Germany World Cup Champions 2014

So that's it. A very, very good World Cup. A worthy winner: a young, exciting team who play with skill, pace, teamwork and drive. Congratulations to Germany. And congratulations to Brazil, who put on a superb tournament. Obviously they won't want to talk about The Bad Thing that happened against Germany in the semis, but given that there were genuine pre-tournament fears of major civil unrest, well...

So, it's medals all round for the Mannschaft on beating Argentina. A really excellent team, they've come through the ranks together, they play with pace and heart and they've got some cracking attacking players. They've got the best domestic league, as well. All things considered, very worthy champions and well done to them.