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In the News: Germany crowned World Cup Champions

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Yesterday, Germany became the first European country to win the World Cup in South America.

With neither team _1_ in the first 90 minutes, the match went into _2_ time and Mario Gotze scored a winning goal for his country just 7 minutes before the end of the match.

The Argentinian team seemed devastated after losing the game, with Lionel Messi looking _3_ as he collected his medal.

Many commented that Messi was not at his _4_ during this match, and missed many opportunities to score.

Germany’s manager Joachim Low hailed 22-year old Gotze as the future of German football; “We can play on top of the world for a good number of years, with some young players coming in to _5_ the team.”

This is Germany's fourth World Cup title. The last time they won was in 1990 when they also _6_ Argentina 1 - 0 !

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