pose, Did Hamann's Wembley daisy-cutter or that 5-1, everyone has a memory of this famous head-to-head.

The Hamburger Morgenpost calls the game a "Schlacht", meaning battle or bloody encounter, whilst the Neue Westfälische and Rheinzeitung say "Bring on England".

Civility between Germany and England today is possibly as good as it has ever been. But expect jingoism to come to the fore and the tabloids on either side to come up with embarrassing and controversial front pages. I look forward to the game and my only disappointment is that come Monday morning, one of these countries will no longer be in the World Cup.

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German newspaper roundup: Siegen oder Fliegen.

All or nothing

In the aftermath of both Germany's victory and loss in the World Cup so far, the German press appeared reserved in casting their final judgement of this young team. Today there is no doubt. It's a knockout.

The Frankfurter Rundschau, Munich's Abendzeitung and the Neue Westfälische all go with the same headline: "Siegen oder Fliegen". Fight or flight. All or nothing. Do or die.

The Berliner Kurier makes it even easier to understand. Happy face Jogi or sad face Jogi. If the Australia game was the debutante ball for Jogi's young lions, then the Serbia affair was a failed midterm. Tonight is graduation and a country is waiting to see if it will be a night to remember.

Ever the sub-editor's dream, Express feels compelled to pluck 10 reasons from the air for why Germany will beat Ghana. Gems include "because the lads will give everything to keep Jogi in his job", "because the Express put the grass in the stadium under a spell", "because Poldi has promised to kick the ball properly with his left foot" and "because 30 million people will be celebrating at home". Compelling stuff.

And finally, never one to miss out on a sense of occasion, Bild calls tonight's contest "The Match of Destiny", that it threatens to be the biggest World Cup disgrace in history, that Jogi Löw is fighting for his job and that above all they're playing in black.

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German newspaper roundup: the morning after

"Deutschland, einig Katerland" - Germany, a united hangover

The morning after feeling following a group stage loss is one that Germany hasn't suffered since it became a re-unified country. The same young lions who tore the Australians to shreds found themselves feeding off scraps against Serbia. In contrast to England's lacklustre display against Algeria, Germany actually created chances and were left bemused as to how their ten men couldn't find a way back into the game.

Germany's press have picked up on this and mostly focus their attention on Jogi Löw's exasperation at their failure to score. His desperation and frustration matched the emotions of the German public who were left to rue Podolski's missed opportunities and Klose's oddly deserved and yet unnecessary red card.

Most newspapers tended towards the photo of Jogi Löw throwing his water bottle to the ground in despair as his side squandered chance after chance. "Oh Jogi!" shouts the Berliner Kurier, "Damn, now it's going to be a jittery World Cup". The word "zitter" shows up more than once in today's headlines, translating to something like trembling, shaky or wobbling. Confidence is clearly something to aspire to and yet never actually believe in. Munich's Abendzeitung has a similar motif, whereas Bild has to hold its tongue with a headline reading "What a load of sh--".

The Süddeutsche Zeitung features a great photo of Müller, Podolski and Özil all appearing exasperated with their hands on their hips. Three of the brightest stars against Australia, they look on exhausted and inexplicably empty handed. Germany's saving grace is that they didn't actually play badly, but it is worrying and perhaps just unusual, that they will go into a final group game needing a victory to get through to the next round. Despite the immediate pessimism in the aftermath, Germany should still make the second round. In contrast to the faltering performances of some of the other tournament favourites, Germany's problem may only be that they just played too well in the first game.

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The forgotten legend of Lothar Matthäus

At the age of just 22, Lionel Messi is today arguably the greatest footballer in the world. But today will be only his third start in a World Cup. Football in 2010 lives in an instant nostalgia where players are described as icons and legends before they've had the opportunity to prove their lasting genius. Fans look back with misty eyes at Zidane and Brazil's Ronaldo as if they were far away in the distant past. Hailed as a genius one day, will they be revered in the way same years later?

Lothar Matthäus is probably the best example of a great footballer, in every sense of the word. Maligned for the same arrogance that makes Cristiano Ronaldo the player he is, Matthäus is barely a consideration in his own country, let alone across the world. Should it be this way?

By 1998, Matthäus had played in five World Cups (the record for an outfield player), playing 25 matches in the process (an outright record). In addition he played in four European Championships. For longevity alone in one of the best national teams on the planet, Matthäus deserves to be regarded a legend. 150 German (and West German) caps spread over 20 years is almost unimaginable. Such was his midfield dominance in the 1990 World Cup that the winning captain would go on to win European Footballer of the Year and the newly devised FIFA World Player of the Year. To compare some of the superstars of today to Matthäus' feats seems almost laughable.

Yet somehow this player's achievements have been overshadowed by the person. Dropped from the Euro 96 squad due to differences with Jürgen Klinsmann, and as a coach unable to get a job in Germany, Matthäus is a divisive figure. Seen as too Bayern Munich, the rest of the Bundesliga looks at him with indifference. Equally indifferent spells coaching Rapid Vienna, Partizan Belgrade, Hungary, Atlético Paranaense in Brazil, Red Bull Salzburg and Maccabi Netanya have added fuel to the fire that a great player doesn't necessarily make a good coach.

His attitude is questioned and his arrogance in no doubt. "In other countries they treat idols differently and I am an idol in Germany," said Matthäus in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine. "This may sound a little cocky but after Franz Beckenbauer I am the second most famous German soccer personality around the world. Germany should be ashamed of the way it treats such an idol". Beaten finalist by Manchester United in the 1999 Champions League final, the only major honour that eluded him, Matthäus the fallen hero is the enduring myth.

Watching the recently released One Night in Turin, the story of England's fabled loss to Germany in the 1990 World Cup, there's a moment that like much of Matthäus' career, has been overlooked in the search for a better story. As Chris Waddle fired the losing penalty over the crossbar, Matthäus calmly approached the crestfallen Geordie. Ignoring the celebrations of his own players, he takes the time to console his opponent, before turning a way and managing not more than a pumped fist clench. It's an act of sportsmanship and compassion of the sort celebrated in England. When Freddie Flintoff approached Brett Lee at the end of the 2005 Ashes, he cemented his place in the hearts of most.

If Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo or Wayne Rooney could ever take part in five World Cups, captaining their side to victory and win 150 caps, they can rightly take their pride of place alongside Lothar Matthäus. Until then, Messi will have to make do with just his third World Cup start today, and hope that the time will come when he can be called a legend.

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German Newspapers Day 4: The Young Ones

The kids are alright

The theme du jour for the German papers on day four revolves around the fine young men sent forth by Jogi Löw. They play with pomp and swagger, though it's not immediately apparent whether this was Löw's plan all along.

With Lehmann & Kahn having retired, the tragedy of Robert Enke and Adler's injury, Löw's hand was almost forced into using the undoubtedly talented Manuel Neuer. Holger Badstuber and Thomas Müller have had the kind of breakthrough seasons with FC Bayern that would not have been too easy to predict a year ago. Sami Khedira too has slid into the space left vacant by the injured Michael Ballack and Frings' frosty relationship with the national coach. Mesut Özil is perhaps the only one of these young lions who could have been confident of a starting berth at the World Cup, following his heroics at last year's U21 European Chamionship.

However, much like 2006, Germany again has uninhibited young players seemingly enjoying, and more importantly excelling on the biggest stage of all. Where Podolski, Schweinsteiger and Lahm now all have over 60 caps each, in their place is a breed of technically gifted, and perhaps more importantly, positionally flexible charges.

At 6'2 Khedira wouldn't be out of place in central defence, Badstuber is centre back playing at left back, Müller plays behind the striker for Bayern and right wing for Germany, and Özil could be dangerous anywhere within 40 yards of the opposition goal. It'd be sacrilege to call this Total Football given the events of 1974, but there is a flexibility in Germany's talent pool that hasn't been seen for some time.

The Berliner Kurier revels in the foreign press' praise of the national team, saying "The world's raving about Jogi's young lions".

The Hamburger Morgenpost is no less impressed, crying "Boys, we love you". It's a similar theme all round: the Express and Rheinische Post too feature front page homages to the youngest German squad for 76 years. The latter curiously includes Schweinsteiger and Podolski in their montage, though it's of course worth remembering they are still only 25.

Will this young team win the World Cup? Who knows. Will they make the last four? They always do.

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Bild's "10 reasons Germany will be World Champions"

The fallout from Germany's devastating attack on Australia continues on Day 4 of the tournament, with Bild this time allowing themselves to get excited following yesterday's more reserved response.

Complete with all the leitmotifs you'd expect on such a front page, Bild claims to have 10 reasons why Germany can, nay WILL, win the World Cup.

10 Reasons We'll Be World Champions

1. We have young heroes again!

Lena's lead the way, now the youngest national team (average age 25.6 years) in 76 years follows suit!

2. We have the Super Jogi!

National coach Jogi Löw has built up form-shy stars (e.g. Klose) and then attaches himself to youth. Jürgen Klinsmann: "We will be world champions, because Jogi Löw has the required calm demeanour."

3. We're performing football magic!

Özil, Poldi, Klose & Schweini are having great fun. Jens Lehmann: "We're working ourselves into a frenzy".

4. We have the others running scared!

England's Sun writes: "Germany set the World Cup on fire and taught us a lesson in football. They showed us how the game should be played."

5. We have the best fans in the world.

You sing instead of blow! Black-red-gold mania in every German city. ZDF expert Oliver Kahn: "The atmosphere has made the leap from home. The team feels it in South Africa."

6. It's Müller time!

Gerd Müller shot us to victory in 1974. Now Thomas Müller is banging them in. Same club (FC Bayern), same shirt number (13).

7. We run and fight until we fall dead.

The boys have enough steam for 7 victories. Then we're world champions.

8. We're just the best. (Editor's note: I think the writer starting struggling here...)

Biggest win of the tournament and all of them dream goals. Holland star van Bommel: "Germany are now World Cup favourites". Gerd Müller: "Come the end, we'll have the best team".

9. We have 11 friends on the pitch.

Sounds old fashioned, but it still holds true and is important. Franz Beckenbauer: "This team has great spirit".

10. It's simply our turn again!

'54, '74, '90, 2010! And then we'll all join in together...

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German newspaper roundup: Day 3

Reading the German newspaper front pages during a major tournament always feels to be a less stomach wrenching affair than in England. Following a hugely impressive and supremely confident display from front to back against Australia, the German press could be forgiven for being smug in the aftermath. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The reality is most newspapers saw the victory for what it was: a great start, but nothing more. For a country who routinely gets to the semi-finals of the World Cup, individual blowouts don't register too much.

The Frankfurter Rundschau and Hamburger Abendblatt lead with "Jogi's dream start" and "Dream start" respectively, Welt Kompakt offers a conservative "Strong kick off", whilst Der Tagesspiegel goes one better claiming "Germany starts perfectly in the World Cup". Featuring a photo of Miro Klose pointing to the heavens, the Berliner Zeitung offers a simple "On the way to the top". There are no claims of winning the tournament, a ruthless performance or delusions of grandeur.

As is their wont, the tabloids do get a trifle more excited, but nothing extraordinary. The Hamburger Morgenpost calls the performance "World Class" and Bild shouts "We blow them all away", referencing a Vuvuzela for what seems the fourth day in a row.

It's left to Munich's Abendzeitung to claim "Triumph for Jogi" as his young charges decemated a poor looking Australia playing without their main man Tim Cahill for the most part. Finally, the Neue Westfälische focuses their headline on Lukas Podolski - "Very strong! We're celebrating with Podolski!" - who hails from the region.

A satisfying performance indeed for Die Mannschaft, but not one that is getting anyone carried away just yet. A second round berth, lest we forget, is all but a formality for German fans.

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VIDEO: Explained - why Mexico's Carlos Vela was offside

On German TV channel ZDF, former international referee Urs Meier explains why Carlos Vela was offside.

Using graphics and discussing possible scenarios, it can be understood even by non-German speakers.

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German newspaper roundup: Day 2

Germany vs Australia

In contrast to the British tabloid style of banging the national drum and unquestioning confidence, Germany's papers take their country's chances from all sort of angles.

Bild am Sonntag says "We're going for a win", referencing the range of confident predictions from their pundits including Günter Netzer (2-0) and Angie Merkel (2-0). Miro Klose makes the front cover, but he may just get one more start to prove he's still good enough to justify his position. Cacau, and to a lesser extent Gomez, are waiting in the wings.

Berliner Morgenpost use a technique that is appearing more and more in the German papers. Writing "Hope for a new summer fairy tale", it reflects the trend for German towns and cities to just re-create the atmosphere of four years ago. Then as now ranked in the second echelon of potential winners, fans and media alike look to be content to get as far as possible, but more importantly to enjoy the journey. An incredibly young team may well capture enthusiasm in the same way Klinsmann's men did in 2006. For Podolski and Schweinsteiger in 2006, read Özil and Khedira today.

Germany coined themselves "Weltmeister der Herzen" or "World Champions of the Hearts" in 2006, a theme re-iterated by the the Berliner Kurier. A simple message, "Our hearts beat for you!". Showing the aforementioned young team lined up, it's easy to see that if this team can play with a youthful swagger, they may become a darling team of the tournament.

Players to watch

Manuel Neuer (GK) - since coming to Europe's attention with a one-man show against Porto in the Champions League, Neuer has a huge stage on which to impress. A confident and supremely talented young man, he could be the keeper of the tournament.

Marko Marin (Left Wing) - though likely to appear from the bench, Marin's slight of foot is a costly distraction for tiring defenders. Attracts countless fouls in and around the area, his appearance can change tight games.

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Media roundup: England vs USA

England 1 - 1 USA

Like many of his predecessors, Robert Green came a cropper on the big stage. A fact not lost on Kicker.de, whose headline reads "Once again a keeper error: Green blunders out of tradition", questioning Fabio Capello's decision to inform the keepers so late in the build-up as to who was starting. It taste a little of Schadenfreude, but the same headline wouldn't look out of place on a British tabloid.

The Daily Star manages to keep its cool and encourages England fans to do the same. Though the claim that "England WILL still bring Cup home" does feel a little jingoistic.

The Sunday Mirror smelt blood and went for "The Hand of Clod" (not shown). That doesn't however, seem to capture the mood of English fans. Perhaps were this a crucial game that saw England knocked out, Green would have been pilloried. As it is, there seems to be an air of acceptance that as the tournament is for England just a game old, that the post-mortem should wait until afterwards.

Surely just for comedy effect, The Sunday Times choose to lead with an unrelated headline reading "Defence chief to be axed" next to their photo of Robert Green. Subtle as a sledgehammer. Green's error even manages to make the front page of the New York Times (not shown).

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German newspaper roundup: Day 1

The Berliner Zeitung reflects on the emotions of the day, saying "Africa celebrates itself and the World Cup".

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Bild decides to take a more negative spin. "Madness at the World Cup" shouts the headline, complaining about the Vuvuzelas. "Fan trumpets annoy without stopping", "TV & radio reporters barely understandable" and "Löw's been practising his sign language".

The Hamburger Abendblatt includes an image of said Vuvuzelas, saying "Kick off - the summer fairytale begins", a reference to Deutschland:Ein Sommermärchen. In 2006 at their home World Cup, the nation was said to have lived a summer long fairytale, beaming in national pride and being swept up in the euphoria.

Not many papers decided to focus on the football, but Die Welt will be glad they did. A tense affair between South Africa and Mexico was brought to life when Fulham's Kagiso Dikgacoi played a delicious defence-piercing pass into the path of Siphiwe Tshabalala. Die Welt's photo editor picked the perfect shot, as Tshabalala's strike is thumped towards the top corner. The goal was on a par with Philip Lahm's opening goal of the 2006 World Cup.

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Explained: Why was Carlos Vela offside?

There has been much confusion about the offside decision against Mexico's Carlos Vela when the score was still 0-0. As explained here, the question of offside isn't being beyond the last defender. It's the last TWO defending players. In a normal situation, this would be a goalkeeper and his defender.

Here, when the ball is headed goalwards, Carlos Vela is standing beyond the goalkeeper.

This can be another reason why teams send forward their goalkeepers in the dying seconds of a game, leaving a defender back. It seems to defy logic. In fact, should the defending team break away, they'd have to concentrate enough to consider whether there are two defending players behind the ball.

Food for thought, and was surely the topic of many a bar discussion last night.

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On paper, France worth more than Brazil

France may be considered rank outsiders at the moment, but according to the crowdsourced valuations on TransferMarkt, their average player value is higher than those of Brazil, Germany, Holland, Italy and Argentina.

1. Spain – £585m

2. England – £403m

3. France – £330m

The average Spain player has a market value of £25m, whilst for England it's £18m and North Korea is £380k.

Courtesy of TransferMarkt.co.uk

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England winning a penalty shoot-out

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Joe Hart, James Milner, Lee Cattermole, Adam Johnson, Theo Walcott and Keiran Gibbs. Hart took a competent penalty himself, but his antics winding up the Swedes earned him a stupid/selfless yellow card, meaning he missed the final. Good or bad omen?

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German newspaper roundup: Taming the Spanish beast

German newspaper roundup: England Müllered

German newspaper roundup: Germany vs England

German newspaper roundup: Job done! Bring on England!

German newspaper roundup: Siegen oder Fliegen.

German newspaper roundup: the morning after

The forgotten legend of Lothar Matthäus

German Newspapers Day 4: The Young Ones

Bild's "10 reasons Germany will be World Champions"

German newspaper roundup: Day 3

VIDEO: Explained - why Mexico's Carlos Vela was offside

German newspaper roundup: Day 2

Media roundup: England vs USA

German newspaper roundup: Day 1

Explained: Why was Carlos Vela offside?

Where to watch the World Cup in Munich

On paper, France worth more than Brazil

England winning a penalty shoot-out