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Associated Press: Germany wins terrifically entertaining World Cup

By Associated Press.
German fans celebrate with national flags on a car near the Zoo train station on early July 14, 2014 in Berlin after Germany won the FIFA World Cup 2014 final football match against Argentina in Brazil. AFP PHOTO / CLEMENS BILA
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Germany won the World Cup. Host Brazil won a world of new friends.

The now four-time champions, the first European team to win the World Cup on Latin American soil, earned the honor of lifting the most recognized trophy in sports with a tooth-and-nail 1-0 victory in a final as terrifically entertaining as the tournament itself. 

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