It´s gonna be an exciting “Derby”.^^
In France, the 1982 World Cup semi-final is a scar that hasn’t healed and never will. I wasn’t born but for our fathers and grandfathers it will remain as the worst memory ever, and when they talk about it you can feel the pain in their voice.
But today’s German team is nicer and most people like it. I hope we are going to see an exciting match with a lot of goals and France winning at the end. ^^
1-0 for Germany…muahahahaha^^
PS: After 35 minutes, France is leading 10-2 or so when it comes to foul plays though…
And so, my friends, we see a familiar story: whether zey play gut or bad, ze teutonic machine goes vorwärts von victory zu victory.
Ve have seen it before: it is inevitable. 
Yep, we did it again, it’s German “Gründlichkeit”. And where are England, Spain, Italy, Portugal? At home …
“Germany’s team has been overrated for a long term. Here is a new word for Jay. What a “Gurkentruppe”!”
I just heard some statistics…
The “overrated” German “Gurkentruppe” has won 28 of 31 matches in the last two years, is #1 in the FIFA World Ranking and has reached the semifinals four times in a row (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
“Overrating” them is pretty difficult. Just saying…
AHHH, i’ve lost the game! I wasn’t at home and cannot watch it 
But if we think about the others match maybe Germany deserved it. I live French team a great deal, but I can say I’m a little bit more about Germany!
But now it’s Brazil!!! We will win it!
“The “overrated” German “Gurkentruppe” has won 28 of 31 matches in the last two years, is #1 in the FIFA World Ranking and has reached the semifinals four times in a row (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)”
Luck may have been on their side but they don’t really play well. Today was not pleasant at all to watch. Furthermore, except for beating Argentina twice in recent World Cups, when they had to play the really big teams, they always lost: twice to Spain, twice to Italy, 2002 lost the World Cup final to Brazil, that’s what separates the truly great teams from the good ones: They rise to the occasion and win the really big games. The German team has always had difficulties to do that and they will have a very hard time against Brazil in the semifinals.
“The “overrated” German “Gurkentruppe” has won 28 of 31 matches in the last two years, …”
It is much more relevant to look at the game statistics against the big teams: strongly negative against Brazil, only 4 wins in total, Germany has so far lost all competition games against Brazil, negative against Italy of course, last won match back in 1995, negative against Spain as well.
So you´re basically saying "the German team is sooo overrated because they don´t win tournaments and ‘only’ make it to the semifinals or lose in the final?
Italy and Spain didn´t even survive the first three games and we´ve defeated France today…but I guess some people will never be satisfied…
Basically I don’t really care who wins the World Cup. I just find this typical German delusional football frenzy a bit amusing. They are a decent team, but not a great one, they have been lucky so far and had they had to play Spain and Italy in this tournament I am sure they would have lost against them.
And yes, winning the big games, separates the wheat from the chaff.
If they really want to impress me they should beat Brazil on Tuesday.
In fairness, I thought Germany played somewhat better today - albeit that it wasn’t exactly an epic performance.
I think you have got a good point about this Mannschaft not being a truly g-r-r-reat team (like the BRD crew of the 1980s, say.) However many teams seem to be going through a pretty poor spell right now. The current Brazil side isn’t exactly vintage stuff, is it? Ditto Argentina. Spain bombed. Italy bombed. England…well…what can we say? :-0
(Irrelevant personal note: I still haven’t forgiven Germany for winning the Halbfinale in a penalty shootout in 1990 - that year would sicherlich have been England’s second WM-Titel, if only we hadn’t been cheated by the dastardly and evil sports psychologists who are quite obviously hired by the DFB to brainwash the German players into winning shootouts! Well, something like this muss be true: Germany has literally never lost a shootout - und dies kann einfach kein Zufall sein, oder? :-0)
Anyway, for now the teutonic machine rolls on. Brazil should take nothing for granted, IMO. If Germany end up facing Argentina in a final, I think they will win. (However if they face Holland they will be toast, because no human being can stop Batman van Persie and his sidekick Robben! :-D)
Congrats to Germany. I found the match extremely boring, I wasn’t even sad at the end, just bored. Watching Brasil-Colombia in a Colombian retaurant was much more entertaining!
Germany vs Netherlands final is exactly what I have been hoping for all along!
Well actually it was a Scotland vs England final, but England was not good enough to make it through the group stages.
For me, it didn’t really matter, I was happy no matter which team won; being tied to both. But yes, you’re right Jorgis, most unfortunately it wasn’t an exciting match. And yes, the following one was far more interesting to watch.
I don’t really think any team has been outstanding this year as it happens, no team could be said to be an unbeatable winner. Germany, renowned for its football, has not had a team bound to win the World Cup; Germans themselves have been dubious about its chances this year.
@Colin
Maybe it’s time for Scotland to sign up to the “Better Together” movement?
Just think, with our help, your players could get to perform on the world stage again! 
What the hell is going on with the referees by the way? One of the “innovations” of this tournaments seems to be, that most teams commit unneccesary fouls all the time…and the referees make wimpy decisions.
- YouTube (not even yellow card for a foul like that, wtf?!?)
Maybe it´s karma? He´s one of the “best” divers I´ve ever seen. Neymar • Best dives - YouTube
@Paule
In the old days players could get away with (near) murder!
:-0
@Wladi
Yeah, and after that France lost the penalty shoot-out because of him. I bet Schumacher still has many fans in France…