...and if there isn't one, people will claim there is anyway.


C'mon Brazil!

Hi all. Looking forward to this match. Will be interesting to see how Brazil play without Neymar, I wonder if they will look a bit average without him. We'll see I suppose.

Brazil to win after extra time, they'll probably set up to stop Germany playing, much to the annoyance of fans expecting Brazil to play samba-style football.

Ronaldo's been eating the pies.

God, that 2002 final was a borefest.

RTE panel are saying that if Brazil win the World Cup, they will be the worst ever team to win the competition. Can't argue with that.....they've played very little football and have had a fair amount of help from the referees.

Full line ups with subs

Brazil: 12-Julio Cesar; 6-Marcelo, 23-Maicon, 13-Dante, 4-David Luiz; 17-Luiz Gustavo, 5-Fernandinho, 20-Bernard, 11-Oscar, 7-Hulk; 9-Fred

Substitutes: 1-Jefferson, 2-Daniel Alves, 3-Thiago Silva, 8-Paulinho, 10-Neymar, 14-Maxwell, 15-Henrique, 16-Ramires, 18-Hernanes, 19-Willian, 21-Jo, 22-Victor

Germany: 1-Manuel Neuer; 16-Philipp Lahm; 20-Jerome Boateng; 5-Mats Hummels; 4-Benedikt Hoewedes; 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger; 6-Sami Khedira; 18-Toni Kroos; 8-Mesut Ozil; 13-Thomas Mueller, 11-Miroslav Klose

Substitutes: 2-Kevin Grosskreutz, 3-Matthias Ginter, 9-Andre Schuerrle, 10-Lukas Podolski, 12-Ron-Robert Zieler, 14-Julian Draxler, 15-Erik Durm, 17-Per Mertesacker, 19-Mario Goetze, 21-Shkodran Mustafi, 22-Roman Weidenfeller, 23-Chrisoph Kramer

Why do they keep wheeling out Mr Bionic Elbow, Leonardo for these segments? The man is a disgrace for what he did in the '94 World Cup.

Do not underestimate the power of FIFA.

One of the rare occasions that I'll be rooting for Germany. I want to see an all European final.

However, I've got a nagging feeling that Brazil (or the officials!) will find a way.

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All I'm asking is that we have a decent game, and not like what we had before.

The studio lights seem so dim today.

Some might say they already look average with him. They'll be even worse now.

Yeah possibly, but they've got through all their matches. I think he gives them that extra edge. I actually thought they were pretty decent in their last match.

Would Brazil players be as good if they all played in Brazil like English players all play here? Not saying they shouldn't travel, but is it Europe that improves them? And if so why don't any of our players go to Spain, Italy, Germany etc

I wonder if we get a shot of Joachim Löw picking his nose and eating it again tonight

There's something unfamiliar about Germany, says the Commentator. lol

Game hasn't even started, and we get funny comments.

Red button coverage showing lots of live crowd scenes and player interaction along with radio 5 commentary directly accessed on freeview at 301.

Scholari just given Loew a bag full of money

Come on the Germans!

Sort them out boys from Brazil!!

Scolari is a bit brazen with his bribes

The crowd don't seem as loud as their usually are at brazil games.
Scholari gave Low what looks a gift bag.

Germany haven't used Deutschland Deutschland uber alles as their lyrics since the end of the second world war, why don't some of these pundits read up on their history? Its embarresing.

Why does Neymar's shirt need to be held aloft?