IT may be Germany's victory, but the whole world is talking about it.
The World reacts to Germany's World Cup victory[Reuters/EPA]IT may be Germany's victory, but the whole world is talking about it. The World Cup winners have made headlines around the world today after triumphing 1-0 over Argentina during extra-time in Rio de Janeiro last night.Needless to say, the coverage was jubilant throughout Germany.
The 1-0 win made headlines around the world [Reuters/EPA]The Hamburger Mogen Post's front page headline was simply 'Galactic', while Die Welt went with 'It is true' in the national colours of black, red and gold.Der Spiegel listed Germany's titles: "1954. 1974. 1990. 2014!"Midfielder Mario Goetze, who wasn't born when Germany won its last World Cup, sealed the title with his stunning extra-time goal."THANK GOETZ! World champions!" screamed the mass-circulation daily Bild.German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said after the match: "All of Germany is the world champion."
Mario Goetze with the trophy [AP]Meanwhile the reaction was rather more measured in Argentina, although still appreciative of its world class players who only conceded defeat to the German side in the 105th minute.Los Andes described the nation's defeat as 'End of a Dream World', whereas Larazon pledged 'Total Thanks' to its team.But while the press in Argentina kept calm, some fans were perhaps rather emotional.In Buenos Aires, riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets late on Sunday night to restrain a group of vandals who disturbed a peaceful rally celebrating Argentina's gutsy performance. Parents with small children could be seen fleeing in fear after police, who initially remained on the sidelines as jubilant fans poured into downtown Buenos Aires, began chasing down the vandals on motorcycles.The youths, many of them with their faces covered and drinking heavily, responded by hurling rocks, destroying shop fronts and breaking into a theatre. Police said 20 officers were injured and at least 60 people were arrested. The vandals tore down street lights and ripped up the stone from some streets to throw at officers.
Angry fans riot on the streets of Buenos Aires [ Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media]The chaotic situation marred what was an otherwise spontaneous show of support for Argentina's national team after its best World Cup run in 24 years. The host nation's press were respectful to their fierce South American rivals, with Brazil's Correio reporting 'Argentina mourns'The Agora newspaper exclaimed: 'Germany celebrates in the cup of cups'.Last night's final understandably set social media ablaze as fans from far and wide went online to express their reaction to football's new global champion.The ultimate championship game broke a Twitter record with a massive 618,725 tweets per minute (TPM) about the match at the final whistle, making the final the highest TPM peak the site has ever seen during an event.It smashed the previous record from last week when Brazil's 7-1 defeat to Germany in the semi-finals generated 580,166 TPM. Nevertheless that match still holds the record for total Tweets about a sporting event.
Celebrations continued through the night for Germany's win [Reuters]German Chancellor Angela Merkel, sitting in the VIP section, waved a clenched fist as Goetze celebrated his winning goal.And, when referee Nicola Rizzoli blew the final whistle a few minutes later, Vladimir Putin reached across and shook Merkel's hand.
Angela Merkel celebrates with the team [Twitter]The Russian president's country hosts the next World Cup in 2018. The German premier was also later pictured surrounded by the elated team in the dressing room, after she had watched the historic victory - Germany's first since re-unification - at the Maracana stadium in Rio. 
Fifa boss Sepp Blatter and Vladimir Putin in handover ceremony [Reuters]Pop star Rihanna was another to get up close to Germany's new heroes.Reguarly updating her Twitter feed throughout the match, the star celebrated in the crowd when Germany scored the winning goal. She posted a variety of pictures from the match, including selfies with the team and the golden trophy. 
Rihanna's attention-grabbing celebration [Twitter]
Rihanna with Super Mario [Twitter]
The singer being kissed by Lukas Podolski (l) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (r) [Twitter]Last night was the third World Cup final between Germany and Argentina.They met in successive finals in 1986 and 1990, with each team lifting the title (3-2 Argentina in 1986, 1-0 West Germany in 1990).
No comments:
Post a Comment