Quarter-final: France v Germany

:01:00. > :01:07.quarterfinals of this quite superb World Cup. Our live game could be a

:01:08. > :01:08.classic, France versus Germany, two the leading lights of international

:01:09. > :01:39.football take to the stage. deans of their -- Zidane. Schumacher

:01:40. > :01:56.thumped him pretty hard. Klinsmann, what a girl. Thierry Henry for

:01:57. > :02:13.France. Matuidi with the second. -- goal. It is 3-0, Muller is there.

:02:14. > :02:15.Benzema. Ozil again. It is 24 years since Germany won the

:02:16. > :02:21.World Cup, It is 24 years since Germany won the

:02:22. > :02:26.of flu in the camp, they are one game away from a fourth successive

:02:27. > :02:31.semifinal. The French coach, Didier Deschamps, was their captain when

:02:32. > :02:34.they lifted the trophy in 1998, his talented squad have put their

:02:35. > :02:39.troubles of four years ago firmly behind them.

:02:40. > :02:43.Alongside Alan Shearer and Rio Ferdinand for this clash of the

:02:44. > :02:50.European heavyweights, an old friend, Ruud Gullit. Are you

:02:51. > :02:57.enjoying a? Yes, great World Cup, we did not expect to see this kind of

:02:58. > :02:59.attacking football, loads of goals. The South Americans have surprised

:03:00. > :03:05.us in the way they have played, and I've enjoyed it, and the people at

:03:06. > :03:10.home as well. This Saturday's game should be tasty, two great

:03:11. > :03:19.footballing nations? The Germans, old friends of the Dutch! In the

:03:20. > :03:25.last few years, they have improved a lot. There is a foreign influence,

:03:26. > :03:29.the Turkish players, they play technical, good stuff, they try to

:03:30. > :03:35.keep the ball. Scoring a lot of goals. I am looking forward to it.

:03:36. > :03:42.France have been a surprise to everyone. An old clash of two

:03:43. > :03:46.titans. Both these teams playing entertaining football, this could be

:03:47. > :03:51.the tie of the round? We hope so. Germany started the tournament

:03:52. > :03:57.scoring goals, blazing away, they have pleaded for little bit. France,

:03:58. > :04:02.not huge expectations on them in this tournament, like the Germans,

:04:03. > :04:04.they are feeling their way into the tournament, feeling comfortable,

:04:05. > :04:09.looking good. Should be a free-flowing game? It is funny,

:04:10. > :04:14.Germany always remembered as being an efficient group of winners, they

:04:15. > :04:21.have gone into this expansive, open football. The French team, they are

:04:22. > :04:27.surprisingly few people. They did not have the expectation to do well,

:04:28. > :04:31.the harmony that Didier Deschamps have got -- has got, should make for

:04:32. > :04:35.a good game. This is shaping up to be the most open World Cup for

:04:36. > :04:38.years. Who will be champions is not clear? We are inviting you to take

:04:39. > :05:03.part in a vote. West Germany beat France twice in

:05:04. > :05:12.the 1980s. The first of those encounters was one of the most

:05:13. > :05:21.infamous in World Cup history recalled by Eddie Butler.

:05:22. > :05:24.1982, a warm night in Seville, recalled in infamy. The villain of

:05:25. > :05:29.the piece, Harald Schumacher. They were playing Michel Platini's

:05:30. > :05:36.France, Schumacher protecting his area forcefully. Every square inch

:05:37. > :05:37.of his area, from the goal-line to the outer reaches of the 18-yard

:05:38. > :05:51.box. On the receiving end, Patrick

:05:52. > :05:57.Battison, three teeth knocked out, the Saint-Etienne defender knocked

:05:58. > :06:01.out. Schumacher was unhurt. Battison ended it, Platini thought he was

:06:02. > :06:15.dead. The Dutch referee awarding a goal kick. As for the game... Michel

:06:16. > :06:24.Platini. Vital for France. It is in. It is 1-1. What a moment in

:06:25. > :06:38.Platini. Vital for France. It is in. area. Tigana. What a cracking goal.

:06:39. > :06:45.Onside. Karlheinz River nacre -- Karlheinz Riemann ago May six --

:06:46. > :06:54.makes it 3-2. It will now mean sudden death. Schumacher still

:06:55. > :07:02.centre stage as the world's first penalty shoot out took place. It

:07:03. > :07:09.will go out to the mag on until someone misses. Schumacher. No

:07:10. > :07:19.question he moved, he takes the applause. West Germany have won.

:07:20. > :07:24.They have won in a totally unsatisfactory matter. West German

:07:25. > :07:31.celebrations would end here, they lost 3-1 to Italy in the final.

:07:32. > :07:35.It was an extraordinary game, great memories, great goals, but always a

:07:36. > :07:45.member for that unbelievable moment with Schumacher. 3-3, great goals,

:07:46. > :07:50.great game, but that. I don't mind physical contact, but that was a bit

:07:51. > :07:58.too much. Incredible. It was a Dutch referee! In those days, the

:07:59. > :08:08.punishment was different maybe. Horrifying. For

:08:09. > :08:12.punishment was different maybe. on, it was terrible, he was OK.

:08:13. > :08:19.Being remembered for that Ba the referee did not give any thing. No

:08:20. > :08:27.foul, no penalty. A goal kick. FIFA did not look at it. Any memories of

:08:28. > :08:34.that? No memories. It was a car crash. The game, you remember it for

:08:35. > :08:41.the wrong reasons. The nominal. We were tough in those days, Rio!

:08:42. > :08:42.Today's all European encounter takes place in the most famous stadium in

:08:43. > :08:50.South America, across Rio de place in the most famous stadium in

:08:51. > :08:53.Janeiro, at the Maracana. Mark Chapman and Danny Murphy

:08:54. > :09:00.imposition. We are. A glorious lunchtime at the

:09:01. > :09:04.Maracana. Germany have not hit the heights of that opening game against

:09:05. > :09:05.Portugal. They had three tough games, they were tested against

:09:06. > :09:11.Ghana in the heat. games, they were tested against

:09:12. > :09:18.all the way. Against Algeria they needed extra time. The French may be

:09:19. > :09:22.a bit fresher. If you were a French midfielder, would you be licking

:09:23. > :09:26.your lips at taking on this high defensive gem in line? I would be

:09:27. > :09:30.amazed if they do that today, that is asking for trouble against a

:09:31. > :09:35.quality side. They are more well-equipped. We think Philipp Lahm

:09:36. > :09:42.will go to full-back, Boateng in the middle. They might try and do it,

:09:43. > :09:47.but I think they will be more cautious. Is that because of the

:09:48. > :09:54.high line, Lahm going to full-back? I think it is because of Griezmann,

:09:55. > :09:59.he was a game chain, allowing Benzema to go into the centre,

:10:00. > :10:02.causing problems. The German manager has seen it, thinking my most

:10:03. > :10:05.experienced full-back, one of my best players, I will put him on

:10:06. > :10:11.Griezmann. They are still warming up, we will city you -- we will talk

:10:12. > :10:16.to you at half-time. There has been much debate to the

:10:17. > :10:19.open nature of the German tactical approach. Whatever happened to

:10:20. > :10:25.ruthless efficiency? Dan Walker can tell us.

:10:26. > :10:30.A dash of daring, sweeper keepers, high defensive lines. Walking the

:10:31. > :10:35.tightrope. What would they have made for this? 18 years without a

:10:36. > :10:41.trophy, and attire generation knowing Germany as the nearly men.

:10:42. > :10:46.Before the only thing they did not win was friends. Efficient,

:10:47. > :10:52.functional, they were the World War I arrows let loose from the high

:10:53. > :10:57.ground. They simply raised their metal shields to the sky and smiled.

:10:58. > :11:00.Then the production line slowed, a systemic overhaul, a period of

:11:01. > :11:07.transition where they still reach the World Cup final. Then Germany

:11:08. > :11:09.showed a new face, fresh, cosmopolitan, expansive. Yearling

:11:10. > :11:38.Klinsmann, the quiet technocrat, Low is a thinker, he found it at his

:11:39. > :11:41.players 2.8 seconds to make a pass, too long. The kept going until it

:11:42. > :11:45.was less and less, too long. The kept going until it

:11:46. > :12:14.was now he says it is 0.9. Flamboyance rooted in science.

:12:15. > :12:23.Goalkeeping midfielders apart, the fluid style is best personified by

:12:24. > :12:27.this man, what is Thomas Muller? Winger, striker, false nine, one

:12:28. > :12:35.thing is certain, he is deadly, usually. Will this more muscular

:12:36. > :12:40.style at its time? Low may have a stopwatch on his team, but those 18

:12:41. > :12:47.years, he knows his clock is ticking, too.

:12:48. > :12:52.Indeed, he has made big tactical changes. Manuel Neuer winning his

:12:53. > :12:56.50th cap, he has lost just three times in a Germany shirt. The

:12:57. > :12:58.experiment are times in a Germany shirt. The

:12:59. > :13:06.playing Lahm in central midfield is over, he returns to write back. Mats

:13:07. > :13:11.Hummels comes into the fence. Schweinsteiger and Khedira are

:13:12. > :13:17.United in front of the back four. Toni Kroos has had more touches than

:13:18. > :13:25.any other player in the World Cup. Ozil to his left, Muller is no

:13:26. > :13:30.longer a false nine. Miroslav Klose given the chance to create history

:13:31. > :13:35.and become his country's all-time leading scorer. Everything has been

:13:36. > :13:43.talking about Manuel Neuer, Rio, that sweeper keeper role.

:13:44. > :13:48.Defender in front of his defence. I think he is the best keeper in the

:13:49. > :13:54.world, he plays quickly, incisively. He has become a sweep almost. This

:13:55. > :14:01.touch map, almost one third of this touches on so -- outside the box.

:14:02. > :14:06.Finding danger, clearing it up, phenomenal. The AUC, making a

:14:07. > :14:10.decision early, phenomenal. The AUC, making a

:14:11. > :14:15.athleticism. Sliding tackle. Head down, back to goal. This would be a

:14:16. > :14:20.defender's nightmare, I would not want to see him out here. He punches

:14:21. > :14:29.it, through one of his own guys, off they go. He sees Mertesacker... Out

:14:30. > :14:34.he comes. Quick. Is there a sense there is a red card waiting to

:14:35. > :14:38.happen? It is high risk football, if it does not come off, it is a red

:14:39. > :14:43.card or a goal. The centre halves have no cover, they are drilled he

:14:44. > :14:48.will be coming off his line. Mark your man, they get the space. People

:14:49. > :14:55.recover the space. It is not the way I like to play, but it works for

:14:56. > :14:59.them. Doesn't it just but to show how

:15:00. > :15:05.football has changed for a goalkeeper in the last 20 years when

:15:06. > :15:09.he hardly used his hands! Hugo Lloris is the same, he does not mind

:15:10. > :15:16.coming off his line, either. Did you not to the words that a goalkeeper

:15:17. > :15:23.must be able to play football? That is why he was in goal, otherwise he

:15:24. > :15:28.would have been playing out. But he chooses people, plays people in

:15:29. > :15:35.different positions, whatever. You need that. As a goalkeeper, you have

:15:36. > :15:43.to be a footballer. That changed. But he took a lot of risks, I agree

:15:44. > :15:53.with you. Against better opposition, Algeria are not France, and the

:15:54. > :15:57.forwards in the French team will be thinking, if that ball comes to me

:15:58. > :16:02.now, they will be thinking, I will be running in behind. You can bet

:16:03. > :16:09.whatever you want that France have been working on exactly that. I want

:16:10. > :16:14.to see somebody clever enough to see him and catch him out of his goal.

:16:15. > :16:19.As for the French, Thierry Henry is now back in playing action in New

:16:20. > :16:21.York, but he still found time to record a rallying cry for his

:16:22. > :18:33.compatriots. LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THE FRENCH

:18:34. > :18:40.LINE-UP. THEY HAVE MADE TWO CHANGES. Sakho

:18:41. > :18:40.LINE-UP. back in central defence, in place of

:18:41. > :18:45.Koscielny. Paul Pogba scored in back in central defence, in place of

:18:46. > :18:47.their last match back in central defence, in place of

:18:48. > :18:52.settled midfield trio. And back in central defence, in place of

:18:53. > :19:00.has tinkered with his front line, with Griezmann coming in for Giroud,

:19:01. > :19:07.meaning Benzema moves into the central role. Alan Shearer, you have

:19:08. > :19:12.had a look at Benzema. He is one of the players who is in contention for

:19:13. > :19:19.the Golden Boot? Traditional centre forward, he wants to play number

:19:20. > :19:23.nine. The contrast between him and Muller, this guy wants to get in the

:19:24. > :19:28.box. He wants to play on the last man. This was a fantastic finish. He

:19:29. > :19:36.has had more shots in the tournament than anyone else. He can assist as

:19:37. > :19:40.well. The weight of pass there was brilliant. But this is what he will

:19:41. > :19:49.be looking to do today, get in behind. In contrast, this guy, I do

:19:50. > :19:54.not know what he is, an attacking midfielder, centre forward, number

:19:55. > :19:59.ten... Here, crossing from the left, and this time, coming from the

:20:00. > :20:05.right. Another assist. That is fantastic, on a plate. And he does

:20:06. > :20:13.his bit for the team as well. Defending here. You will not see

:20:14. > :20:20.that from Benzema too many times. Again, from the left, another

:20:21. > :20:27.assist. Brilliant. But he is also a guy in the right place at the right

:20:28. > :20:31.time, who can finish. That is not a fluke, that that ball comes to him,

:20:32. > :20:40.but what about the finish. It is brilliant. He is similar to a Frank

:20:41. > :20:44.Lampard, an attacking midfielder who will be in the right place at the

:20:45. > :20:48.right time. Golden Boot four years ago, and a great chance of doing it

:20:49. > :21:03.again. There are not many number nines here. Look at the guys who are

:21:04. > :21:07.scoring the goals. Both Muller and Benzema have been moved around a bit

:21:08. > :21:13.in this World Cup. He looks more comfortable in the middle, that is

:21:14. > :21:17.where he plays at Real Madrid. He is a real striker. For instance, van

:21:18. > :21:21.Persie is not a real striker, he just converted. And I think Thomas

:21:22. > :21:26.Muller is the same. You know he can do it, you can put him on the right,

:21:27. > :21:33.the left, and he will do something for your team. He is a player that

:21:34. > :21:39.every coach would be happy to have. You have played against these

:21:40. > :21:42.players, Rio, how do they compare? Very different, Benzema is a pure

:21:43. > :21:45.centre forward, one of the most difficult guys I have played

:21:46. > :21:50.against. He can shoot off either foot. Comfortable with the ball

:21:51. > :21:55.coming into feet, and can run-in behind, here's a defender's

:21:56. > :21:59.nightmare, he can do a bit of everything. Thomas Muller, when you

:22:00. > :22:04.look at him, he does not scare you, he is not physically imposing or

:22:05. > :22:09.articulately quick, but he is efficient. He does what is best for

:22:10. > :22:14.the team. He is one of those kind of ghostly players, he sneaks into

:22:15. > :22:23.positions. Maybe a bit like Lampard, or David Platt. But also, as we saw,

:22:24. > :22:27.he can assist. Those balls he played in were fantastic. Going back to

:22:28. > :22:32.Benzema, if Germany are going to play that high line today, then he

:22:33. > :22:36.will love that. You will see him trying to run-in behind at every

:22:37. > :22:43.opportunity, if they are going to leave that space. That is what he

:22:44. > :22:50.wants to do, because he is quick, and defenders do not like that. What

:22:51. > :22:57.do you think, Ruud Gullit, about the fact that Lahm has now gone back to

:22:58. > :23:01.full-back? I must say he does it well when he plays in midfield. He

:23:02. > :23:06.is a good player. Of course you miss him at right-back because he always

:23:07. > :23:12.comes forward at the right moment. That is why they played Khedira.

:23:13. > :23:16.Almost all season he was injured, but in the final, he played for Real

:23:17. > :23:22.Madrid. So they know what they are going to get from him. A more

:23:23. > :23:26.natural holding player? Yes, he is. But going back to Lahm, he went into

:23:27. > :23:31.midfield for Bayern Munich, for Germany as well. He gets the most

:23:32. > :23:37.touches, and his pass accuracy is really high. That is a top, top

:23:38. > :23:43.player. Pep Guardiola said he is one of the best football players he has

:23:44. > :23:47.ever managed. Also in the French team, Griezmann and Pogba, laying

:23:48. > :23:54.with no fear, just enjoying their World Cup. I think that is

:23:55. > :24:01.important. If they can make runs in behind as well. The Germans want to

:24:02. > :24:05.have the ball, so they will be writing for the right moment.

:24:06. > :24:14.Quickly, how do you see it going, Alan Shearer? I will go for Germany.

:24:15. > :24:20.Also Germany. Rio? I think France will win it. It is a quarterfinal

:24:21. > :24:24.between France and Germany, watched in the Maracana by Mark Lawrenson

:24:25. > :24:29.and Jonathan Pearce. JONATHAN PEARCE: Good afternoon,

:24:30. > :24:36.everybody. One of the hottest Rio days in the World Cup so far. We

:24:37. > :24:44.could have a World Cup classic here today. Germany, unbeaten in 15

:24:45. > :24:51.games, France and beaten in eight. Germany into the last eight for the

:24:52. > :24:57.16th time in a row. A sixth quarterfinal for France. We will

:24:58. > :25:05.have the anthems, and then the two captains will read out an

:25:06. > :25:12.anti-discrimination declaration. Temperatures down on the pitch side,

:25:13. > :25:24.about 30 degrees Celsius. It is searingly hot. And the players will

:25:25. > :25:29.have to wait while this anti-discrimination explanation is

:25:30. > :25:41.read out on the PA system. And they will introduce a message from the

:25:42. > :25:46.two captains, Lahm and Lloris. Hugo Lloris, he is saying, on behalf of

:25:47. > :25:53.the national team France, they wholeheartedly reject any

:25:54. > :25:58.discolouration on any grounds -- discrimination on any grounds. Using

:25:59. > :26:03.the power of football, they can help to eradicate racism and risk

:26:04. > :26:13.ruminations from sport and society at large. We ask you to join us in

:26:14. > :26:23.this fight. Philipp Lahm, on behalf of Germany - we appeal to everyone

:26:24. > :26:30.who is watching us today to help us remove discrimination from our

:26:31. > :26:37.society. It is only together that we can succeed. Those players have been

:26:38. > :26:41.made to stand a long time in the sunshine and the heat.

:26:42. > :26:43.# Allons enfants de la Patrie Le jour de gloire est arrive

:26:44. > :26:54.L'etendard sanglant est leve # L'etendard sanglant est leve

:26:55. > :27:01.# Entendez-vous dans les campagnes Mugir ces feroces soldats

:27:02. > :27:09.# Aux armes, citoyens Formez vos bataillons

:27:10. > :27:26.# Marchons, marchons # Qu'un sang impur

:27:27. > :27:45.Abreuve nos sillons # Amour sacre de la Patrie

:27:46. > :27:55.# Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Fur das deutsche Vaterland

:27:56. > :28:07.# Danach lasst uns alle streben Bruderlich mit Herz und Hand

:28:08. > :28:17.# Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Sind des Gluckes Unterpfand

:28:18. > :28:53.# Bluh' im Glanze dieses Gluckes Bluhe, deutsches Vaterland. #

:28:54. > :29:00.It will be interesting to see who the Brazilian neutrals in the crowd

:29:01. > :29:06.will be supporting. They lost to France in the 1998 final, and in the

:29:07. > :29:10.quarterfinals of 1986 and 2000. The winners of this will play the

:29:11. > :29:17.winners of Brazil-Colombia. France have everybody fit. Two changes.

:29:18. > :29:19.Griezmann, from Real Sociedad, starts his third game, with Olivier

:29:20. > :29:22.Giroud dropping to the bench. starts his third game, with Olivier

:29:23. > :29:28.Giroud dropping to the That allows Benzema to be the central striker.

:29:29. > :29:36.He has rediscovered his goal-scoring touch. Mamadou Sakho is fit again,

:29:37. > :29:41.preferred to Koscielny. Watch out for bellboy in, one of the

:29:42. > :29:47.candidates -- watch out for Valbuena, one of the candidates for

:29:48. > :29:59.player of the tournament. There is the referee, Nestor Pitana, from

:30:00. > :30:03.Argentina. Philipp Lahm has three times been voted best full-back at

:30:04. > :30:10.tournaments. Hugo Lloris has been simply outstanding so far. Again,

:30:11. > :30:11.there is some delay in this ritual, which will not help the players at

:30:12. > :30:26.all. changes, now they will have another

:30:27. > :30:33.delay for an anti-discrimination say no to racism photo. Bearing in mind,

:30:34. > :30:41.once you get out onto the field of play, you just want to start. They

:30:42. > :30:44.may think it's necessary, but I'm pretty sure the players don't, in

:30:45. > :30:57.terms of the temperature. A crucial message to get across. Yes. The

:30:58. > :31:02.German changes, Arsene Wenger would like to know why Per Mertesacker was

:31:03. > :31:07.not playing, he is set behind us, one of the players suffering from

:31:08. > :31:13.flu. The press also believe it's a tactical decision. Khedira returns

:31:14. > :31:22.to the starting line-up, the other big talking point upfront. Klose

:31:23. > :31:34.coming in, Rio got sir. -- coming in for Mariga -- Gotze.

:31:35. > :31:43.When you look both teams with the changes, both look extremely well

:31:44. > :31:52.balanced. You would argue better than they have been in the

:31:53. > :32:06.competition so far. I wonder if Yogi the -- Joachim Low has been waiting

:32:07. > :32:14.for this, you all a great piece by Dan Walker, he has been honing the

:32:15. > :32:19.German team down to the split-2nd. We're about to get going at the home

:32:20. > :32:27.of football, the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. Many people have France as

:32:28. > :32:37.the dark horses, they had to beat the mike and experience of Germany,

:32:38. > :32:43.all in white. The first World Cup where they have not had black shorts

:32:44. > :32:57.or green shirts as part of their kits. Awaiting final permission from

:32:58. > :33:04.the feeder macro official. -- FIFA official. Germany get us going.

:33:05. > :33:21.Put forward by Debuchy. Newcastle trying to keep hold of him.

:33:22. > :33:26.We're still not sure if Schweinsteiger is fully fit.

:33:27. > :33:34.We're still not sure if problems with Bayern Munich this

:33:35. > :33:36.season. He came out to warm up with tracksuit bottoms on. Very hot out

:33:37. > :33:55.there. Germany do have orthodox full-backs,

:33:56. > :34:05.they have been playing with four centre-backs. That is where all the

:34:06. > :34:18.width will come from, with Lahm. Mats Hummels, important player.

:34:19. > :34:33.Germany playing possession football early on. The French are ready and

:34:34. > :34:38.retreating, five across midfield. The French are rejuvenated, saying

:34:39. > :34:42.the whole of France is behind them. Six months ago the French press were

:34:43. > :34:48.decrying them are the worst team ever. They would have to go

:34:49. > :34:56.mixture of experience and youth. A mixture of experience and youth. A

:34:57. > :35:05.chance for Muller to attack. Looking for Klose, to the edge of the

:35:06. > :35:12.penalty area. That is pumped away by Cabaye. The French centre-back from

:35:13. > :35:19.Liverpool did not look comfortable. Evra was breaking forward, the ball

:35:20. > :35:35.was not played to him, he was completely a position. -- out of

:35:36. > :35:43.position. Hamill -- Hummels blossomed in the last two years.

:35:44. > :35:49.Schweinsteiger plays it back to blossomed in the last two years.

:35:50. > :35:56.Hummels. 14 of the squad are 25 or under. It is a conveyor belt of

:35:57. > :36:00.talent. Has been for many generations in German football. The

:36:01. > :36:08.French cannot get the ball at the moment. Looking for Muller. Away by

:36:09. > :36:34.Cabaye. Sakho or Koscielny, who would you

:36:35. > :36:41.have preferred? The presence of Sakho makes me a bit nervy.

:36:42. > :36:55.Deschamps likes Sakho, his goals. They struggled in qualifying, with

:36:56. > :37:03.Spain in their group, but they had been a completely different team

:37:04. > :37:07.here. Miller thinking Lahm was going to continue his run. Interesting

:37:08. > :37:17.that Griezmann, who plays on the left, did not even think about

:37:18. > :37:23.tracking Lahm. Some thought... That is a brilliant shot, I hope you can

:37:24. > :37:34.see that at home. Christ the Redeemer, the Maracana. Some French

:37:35. > :37:35.observers thinking they were going to play Sissoko on the left-hand

:37:36. > :37:51.side. Griezmann beaten in the air by

:37:52. > :37:58.Boateng. Cut down. The French have not started, have they? Not up to

:37:59. > :38:01.speed at the moment. He could make history, Thomas

:38:02. > :38:06.speed at the moment. He could make finishes top scorer?

:38:07. > :38:10.speed at the moment. He could make finished top scorer in World Cups

:38:11. > :38:18.twice. Nine goals in his first nine World Cup games. The same is Pele.

:38:19. > :38:35.Klose trying to make his own record. Great interception by Sakho. Great

:38:36. > :38:44.start by Germany. Klose holding it up. Lloris taking a while to

:38:45. > :38:56.start by Germany. Klose holding it out, trying to calm things down. Or

:38:57. > :38:59.slow down the Germans. Blaise Matuidi, a lot of people thought he

:39:00. > :39:05.slow down the Germans. Blaise was lucky to be playing today, a

:39:06. > :39:19.fierce tackle leaving the Nigerian player with a broken leg. He did

:39:20. > :39:24.apologise afterwards. Klose. Klose the highest scoring German. Evra,

:39:25. > :39:38.head down. It is behind Benzema. Not the highest scoring German. Evra,

:39:39. > :39:49.a great header away. Valbuena has had a magnificent tournament. A

:39:50. > :39:58.little chip, an effort is by Benzema. Great little ball from

:39:59. > :40:12.Valbuena. A quick look, thinking it in. -- dinks it in. I'm not sure why

:40:13. > :40:19.has gone with a side foot. Nobody has had more shots at World Cup

:40:20. > :40:26.2014, that is his 25th. Cristiano Ronaldo in second place!

:40:27. > :40:45.A free kick to France. Have you seen the official feeder -- FIFA player

:40:46. > :40:48.of the tournament? I have. David Luiz according to the stats. Johan

:40:49. > :41:04.Have not scored a goal Djourou is in the top ten!

:41:05. > :41:12.Have not scored a goal half in a last three games. Debuchy.

:41:13. > :41:19.Varane, the best young centre-back in the world according to Jose

:41:20. > :41:23.Mourinho. He would love to get hold of him

:41:24. > :41:28.Mourinho. He would love to get hold with injury every Madrid. Started

:41:29. > :41:35.the Champions League final. Had an operation near the start of the

:41:36. > :41:42.campaign. -- Real Madrid. Fairies Deschamps, he was decried by Eric

:41:43. > :41:49.Cantona as a water carrier. Had a great influence on that side.

:41:50. > :41:59.Benzema macro offside surely. The flag stayed down, through to Manuel

:42:00. > :42:07.Neuer. Have you seen the DVD of Deschamps in the dressing room in

:42:08. > :42:10.98? Absolutely brilliant. Getting the players together. A great man

:42:11. > :42:26.motivator, they say. A little chip in. Away by Sakho.

:42:27. > :42:43.Germany penetrating deep into French territory. Schweinsteiger.

:42:44. > :42:48.Schweinsteiger dwelling on that. Came into the tournament carrying in

:42:49. > :43:11.injury, had to macro operations this season on his ankle.

:43:12. > :43:23.Had to have a couple operations. Twice Valbuena has got in either

:43:24. > :43:28.side. A good start to the game, opening ten minutes. Germany having

:43:29. > :43:29.most of the play, the French looking a bit more dangerous.

:43:30. > :43:35.most of the play, the French looking a Valbuena is the key. That is

:43:36. > :43:45.forward to Griezmann, onside, Benzema macro in the middle. The

:43:46. > :44:05.cover was there I Mats Hummels. Both offences looking vulnerable.

:44:06. > :44:16.Matuidi. Here is Schweinsteiger. Neuer flaying his 50th game. That is

:44:17. > :44:27.a free kick. The little nudge by Pogba. A big occasion for him, 21.

:44:28. > :45:05.He is on. Kroos with a free kick, one, nil.

:45:06. > :45:09.Germany lead. Mats Hummels. In a competition of wonderful goals, and

:45:10. > :45:16.old-fashioned set piece from the big centre-half coming up. Not unlike

:45:17. > :45:27.the one Marouane Fellaini scored for Belgium. Similar position. A really

:45:28. > :45:39.clever header. Lovely ball in. Just helping it on,

:45:40. > :45:50.as much as anything. Scored against Portugal. Now has another.

:45:51. > :46:07.He was fighting with Varane at the time as well.

:46:08. > :46:21.Great for the game. When he pushes it forward there, one of seven

:46:22. > :46:28.players in this German side to have played in the 2009 Under-21

:46:29. > :46:38.tournament winning campaign. They have kept that side together.

:46:39. > :46:53.Cleverly done by Pogba. I think Valbuena was looking at Debuchy, as

:46:54. > :46:59.if to say, let me know! He will have been aware of the danger of Germany

:47:00. > :47:01.at set pieces. They have the height advantage, if you compare all 11

:47:02. > :47:09.men. Hugo Lloris, but for only the third

:47:10. > :47:38.time in these finals. -- beaten. Good football, France. Valbuena has

:47:39. > :47:44.had a really good game so far. Griezmann is in the middle. And

:47:45. > :47:59.Valbuena nipped in. Followed up by Cabaye. Seen out by Howedes. He did

:48:00. > :48:07.well, Howedes. He just retreated a little bit so he did not have to

:48:08. > :48:16.make the tackle. Clever header, that was, Jonathan, very clever. Good

:48:17. > :48:20.strength as well. He was injured against England back in November. He

:48:21. > :48:33.only came back in January after a ligament problem.

:48:34. > :48:43.Hugo Lloris has got great feet, just like Neuer at the other end.

:48:44. > :49:03.Combined in this XI, the functional and the flamboyant. Good mix, good

:49:04. > :49:12.balance today. Well, the goalkeeper is as good a parser is anybody in

:49:13. > :49:15.this team. He was described this week as the best German sweeper

:49:16. > :49:50.since Franz Beckenbauer. A little bit tongue in cheek, I think. But we

:49:51. > :49:59.studio guest today, Ruud Gullit, saying that Paul Pogba is the future

:50:00. > :50:01.of the game. Joachim Low. The pressure is very much on him to

:50:02. > :50:12.His contract has been extended to succeed at these finals.

:50:13. > :50:41.His contract has been extended to July 2016, and the Euros.

:50:42. > :51:08.have only failed to make the last eight once, and that was in 1938.

:51:09. > :51:16.Remember, we want you to vote BBC World Cup website on who you

:51:17. > :51:24.think will win the tournament. That vote closes at half past five

:51:25. > :51:52.tonight. The Maracana, absolutely packed.

:51:53. > :52:04.The French supporters dotted around the stadium. A big section of

:52:05. > :52:21.Germans behind Manuel Neuer's goal in this half.

:52:22. > :52:44.Cabaye was banned for two yellows following the Ecuador game.

:52:45. > :53:01.Valbuena, lovely touch. Just too far for Debuchy. He looks a player

:53:02. > :53:12.today, doesn't he? Fiorentina want him, but he has been a folk hero at

:53:13. > :53:13.Marseille. The new coach at Marseille does not fancy him,

:53:14. > :53:23.apparently. I thought Benzema was a yard at

:53:24. > :53:29.least offside. He looked it, didn't he? He has not been particularly

:53:30. > :53:37.good at keeping up with the play, the referee's assistant. There was a

:53:38. > :53:45.decision early on in the game, and the referee had to give it. He

:53:46. > :53:51.wonderful World Cup history between these two sides. 1958, the French

:53:52. > :54:01.won the third-4th place play-off. 1982, semifinal, the first-ever

:54:02. > :54:26.penalty shoot-out. And then, 1986, in Guadalajara, won by Germany.

:54:27. > :54:38.Another good ball. He is better at centre back then right-back, no

:54:39. > :54:43.doubt about it. He is having a better World Cup than his brother,

:54:44. > :54:45.who was sent home by Ghana. Oh, Thomas Muller nearly got that.

:54:46. > :55:12.Patrice Evra. Matuidi behind him. A curious recent World Cup history,

:55:13. > :55:21.France have had. They have got out of the first round -- not got out of

:55:22. > :55:36.the first round, or got to the final!

:55:37. > :55:48.Toni Kroos has been a little metronome at times for Germany.

:55:49. > :56:21.I think he was hoping that Griezmann was going to run-in behind there.

:56:22. > :56:29.No sign in the last game of any understanding between Benzema and

:56:30. > :56:36.Giroud. They only passed to each other two or three times. Much

:56:37. > :56:45.better balance with Benzema in the middle. Looking for Klose, and he

:56:46. > :56:51.has gone down, very theatrically! It was Debuchy, the man with him. How

:56:52. > :56:58.about this, maybe you should have just controlled it and had a shot

:56:59. > :57:08.instead?! What is all that about?! He got hold of his shirt. Are you

:57:09. > :57:17.saying you would have given it? Not for the way he went down, I think,

:57:18. > :57:23.that would have counted against him. They have only ever lost one match

:57:24. > :57:41.on Brazilian soil, France, one in ten. They are trailing here.

:57:42. > :57:52.Khedira, looking for Thomas Muller! Hugo Lloris did well. Yes, he did

:57:53. > :57:59.extremely well. He had to change his stride, Thomas Muller, which enabled

:58:00. > :58:06.Lloris to come and collect. Playing some lovely football, Germany, Mark.

:58:07. > :58:09.Parliament they are, some lovely football, Germany, Mark.

:58:10. > :58:13.although I will say that there is something about the French, they are

:58:14. > :58:21.still a threat, especially when Valbuena gets on the ball. When they

:58:22. > :58:28.got to this stage, one or two players have started talking about

:58:29. > :58:35.winning the competition, and Cabaye came out and said, confidence should

:58:36. > :58:42.not become arrogance. Here he is, Yohan Cabaye. Title winner with

:58:43. > :58:53.Paris St Germain. That is why he went there, to win things.

:58:54. > :59:01.Matuidi also had a fantastic year for them.

:59:02. > :59:12.That is good play by Germany, they are just sat in, forcing the French

:59:13. > :59:15.to go back. Still playing that high line, Germany. They know that Manuel

:59:16. > :59:43.Neuer is behind them. Matuidi trying to get it through to

:59:44. > :59:50.Griezmann. Manuel Neuer starts another Germany attack. This

:59:51. > :59:53.referee's assistant on this site, he does not anticipate anything, he

:59:54. > :00:02.does not go until the ball is played. He might get himself I have

:00:03. > :00:09.not seen him before at this competition. Hernan Maidana, from

:00:10. > :00:33.Argentina. He has probably not seen you, then!

:00:34. > :00:39.coach after yelling Klinsmann, Joachim Low wanting to improve the

:00:40. > :00:41.speed of their movement, and he's still unhappy going into this game.

:00:42. > :01:04.speed of their movement, and he's -- after Klinsmann. Paul Pogba, such

:01:05. > :01:08.a talented Frenchman. Great header. Don't forget, he must have been

:01:09. > :01:30.staring into the sun, quite easy to get that wrong. He is small, one of

:01:31. > :01:46.the diddy men. Lovely disguised ball by Kroos. Klose not quite got enough

:01:47. > :01:56.pace to get away from anybody. Evra unhappy with the free kick. His

:01:57. > :02:08.guile won him that. He has caught him, hasn't he? If you keep going

:02:09. > :02:10.down like that, theatrically, no surprise a 50-50 in the penalty area

:02:11. > :02:22.will go against him. Ozil and Klose over by the free

:02:23. > :02:59.kick. That may have come off Sakho. A

:03:00. > :03:09.corner ball. Some dispute over that. The first corner of the game.

:03:10. > :03:24.Lloris has to come, taking away from him by his own player, Varane. Very

:03:25. > :03:28.nearly still in play. A brave decision to come, you have to be

:03:29. > :04:08.certain you are going to get it. May when year it. Hugo Lloris is a big

:04:09. > :04:33.Pogba was holding off Kroos. Lucky not to be sent off for swiping out

:04:34. > :04:39.at Palacio -- Wilson Palacios. He is an impetuous young player, according

:04:40. > :04:46.to his manager. The ball just skipping on, Neuer could come and

:04:47. > :04:52.claim. He was lightning quick, just watching the play. A great shot

:04:53. > :04:57.stopper, sharp reflexes, but also sees things from a long way out. I

:04:58. > :05:03.den think there is a better goalkeeper around, in all honesty. I

:05:04. > :05:06.den think there is a better remember the 2009

:05:07. > :05:08.den think there is a better winning team, he kept a clean sheet

:05:09. > :05:28.in the final. Defeating England. Lie on the right. The return ball to

:05:29. > :05:38.the area. They thought alone was impeded. It is Debuchy. The referee

:05:39. > :05:55.was in a great position. -- Muller was impeded. No. Debuchy is looking

:05:56. > :05:55.at the ball. Deschamps got after the worst

:05:56. > :06:04.at the ball. Deschamps got after the international manager. Everything

:06:05. > :06:11.changed after that play-off second leg. Griezmann pulling it back to

:06:12. > :06:28.Valbuena. The state comes the Benzema. -- save. Nearly I got a bit

:06:29. > :06:37.fortunate. -- Neuer got a bit fortunate. This is a good ball in.

:06:38. > :06:47.Really good first stop, Benzema could not force it in. It comes to

:06:48. > :07:03.the far post. Another corner. Great pressure on Benzema after the

:07:04. > :07:04.original first save. They allowed Valbuena together shot on target,

:07:05. > :07:15.but as a good height. Across goal, Sakho was up from the

:07:16. > :07:36.back. They carry a threat, France. They

:07:37. > :07:41.know that. Really good goalkeeping. The top goalkeepers have 15-20

:07:42. > :07:45.minutes when they don't touch the ball, and those other saves which

:07:46. > :07:50.are difficult because of the concentration element. There have

:07:51. > :08:02.been some good goalkeepers, Navas of Costa Rica, the Colombian and

:08:03. > :08:10.Mexican. A class class of his own? You think he is the world best? I

:08:11. > :08:30.do. A good goal-scorer, Muller,

:08:31. > :08:44.prodigious worker. Well done from Pogba. A little slip from

:08:45. > :08:57.Schweinsteiger. Malone was pulled back. -- Muller was pulled back. In

:08:58. > :09:01.the German cup final, Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund, few

:09:02. > :09:07.people could even manage walking, and he was still going for the gold.

:09:08. > :09:30.-- goal. Klose. Khedira. Ozil available on

:09:31. > :09:43.the left. Toni Kroos looking for Klose. Khedira has gone down.

:09:44. > :09:58.Clutching his face. Another player who missed a lot of football this

:09:59. > :10:05.season. He got a ball in the face. Looks at the referee, then goes

:10:06. > :10:16.down. Man playing football hit by ball in face shock! He had a really

:10:17. > :10:25.nasty knee injury, early in the season. Playing just three games for

:10:26. > :10:43.Real Madrid. His injury allows all the players to get a drink.

:10:44. > :10:54.There can be an official drinks break if temperatures are high

:10:55. > :10:58.enough. It must be today, surely? We were shown official figures. The

:10:59. > :11:06.referee is chatting to his assistant. We were told the official

:11:07. > :11:10.figure was 26 degrees, it will be hotter at pitch side, around 30. I

:11:11. > :11:15.don't think this is an official break. The players have made it into

:11:16. > :11:26.one. I wonder what the referee is doing. He is asking the assistant

:11:27. > :11:32.referee and Muller where things stopped. He is asking the player? He

:11:33. > :11:53.asked his assistant. Khedira is OK. Neuer was starting to come. Went

:11:54. > :12:10.backwards. It is a two reflector midfield three, Schweinsteiger,

:12:11. > :12:59.Kronos, Khedira. -- Kroos. The same again? It was from

:13:00. > :13:09.that the goal came. Ozil standing over it, Kroos is there. Lovely

:13:10. > :13:26.control by Yohan Cabaye. 4.5 minutes to plus stoppage time.

:13:27. > :13:32.We mentioned about the referee asking a player, in the Bundesliga

:13:33. > :13:33.they often do. They ask a player if he handled it, and expect honesty

:13:34. > :13:55.afterwards. Interesting. Piti they didn't ask Thierry Henry

:13:56. > :14:26.in that game in Paris! -- it's a pity.

:14:27. > :14:40.Plenty of white shirts back for Germany now. Looking for Benzema.

:14:41. > :14:55.Tentative appeals for handball. Hummel 's the Levys -- Hummels

:14:56. > :15:04.turned his back. The referee was not helped by his assistant. No.

:15:05. > :15:11.turned his back. The referee was not hit him in the guts. I was about to

:15:12. > :15:16.say, I know the assistant has two wait to see if the player is active,

:15:17. > :15:38.but I am not sure if the assistant on the near side is up to this. He

:15:39. > :15:41.but I am not sure if the assistant just does not anticipate the play. I

:15:42. > :15:43.still think it is harder than actually refereeing, though, being

:15:44. > :16:17.the assistant. France famously won the World Cup in

:16:18. > :16:18.1998. And they got to the final in

:16:19. > :16:23.Germany, and it became a bit of an infamous final, because of the

:16:24. > :16:43.Zinedine Zidane thing. Lovely ball from Pogba to Benzema.

:16:44. > :16:47.This time he is onside. Benzema! In the end, great ball from Pogba,

:16:48. > :16:53.but he created the chance for himself, Benzema. But he really

:16:54. > :16:56.should have done better. You are thinking, go on, but it was white at

:16:57. > :17:07.the goalkeeper. thinking, go on, but it was white at

:17:08. > :17:10.game at these World Cup Finals. Pogba, his strength and everything,

:17:11. > :17:12.game at these World Cup Finals. and Valbuena, they are a real

:17:13. > :17:24.problem for Germany. Benzema has taken up a position in

:17:25. > :17:55.the middle, Griezmann was coming from deep. Away by Schweinsteiger.

:17:56. > :18:03.Sliced out by Muller. One minute of stoppage time. Valbuena was in and

:18:04. > :18:09.out of the side for a fair few years, but Didier Deschamps Billy

:18:10. > :18:22.has placed his trust in him. That was surely out of play! It is now.

:18:23. > :18:26.I think if they go in 1-0 down, the French, at half-time, I think

:18:27. > :18:31.Deschamps will be saying to them, let's get Pogba and Valbuena on the

:18:32. > :18:38.ball as often as we can, because they will make things happen. The

:18:39. > :18:46.goal which separates the sides, guided in by Hummels, who used the

:18:47. > :18:52.pace of the free kick well. That is the half-time whistle. And it is

:18:53. > :18:59.Germany who lead against Didier Deschamps' France. Joachim Low

:19:00. > :19:03.making notes, he will be congratulating his defender Hummels,

:19:04. > :19:10.whose goal separates the science at half-time.

:19:11. > :19:15.Chances for both sides, but it is the Germans who have a slight

:19:16. > :19:20.advantage at the moment, but this game has got a long way to go? It

:19:21. > :19:24.has. I think the Germans have just edged it for me, neat and tidy. They

:19:25. > :19:30.are getting in behind once or twice. But France look dangerous on the

:19:31. > :19:33.break, particularly with the German high line, they have caught them out

:19:34. > :19:39.once or twice. That it is a very good game. It looks to be a better

:19:40. > :19:44.balance to this German side than in previous games, perhaps? It looks

:19:45. > :19:49.like France or most are giving them the advantage, letting them keep the

:19:50. > :19:55.ball, and then we will just try and get in behind you. A couple of times

:19:56. > :20:01.they have succeeded. But also for the Germans, it is difficult the

:20:02. > :20:05.goal came from a set piece. It is difficult for both sides, but

:20:06. > :20:12.Germany has the initiative, trying to make the play. But the danger is

:20:13. > :20:19.always waiting for a counterattack. How do you read it, Rio? The Germans

:20:20. > :20:25.look more composed, like they have been here before. They are not

:20:26. > :20:30.panicking, they are a goal up, and for me, they are just going to

:20:31. > :20:34.strangle the game now. Interesting that Joachim Low was brave enough to

:20:35. > :20:41.leave out big players are - did you ever do that in your managerial

:20:42. > :20:48.career, Ruud?! And look what happened! I just thought I would

:20:49. > :20:55.bring that up. The goal came from a set piece, as you said, Ruud, and it

:20:56. > :21:06.was a very good header, wasn't it? ALAN SHEARER: It was impressive.

:21:07. > :21:11.RUUD GULLIT: Hummels just pushes the defender away when the ball comes

:21:12. > :21:19.in. It was a great header. Looks a little bit like Fellaini's goal for

:21:20. > :21:24.Belgium. As a centre half, you cannot be bullied like that. I think

:21:25. > :21:31.that is probably the week part of Varane's game. He is young, growing

:21:32. > :21:43.into his frame still. Experience also? Yes, you have got to be able

:21:44. > :21:45.younger, maybe not now. I tried to stay away from you because I did not

:21:46. > :21:49.want to fight. How stay away from you because I did not

:21:50. > :21:53.with that, now experience, he has got to fight

:21:54. > :21:57.more? experience, he has got to fight

:21:58. > :22:05.aggressive, but also, do not let Hummels get his hands on you. He is

:22:06. > :22:09.right. Hummels wants to take control of the situation. As the centre

:22:10. > :22:15.half, you have got to do exactly the same, but he is pulling him around.

:22:16. > :22:20.That cannot happen. Penalty shout for Klose, what did you think? I

:22:21. > :22:24.thought it was a penalty. Went down a little bit too easily. But Debuchy

:22:25. > :22:30.has got hold of him. He gets the wrong side of him. What costs Klose

:22:31. > :22:35.is the way he goes down, but he has got hold of his shirt. If the

:22:36. > :22:44.referee sees that coming he gives a penalty. It was a great ball to see

:22:45. > :22:50.that. The way he takes the extra step, the way he goes down. Also,

:22:51. > :22:55.with the heavy touch, the referee probably thinks, he has lost the

:22:56. > :23:00.ball so he has had a dive. That is what you do most of the time. The

:23:01. > :23:02.moment you control the ball, you get a little push or a little pool, it

:23:03. > :23:09.gets you off balance. And then you a little push or a little pool, it

:23:10. > :23:12.go down. We spoke a lot about the high line prior to the game, and it

:23:13. > :23:14.go down. We spoke a lot about the does not seem quite as drastic as

:23:15. > :23:26.before? It is still high Gary. Look at the space in behind.

:23:27. > :23:30.One well timed run in behind and they will strike glory. They have

:23:31. > :23:36.had one or two attempts. You either make a run in from the side, whether

:23:37. > :23:37.had one or two attempts. You either that is Griezmann or Valbuena. Or

:23:38. > :23:45.the way to catch them would be Pogba, or a midfield runner, coming

:23:46. > :23:49.from deep. The defenders will not be able to spot a midfield runner. I

:23:50. > :23:54.mentioned coming off the line, Griezmann, and he did it very well.

:23:55. > :23:56.He has got the whole pitch to look at so he can time his run. This was

:23:57. > :24:07.a very good save from Neuer, at so he can time his run. This was

:24:08. > :24:11.can be difficult for a forward, because you are sometimes the last

:24:12. > :24:15.man, but a midfield guy can break the trap, if you like. And I think

:24:16. > :24:22.if they keep on doing that, there is a little bit of success for France.

:24:23. > :24:25.Germany, especially the centre halves, they react to danger, they

:24:26. > :24:36.do not see it early. They all stay in line. I do not understand that as

:24:37. > :24:41.a defender. I cannot wait to see, still after 20-25 minutes, it is

:24:42. > :24:46.still 1-0. I want to see France take a bit more of a risk, and I think

:24:47. > :24:52.they can do it with this team. When they have, Benzema has had a couple

:24:53. > :24:58.of chances, Rio? Yes, you do not want to give this guy too many

:24:59. > :25:03.chances. This one was nice. I thought he should have put his laces

:25:04. > :25:09.through this but he tried to place it. Alan, you would have smashed

:25:10. > :25:20.that. I said that straightaway. It is head down, hit it as hard as you

:25:21. > :25:23.can. This was never going in. Well, he has worked hard to get himself

:25:24. > :25:29.the space, but then it is a poor header. There is no way it is

:25:30. > :25:37.handball. But it is a poor header. This is typical Benzema. He comes

:25:38. > :25:42.inside, and this is what you are waiting for him to do. Centre

:25:43. > :25:52.forward play at its best, sitting the defender down, take another

:25:53. > :25:56.touch and get your shot off. Rio de Janeiro has two world-famous

:25:57. > :26:03.landmarks. You can see Sugarloaf Mountain across the bay. The other

:26:04. > :26:07.is a mighty statue of huge symbolic significance to this city and

:26:08. > :26:23.nation, as Dan Walker has been finding out.

:26:24. > :26:30.There is a legend which surrounds this amazing place. The engineer who

:26:31. > :26:36.designed this 38 metre wonder of the world started work as an atheist but

:26:37. > :26:40.finished it a man of faith. Many who visit this city will tell you,

:26:41. > :26:45.wherever you are, you can see him. But in Brazil, it is much more a

:26:46. > :26:51.case of him seeing you, watching over you, in life, in football.

:26:52. > :26:52.COMMENTATOR: We are going to a penalty shoot-out, there is plenty

:26:53. > :27:21.of drama to come yet. COMMENTATOR: Off the post! Brazil

:27:22. > :27:26.have won in the most dramatic of circumstances!

:27:27. > :27:29.Brazil are not the only nation displaying a strong faith. There are

:27:30. > :27:59.many praying that it will be them, their country.

:28:00. > :28:05.The Argentinian fans have been coming here in their thousands. They

:28:06. > :28:15.have a man called Lionel Messi, and a home-grown hope. Don't tell the

:28:16. > :28:29.Brazilians, but could this be their year?

:28:30. > :28:37.Of course, God cannot answer all of those prayers. Most psychologists

:28:38. > :28:41.will tell you that faith in someone can give you a little extra

:28:42. > :28:42.something. And in a World Cup, something extra could make all the

:28:43. > :28:51.difference. You can see whether the faith of the

:28:52. > :28:59.host nation is rewarded in our highlights tonight on BBC One. Five

:29:00. > :29:07.past midnight if you are watching in Scotland. Then, tomorrow evening, we

:29:08. > :29:46.will have another live quarterfinal for you.

:29:47. > :29:55.The Netherlands versus Costa Rica will be live on BBC One from 8.30.

:29:56. > :30:03.That is pre-seeded in the afternoon by the Wimbledon women's singles

:30:04. > :30:07.final. And a little earlier, we asked you who you thought would win

:30:08. > :30:11.this years World Cup, and the answers are in. And 20% of you went

:30:12. > :30:35.for Germany. A lot of faith for your nation? It

:30:36. > :30:42.didn't start like that, we had trouble in the defence. That is why

:30:43. > :30:47.we have played five at the back. We have scored a lot of goals. The

:30:48. > :30:53.football has not been extraordinary. We have not passed the ball like we

:30:54. > :31:02.usually do. The results are there. Costa Rica looks like the easy one

:31:03. > :31:06.on paper, but that's where the danger is. The South Americans are

:31:07. > :31:12.playing good football. I saw Colombia against Uruguay, strong,

:31:13. > :31:23.unpredictable, fit. Van Gaal, clever? The thing is... All the

:31:24. > :31:31.time, he has tried to make his mistakes right. Why don't you start

:31:32. > :31:42.immediately with the right ones? There is controversy. Van Gaal is

:31:43. > :31:46.very good, clever. Not easy to get rid of the old system. Doing

:31:47. > :31:52.something different. Speaking to some of the guys in the camp, the

:31:53. > :31:55.way that the media have gone on about the way they played. You can't

:31:56. > :32:02.always be romantic. You want results. Backing in Maracana, Mark

:32:03. > :32:09.Chapman and Danny Murphy give us their thoughts.

:32:10. > :32:13.I think Alan said it, the Germans are keeping possession better, but

:32:14. > :32:17.the French are hitting them on the break? Especially when the French

:32:18. > :32:23.got into it. When they get in behind, they look dangerous. The

:32:24. > :32:30.Germans are in control, dictating possession, they had something.

:32:31. > :32:35.Schweinsteiger dictating play. There will be a point where the French

:32:36. > :32:40.have two step out, press higher up the pitch, take risks. You have kept

:32:41. > :32:45.an eye on the battle on the German Reich and the French left? The

:32:46. > :32:52.German Reich is where Muller is playing, he is the second striker in

:32:53. > :32:57.possession, but he's not getting back quick enough. The French have

:32:58. > :33:01.had a lot of joy down the left. More importantly, they need to get Pogba

:33:02. > :33:07.on the ball with his surging runs, causing the Germans problems.

:33:08. > :33:11.Valbuena has not had the influence he did in the previous games,

:33:12. > :33:14.although he had the best chance. The ball over the top two Griezmann and

:33:15. > :33:28.Benzema is causing the Germans problems? It is, I think as long as

:33:29. > :33:33.it does, it could still be a fascinating contest.

:33:34. > :33:36.it does, it could still be a There are the two teams coming out

:33:37. > :33:40.for the second half. Germany having the lead, long way to go. How

:33:41. > :33:44.for the second half. Germany having do you think before France take

:33:45. > :33:49.chances? I think they will give it 20 minutes, perhaps looking to Remy

:33:50. > :33:57.because of 20 minutes, perhaps looking to Remy

:33:58. > :34:06.German Highline. The Germans? What will they address? They will say, if

:34:07. > :34:10.it stays like this for 20 minutes, the French will change. And what

:34:11. > :35:22.they will have Came through to Griezmann there. He

:35:23. > :35:37.went to ground. The ball would not fall for him. Fascinating to hear

:35:38. > :35:46.Rio Ferdinand talking about Varane filling out his shape.

:35:47. > :35:56.Pogba, like Raphael Varane, will be a terrific player in the future.

:35:57. > :36:10.Good pressure by France. A bright start. Here is the forementioned

:36:11. > :36:23.Raphael Varane, signed for Real Madrid on the advice of Zidane.

:36:24. > :36:35.Offside against Valbuena. Enough for you? Griezmann does not make a great

:36:36. > :36:47.deal of this at all. Is it Griezmann leaning back? Two threes could make

:36:48. > :36:57.six. Why would you run the risk? Matuidi battling with zero. Klose

:36:58. > :37:13.making the run. Could not cushion the header down.

:37:14. > :37:21.What will they be thinking right now on the French bench? One of the

:37:22. > :37:23.first things, they will look to see if the Germans are playing the

:37:24. > :37:28.first things, they will look to see way, then they will start, if they

:37:29. > :37:44.are not already, making plans in the next 15-20 minutes.

:37:45. > :38:01.Muller gives Ozil a chase. 74,000 the official crowd figures. 74,240.

:38:02. > :38:05.The Germans the official crowd figures. 74,240.

:38:06. > :38:11.the Copacabana yesterday, they had a great day. Another goalkeeper quick

:38:12. > :38:43.off his line. Patrice Evra, his 62nd cap. Low

:38:44. > :38:48.looks on. Valbuena winning a free kick. Very clever. Schweinsteiger

:38:49. > :39:03.cannot believe it. Nothing in that from Schweinsteiger.

:39:04. > :39:11.France have an but unity to draw level. -- have an opportunity. Taken

:39:12. > :39:29.quickly, Germany switched. The flag stayed down. -- switched off. Get

:39:30. > :39:36.absolutely nothing whatsoever on it. Maybe the linesman's problem was the

:39:37. > :39:45.shade or the light? Good start by France. Matuidi overran it.

:39:46. > :40:00.Anticipating a touch from a defender. He was hoping as much as

:40:01. > :40:12.anticipating. He squeezed between them, thinking he was going to get

:40:13. > :40:19.tagged by one of them. I fink it is quite obvious what Deschamps said at

:40:20. > :40:27.half-time, raise the tempo and the pace of the game. I certainly think

:40:28. > :40:31.Brazil against Colombia will be played at a higher pace, because

:40:32. > :40:41.Colombia have been playing like that all covered vision. Mind you, they

:40:42. > :40:48.are in Fortaleza, stiflingly hot. It is hot here, but no hotter than

:40:49. > :40:56.Germany in 2006 or Italy in 1990, Marseille in 1998. The players

:40:57. > :41:04.cannot complain too much about the conditions in Rio, other places,

:41:05. > :41:16.yes. Toni Kroos. A chance for Mesut Ozil. Just cut out, he was looking

:41:17. > :41:22.for Klose. I kind of feel when they broke the opportunity was better

:41:23. > :41:30.than it turned out. Asking a lot to read it through there. He has had a

:41:31. > :41:50.quiet World Cup, Ozil, similar to the season he had at Arsenal. A

:41:51. > :41:58.telling look. Hummels was there. Does he get fouled? He has got away

:41:59. > :42:09.with it. Really got away with that. What is Hummel 's doing wrong --

:42:10. > :42:36.Hummels. Eyes on the ball. What is Hummel 's doing wrong --

:42:37. > :42:45.is onside. Rolling office to. -- off his toe. Coming out the sky, came

:42:46. > :42:49.off his knee in the end. Germany lead, as they try and end this

:42:50. > :43:09.longest barren run without a trophy. lead, as they try and end this

:43:10. > :43:21.Nothing since 1996. 28 years. Lovely ball. The defence was

:43:22. > :43:33.wrong-footed. Lovely ball. The defence was

:43:34. > :43:41.blocking. Griezmann has space. Valbuena is available. Khedira will

:43:42. > :43:50.get a yellow card. I should hope so. Quite right. The other thing,

:43:51. > :43:51.Griezmann can play it earlier. He was looking and looking, so many

:43:52. > :44:01.touches. Once was looking and looking, so many

:44:02. > :44:50.it was always looking to do Muller, Klose, saw the runner

:44:51. > :44:57.Schweinsteiger. Toni Kroos... He absolutely wanted to belt it, in the

:44:58. > :45:06.end, contact is really poor. He is thinking Hollywood, name in

:45:07. > :45:21.Approaching 50 caps, only goals, three came in qualifying.

:45:22. > :45:24.I spoke to a Marseille fan this morning, more agitated

:45:25. > :45:30.I spoke to a Marseille fan this destination of Valbuena then

:45:31. > :45:38.France's game today. Here is Griezmann. Blocked by lie. --

:45:39. > :46:16.blocked by Germany, third in 2010 and 2006,

:46:17. > :46:19.runners-up in 2002 to Brazil. Can they finally get their hands on the

:46:20. > :46:30.trophy, for the first time since 1990? Matuidi. A better touch, and

:46:31. > :46:43.the French were away. Good run, mind. Some engine on him.

:46:44. > :46:48.He seems to have added a bit of goal-scoring as well this season,

:46:49. > :47:13.Matuidi. Howedes went to ground. Pogba cannot

:47:14. > :47:17.quite believe that one. It did come off him last. He has gone for the

:47:18. > :47:48.double bluff. Time and space now for Mamadou

:47:49. > :48:06.Sakho. Patrice Evra. Sakho to Valbuena. That really was

:48:07. > :48:08.not a good all. Those two players, very much favourites of Didier

:48:09. > :48:18.Deschamps. He must be thinking of making a change now. Well, he has

:48:19. > :48:28.got nearly all his bench warming up behind the goal away to our

:48:29. > :48:42.left-hand side. That is foul on Muller. He did well he just never

:48:43. > :48:51.stops working. One more goal for him today, and he will be joining those

:48:52. > :49:01.players who have scored ten World Cup goals.

:49:02. > :49:12.Boateng beaten, and away goes Matuidi. Benzema in the middle. Cut

:49:13. > :49:15.out. Yes, it was actually a poor header by Boateng which put the

:49:16. > :49:22.French on the attack. Germany got away with it. Schweinsteiger was

:49:23. > :49:28.unhappy that it was he who had to make the block. Valbuena with the

:49:29. > :49:35.corner for France. Benzema in there. It is

:49:36. > :49:46.Cross comes in, anticipated by Neuer. Yes, comfortable in the end.

:49:47. > :50:09.He must be glad he has had something to do!

:50:10. > :50:18.Just to remind you, you can see the last quarterfinal, between the

:50:19. > :50:19.Netherlands and Foster Rica, live on BBC One tomorrow, at half past

:50:20. > :50:37.eight. The Germans want to know why there

:50:38. > :50:43.was not an offside flag against Benzema. He will say he was not

:50:44. > :50:54.interfering. He was not, strictly, Benzema. He will say he was not

:50:55. > :50:55.was he? As Brian Clough used to say, if you are on the pitch, you are

:50:56. > :51:36.interfering. That was 45 years ago. In towards Klose, nearly came

:51:37. > :51:42.through to him. Won back by Schweinsteiger, who has left

:51:43. > :51:44.Valbuena in a crumpled heap. There was nothing wrong with the

:51:45. > :51:47.challenge, he goes and wins the header. That is one of the problems

:51:48. > :51:56.with the Germans, in terms of the way they play, Jonathan. Howedes on

:51:57. > :52:00.the left, he is a centre-back playing left-back, so they do not

:52:01. > :52:07.really get much joy down the left-hand side. What is wrong with

:52:08. > :52:12.that? I think every hard challenge by German on a French player will

:52:13. > :52:18.remind the French of Patrick Battiston being steam-rollered by

:52:19. > :52:26.Harald Schumacher in 1982. That was assault, wasn't it? How the referee

:52:27. > :52:31.could just give a free kick... There were some fantastic goals in that

:52:32. > :52:34.match, though. The bicycle kick. And then of course it was the first

:52:35. > :53:03.county shoot out in the World Cup Finals. -- penalty shoot-out.

:53:04. > :53:16.Griezmann attacking the far post, good block by Philipp Lahm. That is

:53:17. > :53:22.a good battle between those two. Fourth corner of the game for

:53:23. > :53:35.France. Valbuena. The whistle has gone. The flag did not go up... He

:53:36. > :53:38.has probably had his back to the referee's assistant. That is harsh,

:53:39. > :53:58.if it was called for handball. Very. He has made a lot of chances in this

:53:59. > :54:06.World Cup, as well as scoring, Karim Benzema. He has got 20 or more goals

:54:07. > :54:13.at club level for six seasons out of the last seven. The game has got

:54:14. > :54:20.very bitty. But one was there to be won by Evra. He was hardly caught,

:54:21. > :54:31.Muller. You cannot go down clutching your head. Germany over the years

:54:32. > :54:37.have so very rarely lost in the knockout stages from this sort of

:54:38. > :54:43.position. But it is certainly not beyond France, unless Germany score

:54:44. > :55:08.here. Free kick. Muller, the offender. Muller on Evra,

:55:09. > :55:23.25 minutes to go. I think the Germans might be going to make a

:55:24. > :55:31.change. I think they might make the first one. The assistant coach has

:55:32. > :55:40.called one of the substitutes, first one. The assistant coach has

:55:41. > :55:47.Schurrle, to come to the bench, having been warming up behind the

:55:48. > :55:52.goal. Maybe it will not be a record-breaking day for Miroslav

:55:53. > :55:58.Klose today. Stick Muller through the middle. That is what the German

:55:59. > :56:34.press thought they were going The whistles are I think from the

:56:35. > :56:47.Brazilian fans, who have seen this game becoming something of a logjam.

:56:48. > :56:56.The Germans are slowly working their way up the touchline.

:56:57. > :57:02.He has scored five in his last five competitive internationals, the

:57:03. > :57:08.Chelsea player, Schurrle. There is Olivier Giroud. The game needs

:57:09. > :57:37.something. Good football, Germany. Mesut Ozil

:57:38. > :57:48.on the far side of the penalty area... But it was too long for

:57:49. > :57:56.Muller. Yes, Ozil came to the near post, creating the space, but they

:57:57. > :58:04.could not exploit it, Germany. The record will have to wait for another

:58:05. > :58:08.day. But he certainly gave them a target to hit in the first half, he

:58:09. > :58:16.gave them better shape. On terms Schurrle. The German press have been

:58:17. > :58:24.gave them better shape. On terms fulsome in their praise of Schurrle

:58:25. > :58:30.over the last few days. That was for his goal against Algeria. Generally,

:58:31. > :58:32.when he has come on, he has injected haste and energy, which is probably

:58:33. > :58:43.what this game needs. And here he comes, of the right.

:58:44. > :58:51.Mesut Ozil is in the middle. That has to be a corner! It IS a corner.

:58:52. > :58:57.Everybody in the stadium can see the deflection. Sakho with the original

:58:58. > :59:06.mistake, it came off him, should have been a corner. We are right

:59:07. > :59:10.behind it, you could see it was a definite deflection.

:59:11. > :59:10.behind it, you could see it was a referees today have been really

:59:11. > :59:35.poor, both of them. Here is the injection of pace.

:59:36. > :59:42.good ball by Schurrle. At the moment, Germany are not playing with

:59:43. > :59:59.a centre forward. A couple of false nines. Have you seen any tactical

:00:00. > :00:07.innovations here? No. The biggest tactical innovation has been the can

:00:08. > :00:10.of spray paint. Which they have had in South American football for

:00:11. > :00:15.years. But it has been a great World Cup. And they have invented another

:00:16. > :00:32.one as well, just in case its nose, in orange. Seriously. -- just in

:00:33. > :00:38.case it snows. France are going to make a

:00:39. > :00:46.substitution, and it is going to be Laurent Koscielny who comes on for

:00:47. > :00:50.Sakho. Sakho has been in and out, he has had this thigh injury, and he

:00:51. > :00:58.missed a couple of months for Liverpool this season with another

:00:59. > :01:02.injury. He is one of those players who, as a forward player, as a

:01:03. > :01:08.striker, you always think, he will give you a chance. He virtually went

:01:09. > :01:11.missing at Selhurst Park when Crystal Palace came back that day.

:01:12. > :01:38.What do you mean, virtually? Schurrle puts it out of play.

:01:39. > :01:51.Valbuena created over 100 chances for Marseille this season. Benzema

:01:52. > :01:59.was goal side. Not great positional sense by Boateng. Koscielny for

:02:00. > :02:03.Sakho is OK, but you are not sending out the message to your players, be

:02:04. > :02:20.more adventurous. What are you saying? He went for goal. He sounded

:02:21. > :02:30.surprised. The young man is 23, choosing the wrong option, way wide.

:02:31. > :02:37.Another substitution, Cabaye coming off for Loic Remy. That is your

:02:38. > :02:44.statement, midfield player Ron, attacker on, probably playing wide

:02:45. > :02:52.right. It is Schurrle, Ozil making strides. He went for goal as well.

:02:53. > :03:06.Would have to be some strike to beat Lloris from there.

:03:07. > :03:13.Great change of play to Valbuena. Took it well, coming inside. He hit

:03:14. > :03:36.it too flat. Great ball, nice touch. Schurrle,

:03:37. > :03:43.the Tottenham keeper making sure. The French are almost playing with

:03:44. > :03:51.four, Griezmann up with Benzema, Remy on the

:03:52. > :03:56.four, Griezmann up with Benzema, late on with the Swiss. We know what

:03:57. > :04:04.four, Griezmann up with Benzema, happened there. Benzema

:04:05. > :04:12.challengingly Boateng. Can Germany counter decisively? Into Muller,

:04:13. > :04:20.looking for Ozil. The touch via Raphael Varane was enough for the

:04:21. > :04:22.goalkeeper to get it out. They were unlucky, nice reverse pass. The

:04:23. > :04:53.French did not panic. A quarter of an hour left in the

:04:54. > :04:57.Maracana, the lead is a fragile one between Germany and a record fourth

:04:58. > :05:06.semifinal in a row. Koscielny, no great urgency. They need to come out

:05:07. > :05:12.and play, take a chance. How many times have we seen centre halves do

:05:13. > :05:21.that. Lovely ball to Griezmann. Valbuena coming in, Benzema!

:05:22. > :05:29.Brilliant block by Mats Hummels. Evra beyond the dearer. Neuer comes,

:05:30. > :05:33.and gathers. What a difference getting a shout. I wonder if Benzema

:05:34. > :05:48.let it run through to Valbuena. getting a shout. I wonder if Benzema

:05:49. > :06:05.great block by Hummels. 2-Benz. Here is Matuidi. -- that

:06:06. > :06:13.Germany need a second dearer powering on, brought down by

:06:14. > :06:33.Pogba? No. The German benches absolutely furious. This --

:06:34. > :07:02.French cheers ringing round the Maracana. Comfortable save, isn't

:07:03. > :07:09.it? They threw him in for his debut, five years ago, he was 23. They have

:07:10. > :07:22.the attitude that he was going to be the world's best, we will throw him

:07:23. > :07:26.in, he will stay there. No great support for Ozil. Germany

:07:27. > :07:52.Conservative, losing possession. I keep thinking there is an

:07:53. > :08:04.equaliser for France, it has not come. There is an impetus with Remy

:08:05. > :08:17.coming on. Possession is now 50-50 in the game. A good ball by the

:08:18. > :08:22.outstanding Muller. Not by Lahm. A free kick against Matuidi. So he was

:08:23. > :08:35.trying to win the ball. The next goal in this game could

:08:36. > :08:38.have a huge The next goal in this game could

:08:39. > :09:01.to win the trophy. Germany were very narrow, running

:09:02. > :09:08.into trouble. That is trouble for Schweinsteiger. Flicking his leg out

:09:09. > :09:18.to make sure Griezmann did not get away. The Germans are not sure where

:09:19. > :09:42.Griezmann is playing. Causing problems. Loic Remy.

:09:43. > :09:49.Benzema was fouled by Schurrle. He said he did not miss timed tackle.

:09:50. > :10:12.Ten minutes ago. -- to go. France have seven players in the

:10:13. > :10:14.opposition penalty area. A competition where we have seen so

:10:15. > :10:30.many late goals. Hitting a defender, bouncing wide.

:10:31. > :10:40.It's a German, looks like Hummels. Did not know much about it. It was

:10:41. > :10:47.hit against him by the left-back. Brilliant. What a difference that

:10:48. > :11:06.makes. Pressure off, break. It we go. Ozil looked offside. Back

:11:07. > :11:16.towards Muller Schurrle missed it. Germany saw the semifinal beckoning.

:11:17. > :11:24.He was on. When it comes to Schurrle, he can have another touch

:11:25. > :11:35.if he wants. On his favoured foot. He panicked. He knows. That could

:11:36. > :11:38.come back to want them. Games can spin on moments like that. Lloris

:11:39. > :11:59.keeping France in the World Cup. They have a man over on the left.

:12:00. > :12:12.Played in, not far enough. Valbuena trying to win it back. Toni Kroos

:12:13. > :12:19.timed it well. It is intriguing, for all the French attacks, the Germans

:12:20. > :12:42.could score another one. It comes little Mario got -- Gotze. They will

:12:43. > :12:49.replace Ozil. He had a strange season, replaced by Mario Gotze,

:12:50. > :13:03.brilliant against Portugal, has faded since then. His future is

:13:04. > :13:33.clouded at Bayern Munich. Comes out to Gotze, corner off Koscielny.

:13:34. > :13:50.Neuer is almost on the halfway line. Headed away by Koscielny. Here comes

:13:51. > :14:03.Olivier Giroud. For Benzema? Valbuena going off. It must be,

:14:04. > :14:14.Griezmann on the left... Remy on the right, the big two through the

:14:15. > :14:30.middle. When Giroud has played in a three, Benzema on the left, it has

:14:31. > :14:30.not worked at all. A foul. The referee's assistant, 3.5 metres

:14:31. > :14:58.away, never put his We haven't spoken to much about the

:14:59. > :14:59.referees in the World Cup, they have been good, but the assistants are

:15:00. > :15:10.lagging behind. I think France

:15:11. > :15:18.regrets if it stays like this and they go out. Not going for it early

:15:19. > :15:22.enough. It will not be today, but in the fullness of time Deschamps will

:15:23. > :15:30.tell them it was a game they could have won.

:15:31. > :15:32.tell them it was a game they could Yes, the Germans are just going to

:15:33. > :15:39.slow the game down at every opportunity now.

:15:40. > :15:58.Well, Mexico thought they were home and hosed in the round of 16. Two

:15:59. > :16:07.very late goals saw them off. We are into the last four minutes here

:16:08. > :16:15.What is that?! He thought the player was down. He did. I think he thought

:16:16. > :16:24.that Giroud was down. You cannot was down. He did. I think he thought

:16:25. > :16:30.change it to my referee, surely. What are you doing? I will

:16:31. > :16:32.change it to my referee, surely. has done the decent thing. Well

:16:33. > :16:43.done, Patrice Evra there. has done the decent thing. Well

:16:44. > :16:53.is. Thomas Muller. Away from Patrice Evra. Schurrle to finish it! The

:16:54. > :16:56.block came in from Varane. Evra looks the Benzema. Boateng. Do you

:16:57. > :17:05.want your looks the Benzema. Boateng. Do you

:17:06. > :17:17.far forward in this situation? Has Boateng left them exposed?! Offside.

:17:18. > :17:24.Yes, it is not a problem if you're centre-back comes out there, you

:17:25. > :17:27.just fill in, it is fine. I don't think actually we have seen enough

:17:28. > :17:32.centre halves bringing the ball forward in the competition. No,

:17:33. > :17:35.Marquez has been as good as anybody. With the exception of David Louise,

:17:36. > :18:03.let's not forget. Oh, Schweinsteiger, where he has been

:18:04. > :18:14.all day, blocking anything loose. Loic Remy. Griezmann underneath it.

:18:15. > :18:33.Too far. The French need to squeeze up and

:18:34. > :18:45.try and win the ball back in Germany's half. Two great European

:18:46. > :19:11.heavyweights. It has been intriguing but it has

:19:12. > :19:23.not been free-flowing. Koscielny has gone forward. Looking for Benzema.

:19:24. > :19:28.Brought it down well. Hamas again. He has been brilliant. Yes, he has,

:19:29. > :19:37.his positional sense has been outstanding. -- Hummels. There have

:19:38. > :19:43.been a couple of second-half cautions. We know now that there

:19:44. > :20:10.will be for minutes of added time. If you wanted any team in the world

:20:11. > :20:15.to protect a 1-0 lead in the World Cup quarterfinal, it is Germany,

:20:16. > :20:23.isn't it? It is, indeed. They are going to make another substitution

:20:24. > :20:29.as well, I think. They are going to be in no hurry to take the throw,

:20:30. > :20:32.that is for sure. Christopher Cramer is going to come on for them. Forced

:20:33. > :20:58.forward. of these finals. He runs his socks

:20:59. > :21:16.off, says Joachim Low, of the 23-year-old. Giroud fouls him.

:21:17. > :21:30.Toni Kroos is going to be the man replaced by Cramer.

:21:31. > :21:46.A funny old game. He had a very strong end of the season on loan at

:21:47. > :21:52.Russia Moenchengladbach. He does not influence the game enough for me. He

:21:53. > :21:57.was not in the original 30, but he played well against Poland on his

:21:58. > :22:08.debut in a 0-0 draw in May, and that got him into the squad. That is

:22:09. > :22:21.foul. The referee's assistant has given a throw.

:22:22. > :22:44.He has had a frustrating afternoon, Pogba. He needs to learn how to

:22:45. > :22:55.dominate. Yes, it will come, there is no doubt about that. That is

:22:56. > :23:03.foul. Debuchy down, it was foul by Muller. Mind you, he has taken a few

:23:04. > :23:09.prisoners in his career as well, Debuchy.

:23:10. > :23:29.Forward by Lloris, won cleanly by Schurrle. Goalkeeper pursued by

:23:30. > :23:36.Muller! Comes forward. Griezmann. Benzema! Needs something special.

:23:37. > :23:44.Karim Benzema. Manuel Neuer, one-handed, almost nonchalant!

:23:45. > :23:49.Matuidi wants it. Benzema waits. Oh, that is a terrible ball, and the

:23:50. > :23:56.chance has gone. Well, I think Benzema has got to go low and hard

:23:57. > :24:07.across the goalkeeper. He is not going to score from there, sorry.

:24:08. > :24:18.It is an easy save them isn't it? And he knows, look. France are

:24:19. > :24:28.heading out. We have had the four minutes of stoppage time. Germany

:24:29. > :24:36.are through. The goal by centre-back Mats Hummels after 17 minutes was

:24:37. > :24:40.enough. The campaign has ended for France. And they will know, in the

:24:41. > :24:47.fullness of time, this is a game they might have won, had they been

:24:48. > :24:54.more aggressive, more adventurous. But it is Germany who roll on in

:24:55. > :25:02.extra be to the last four of a World Cup once again.

:25:03. > :25:06.GARY LINEKER: So, Germany into the semifinal for a fourth successive

:25:07. > :25:09.time, a record. They have not won it since 1990. The French have done

:25:10. > :25:23.puffed but they since 1990. The French have done

:25:24. > :25:24.something overall. It is the same disappointment that we have seen

:25:25. > :25:28.from so many disappointment that we have seen

:25:29. > :25:33.competition, as they go home. All in all, it was not quite the

:25:34. > :25:37.footballing feast we expected, Alan Shearer? No, we wanted to see better

:25:38. > :25:41.football in the second half, but France were not able to produce it.

:25:42. > :25:47.It was very surprising, their lack of urgency and spring, going

:25:48. > :25:53.forward. They were chasing the game. He brought Loic Remy on, and played

:25:54. > :25:57.him on the right-hand side, which I was surprised about, because the one

:25:58. > :26:01.thing the Germans did lack was a bit of pace through the middle. I

:26:02. > :26:04.thought he should have put him on up front with Benzema. But other than a

:26:05. > :26:13.couple of opportunities created by Benzema for himself, there was very

:26:14. > :26:17.little from France attacking-wise. But defensively, Germany got it spot

:26:18. > :26:20.on, and Hummels was brilliant whenever the question was asked of

:26:21. > :26:28.him. What a brilliant decision it was by Joachim Low to leave

:26:29. > :26:31.Mertesacker out. Ruud, if there is any criticism of Germany, it is

:26:32. > :26:38.probably the fact that they failed to kill it off, they had a couple of

:26:39. > :26:50.chances? Yes, it was a great chance. But I agree with Alan Shearer, the

:26:51. > :26:52.lack of urgency from France. It is a disappointment from this game,

:26:53. > :26:57.because I wanted to see Germany a little bit more under pressure. But

:26:58. > :27:03.maybe it is also because Germany are that strong, it is possible.

:27:04. > :27:07.RIO FERDINAND: I was disappointed with France because they did not up

:27:08. > :27:10.the tempo, and they did not have anybody to take the game by the

:27:11. > :27:13.scruff of the neck. I think Pogba will grow into that. But they missed

:27:14. > :27:18.Ribery, he was the guy who will grow into that. But they missed

:27:19. > :27:22.always look to to unlock doors, that little bit of magic, and I do not

:27:23. > :27:30.think they had anybody in their team who could produce that, and he was a

:27:31. > :27:34.big miss today. The German back four were comfortable against the French.

:27:35. > :27:40.Not too many times that France had a runner from midfield. The back four

:27:41. > :27:43.were always comfortable, facing forwards. Particularly second-half,

:27:44. > :27:46.were always comfortable, facing they hardly got in behind them at

:27:47. > :27:52.all. Just the single goal of the game, it was quite a while ago. Yes,

:27:53. > :27:57.very, very good header, he was strong, he wanted the ball more than

:27:58. > :28:01.Varane. He controls the situation, rather than Varane controlling it.

:28:02. > :28:04.Hummels is rushing him and pulling him around, and he is

:28:05. > :28:05.Hummels is rushing him and pulling him, and he gets his reward.

:28:06. > :28:12.Hummels is rushing him and pulling a sign of his inexperience as a

:28:13. > :28:18.defender, Rio? Guess, you cannot let the forward dictate to you, you have

:28:19. > :28:25.got to push him around. He did not do that, and it comes down to

:28:26. > :28:31.experience. We often see defenders grabbing hold of players. You have

:28:32. > :28:36.played in Spain and Italy, the Italians, they do it, they push you

:28:37. > :28:41.out of your position. It is also anticipating - where do you want the

:28:42. > :28:46.ball? He pushes him here, he pushes him away, and he cannot reach the

:28:47. > :28:54.ball. In that situation, as a forward, have to get the eye of the

:28:55. > :28:57.ball, to pull and drag the defender, and you take control of the

:28:58. > :29:01.situation by knowing where that ball is going, rather than the defender.

:29:02. > :29:08.As a forward, you can gamble, but as a defender, you can't. As I said,

:29:09. > :29:14.sometimes even just a little nudge, it puts you off. In the end it was

:29:15. > :29:24.Hummels who was doing that. But is it a foul? No, it is good play. Just

:29:25. > :29:28.playing devil's advocate. Hummels played an important part in the

:29:29. > :29:37.game, as well as getting the goal. He made an important block as well.

:29:38. > :29:40.Yes, this was from Benzema. A rate last-ditch tackle. Benzema was

:29:41. > :29:47.looking to pull the trigger, and Mats Hummels does not give up on it.

:29:48. > :29:53.Great tackle, Rio. Yes, he just cruel as the game went on. He is a

:29:54. > :29:58.big guy. In and around the box, he reads it well and smells the danger,

:29:59. > :30:05.shuts the door. RUUD GULLIT: Was it Griezmann who

:30:06. > :30:12.almost had a shot at goal? Funny, also important was Muller. He runs

:30:13. > :30:19.for fun, the whole game he is annoying the forwards. We were

:30:20. > :30:27.saying during the game, one chance, and here it came, right at the end.

:30:28. > :30:31.Benzema again, it has got to be something special to beat the

:30:32. > :30:35.goalkeeper from this angle. The goalkeeper did everything right. He

:30:36. > :30:39.will not beat him from there. That is what I mean, these are just half

:30:40. > :30:46.chances, really. If you have got Ribery, he is jawing two players, so

:30:47. > :30:57.somebody else that's more space to create danger at double can anybody

:30:58. > :31:06.but this Neuer?! So The number of possibilities they had, if you have

:31:07. > :31:11.certain moments, you can. It was the Germans on the counter that have the

:31:12. > :31:16.better chances. The more that France tried to push further forward,

:31:17. > :31:22.inevitable they were going to create chances. When they missed this one,

:31:23. > :31:27.we thought they were going to regret this. They would get a chance at the

:31:28. > :31:38.other end. Terrible ball into the middle. They didn't

:31:39. > :31:44.other end. Terrible ball into the advantage of it. Later on a better

:31:45. > :31:49.chance. A beautiful feeling when the keeper comes out in claims one like

:31:50. > :32:00.that. Straight into the French half. Muller again. You expect him to put

:32:01. > :32:07.this away. A disguised pass! He has a big gap, but he just put it

:32:08. > :32:13.straight down the middle. We thought they were going to regret missing

:32:14. > :32:20.these chances. Muller again, always involved. An opportunity. As much as

:32:21. > :32:27.we can say we were disappointed with the French, the lack of urgency, we

:32:28. > :32:35.have two say, you know what? The Germans killed again, taking the

:32:36. > :32:41.sting out of it. -- killed the game. You have to give them credit. No

:32:42. > :32:48.real superstars, all very good at doing their jobs. A good example of

:32:49. > :32:57.that is Klose and to dearer taking yellow cards. -- and Khedira. You

:32:58. > :33:04.have to do that. Let's pop back to the Maracana and hear from Mark

:33:05. > :33:08.Chapman and Danny Murphy. You are like everybody in the

:33:09. > :33:14.studio, frustrated at the lack of urgency from the French? I don't

:33:15. > :33:19.know whether they ran out of legs, or the German possession wore them

:33:20. > :33:24.out. It was like a group game, ten minutes ago, I am thinking, run

:33:25. > :33:30.around, leave it out there. You saw the Americans against Belgium, not

:33:31. > :33:35.one player who did not put 100% in, dying out there. Credit to the

:33:36. > :33:43.Germans, talk about killing the game off, keeping the ball, they should

:33:44. > :33:48.have won by two or three. The decision-making came from the three

:33:49. > :33:53.in the middle, Khedira, Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos.

:33:54. > :34:00.Schweinsteiger was outstanding. I like a good midfielder... Muller,

:34:01. > :34:06.playing is a midfielder, as a number nine, going wide, coming to feet.

:34:07. > :34:13.The Germans had a bit more experience, they knew how to do it.

:34:14. > :34:22.I suppose that experience will come for people like Pogba? He was one of

:34:23. > :34:26.their best friends players, -- one of the best French players, he

:34:27. > :34:31.didn't have his best game, but he looks like he will be a top

:34:32. > :34:34.midfielder. We don't know who Germany will play, if it was the

:34:35. > :34:41.hosts, would they have problems with the Germans? Yes, I think they

:34:42. > :34:53.would. It would be a fascinating game. The Germans showed their

:34:54. > :34:58.experience and know-how today. The Brazilians have good athletes, it

:34:59. > :35:02.would be a fascinating game. I don't imagine the Brazilians giving up

:35:03. > :35:06.like the French did. That is it from Danny and myself, the German

:35:07. > :35:11.celebrations were understated on the pitch. They are used to making

:35:12. > :35:16.semifinals at World Cups. Nothing to them. Let's find out what

:35:17. > :35:21.is happening in the world of social media with Dan Walker. A national

:35:22. > :35:29.holiday in Brazil every time the host play. South America in during a

:35:30. > :35:36.three-day weekend. Enjoying a moment of Messi magic, this van. When he

:35:37. > :35:47.scored this goal against Nigeria, he posted the word goal, but with

:35:48. > :35:51.20,000 characters. Obama has been getting in on all the social media

:35:52. > :35:57.attention with Tim Howard. I just wanted to call and say you did us

:35:58. > :35:59.proud. It has sparked thousands of pictures, including things he could

:36:00. > :36:17.save like this one... He could have presented Del boy from

:36:18. > :36:24.that fall. David Luiz posting selfies. Have a look at Daniel

:36:25. > :36:35.Ricciardo, the F1 driver, silky skills. I surprised myself. Send in

:36:36. > :36:42.your efforts. These have been going down very well with the tourist.

:36:43. > :36:45.Locals say you need two a day. I will prepare you a lovely bunch of

:36:46. > :37:06.coconuts when you come off there. We will play keep ups with them.

:37:07. > :37:10.The Germans are through, who will they play? I think they will play

:37:11. > :37:15.Brazil. With the they play? I think they will play

:37:16. > :37:22.is in, the expectation, the pressure, I

:37:23. > :37:26.is in, the expectation, the impressive? I am supporting them. I

:37:27. > :37:32.like them very much. I would not announce that too loudly here! You

:37:33. > :37:38.have to make your choices. How do you see it going, Rio? The whole

:37:39. > :37:39.Brazil behind them, I cannot Brazil getting beaten.

:37:40. > :37:43.Brazil behind them, I cannot Brazil way they have played, but Brazil, I

:37:44. > :37:47.want them to get to way they have played, but Brazil, I

:37:48. > :37:53.there a great team in this tournament? Great teams going

:37:54. > :38:02.forward, not defensively. In the last 90 minutes, only one goal the

:38:03. > :38:09.match. -- a match. The difference is becoming less, they are making less

:38:10. > :38:10.mistakes. We're running out of time, Germany are our first semifinalist,

:38:11. > :38:19.some things never change. Germany are our first semifinalist,

:38:20. > :38:36.the dark horses, they have two beat the mighty Germany. Wide from

:38:37. > :38:55.Benzema. Germany leading. He stayed comes out to Ben. -- Benzema.

:38:56. > :39:04.A lovely cross in. Muller. Schurrle has missed it. Germany roll on

:39:05. > :39:07.again.