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Anonymous wrote:Now the germans will come into the final over confident and cocky and get their asses handed to them just like when Hitler invaded Russia.

True, but at the end of the day the Soviet Union is no more and Germany is re-united.

Right now Germany has the strongest economy in Europe and basically run the EU.

I remember when I played on a soccer team in high school and we got thumped 8-0. It was 6-0 at the half, and one of my teammates whined to the coach (who happened to be Canadian) that the other team should essentially take pity on us and stop running up the score. Her response was, "You don't like getting beat 6-0? Then play better and stop them!"

I often remember that.

You just figured out that Germans and Germany are obnoxious. Get out much???

Anonymous wrote:Now the germans will come into the final over confident and cocky and get their asses handed to them just like when Hitler invaded Russia.

True, but at the end of the day the Soviet Union is no more and Germany is re-united.

Now the germans will come into the final over confident and cocky and get their asses handed to them just like when Hitler invaded Russia.

The US government should be happy because the Germans are very, very happy. The euphoria might even overwhelm press reports of another mole caught spying on the German government for the CIA.

I loved seeing Germany put Brazil out of its misery. Schadenfreude? You bet!

Anonymous wrote:Just saw the complete annihilation of the Brazilians. Does anyone else feel that Germany laid it on a bit too much? I mean come on. They already were up 5-0 by the half time To dismantle a team so completely in their home country in front of 1000s? I felt it was in poor taste. Let the haters chime in now...

Absolutely - in the true spirit of American soccer - don't keep score and give a world cup trophy to everyone!

Totally agree. Does anyone know where I can get a rebroadcast or buy the game to watch at home? My poor husband missed it and we don't have cable or TiVo or whatever.

Any ideas?2

They were excited, truth is that as much as we want to judge them, most any team would have reacted the same way. Hey its the World Cup, the pinnacle of their career, if they aren't going to go crazy then, then when?

With all due respect, though I was rooting for Brazil, they LET them score like that..they were wide open. Brazil looked like a novice team, it was insane.

I don't think Germany was trying to run it up after 3-0. Their attacks were pretty basic at that point. Even if you don't buy that, can imagine how hard it would be to ease up after days of build up to a World Cup semi final game against Brazil in Brazil?

I'm French, and thought the Germans were a bit rough during their game with France. It makes me feel somewhat better to have been trounced by a team that is proving itself really good!

And they completely gave that Brazil goal away. Honor goal.

No. The unwritten rule is to keep it to 9.

I am Brazilian, and no - this is the World Cup, there is no need to ease up. We looked terrible out there today.

Anonymous wrote:They stopped looking for goals in the second half. They slowed their tempo way down. It could have been 15-0.

I agree. I just watched the replay, and Germany was slow stepping at the end. I'm pretty sure that last German shot was missed on purpose, and no one was playing defense when Brazil scored. Brazil was just terrible today.