It IS Germany's Day!

After Tony Martin won Stage 9 earlier today, I wondered if this would truly be Germany's day.  Now that the 2014 World Cup is in the history books, today really IS all Germany's.  Argentina and Germany showed why they were in the final.  The two best teams in the world were on display, and the defenses did not disappoint.  Each team had its moments to score, but extra time was needed.  The goal that won it all for Germany was as beautiful a goal as you'll ever see.

In the 113th minute, André Schürrle delivered the perfect cross into the box.  He was on the left side of the pitch.  The ball met Mario Götze's chest, and then dropped onto Götze's left boot.  Germany's 4th World Cup win was sealed when the ball flew into the far right side of the net.  I cropped the image below from my video feed (click on the image for a larger view).

That image will be on posters all over Germany!  Götze turned 22 just over a month ago.  That's pretty young to be world famous!

Congratulations to Germany on a well-deserved World Cup title.