Hello Streema Soccer Fans!
The FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil came to a close yesterday after a weekend full of football.
On Saturday it was Brazil‘s turn to show that they could earn 3rd place against the tough Dutch side. Those hopes didn’t last very long as the Netherlands went up 2-0 in the first 20 minutes of the game. And at the end of the match, the 3-0 score showed that the Netherlands were fair winners of the 3rd place game.
On Sunday, on a beautiful afternoon in Maracana Stadium, everyone was getting ready for the final match of the tournament, between Germany and Argentina. Leading up to the match we had the Closing Ceremony featuring Shakira, guitarist Carlos Santana, and renowned Brazilian artists like Ivete Sangalo, Carlinhos Brown, and Alexandre Pires. As soon as FIFATV has an official video we’ll be sure to post it!
After the Closing Ceremony ended, the game between Germany and Argentina began. To summarize a very exciting match in very few words: Germany took the initiative with more possession throughout the game while Argentina had the better scoring chances. But as former English forward Gary Lineker once said: “Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.” And yes, the Germans won it in the 113th minute and became the FIFA World Cup 2014 Champions, winning their 4th World Cup!
Anyway, for those soccer fans out there that follow our blog, we are close to wrapping up our series of World Cup posts. It’s been an exciting – and surprising – World Cup and we can’t wait for Russia 2018.
Stay tuned!
The Streema Team