https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed After his "goal of the century" against Argentina clinched the 2014 World Cup for Germany, Mario Götze looked poised to become "the German Messi" who would lead the national team for the next decade. https://www.thelocal.de/20180715/after-scoring-dream-goal-for-germany-what-happened-to-mario-goetze Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:26:59 +0200 after-scoring-dream-goal-for-germany-what-happened-to-mario-goetze Not everyone in Germany on Sunday was supporting Die Mannschaft. Several dozen Argentinians and some Germans packed into a small restaurant in Berlin for the World Cup final. https://www.thelocal.de/20140714/argentina-fans-in-germany-we-were-just-unlucky Mon, 14 Jul 2014 02:37:00 +0200 argentina-fans-in-germany-we-were-just-unlucky UPDATE: Mario Götze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1:0 to become the first European team to win a World Cup held in South America on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140713/germany-beat-argentina-1-0-in-football-world-cup-final-brazil Mon, 14 Jul 2014 01:36:00 +0200 germany-beat-argentina-1-0-in-football-world-cup-final-brazil Jubilant Argentine fans honked car horns down the streets of Rio de Janeiro before the World Cup final Sunday, prompting Brazilians to shout back their allegiance in this match: "Germany!" https://www.thelocal.de/20140713/brazilians-back-germany-against-argentina-in-world-cup-final Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:38:00 +0200 brazilians-back-germany-against-argentina-in-world-cup-final LIVE: The Local has the latest news, reaction and fun ahead of the World Cup final in Brazil between Germany and Argentina. https://www.thelocal.de/20140713/live-world-cup-fina-blog-germany-vs-argentina-pre-match-build-up Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:00:00 +0200 live-world-cup-fina-blog-germany-vs-argentina-pre-match-build-up Joachim Löw says Germany is ready to make history by winning Sunday's final to become the first European side to win the World Cup in the Americas. https://www.thelocal.de/20140713/germans-ready-to-make-history-l Sun, 13 Jul 2014 13:00:00 +0200 germans-ready-to-make-history-l Brazil's World Cup dream was smashed into oblivion as majestic Germany ran riot to win an extraordinary semi-final 7:1 and send the South American hosts crashing to their worst ever defeat in their 100-year footballing history on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140708/germany-thrash-brazil-7-0-in-football-world-cup-semi-final Wed, 09 Jul 2014 01:50:00 +0200 germany-thrash-brazil-7-0-in-football-world-cup-semi-final Germany needed extra-time to beat Algeria 2:1 in Porto Alegre and progress into the quarter-finals of the football World Cup in Brazil. https://www.thelocal.de/20140701/germany-beat-algeria-to-reach-world-cup-quarter-finals Tue, 01 Jul 2014 02:33:00 +0200 germany-beat-algeria-to-reach-world-cup-quarter-finals Germany coach Joachim Löw insists the settling of a 32-year-old World Cup score should not be a motivator for Algeria in Monday's last 16 clash at Brazil 2014. https://www.thelocal.de/20140629/germans-reject-talk-of-algerian-revenge Sun, 29 Jun 2014 13:17:00 +0200 germans-reject-talk-of-algerian-revenge German legend Franz Beckenbauer has had his 90-day ban from any football-related activity lifted by FIFA, his manager has said in a statement posted on Twitter. https://www.thelocal.de/20140628/fifa-lift-beckenbauer-suspension-manager Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:20:00 +0200 fifa-lift-beckenbauer-suspension-manager German football legend Franz Beckenbauer is cancelling his trip to the World Cup in Brazil in the light of Fifa suspending him for 90 days over the investigation into the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid, he told the German media on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140614/beckenbauer-skips-world-cup-after-ban Sat, 14 Jun 2014 16:30:00 +0200 beckenbauer-skips-world-cup-after-ban Bayern Munich hit back on Friday at claims made by France's World Cup doctor that Franck Ribery's fear of injections had forced him to pull out of the tournament. https://www.thelocal.de/20140614/bayern-hit-back-at-ribery-needle-fear-claim Sat, 14 Jun 2014 12:10:00 +0200 bayern-hit-back-at-ribery-needle-fear-claim Germany's World Cup preparation has been hit by a week of turbulence in which a car crash, injuries, a scandal and a driving ban have all caused disruption. https://www.thelocal.de/20140529/german-world-cup-bid-hit-by-string-of-scandals Thu, 29 May 2014 15:35:00 +0200 german-world-cup-bid-hit-by-string-of-scandals Coach Joachim Löw has said Germany have a score to settle against Sweden on Tuesday having already secured their place at the World Cup following a 3-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland. https://www.thelocal.de/20131012/52369 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 12:10:00 +0200 52369 Germany beat Austria 2-1 on Tuesday evening to stay top of their World Cup qualifying group, but the team admitted they would have to raise its game to make it to Brazil in 2014. https://www.thelocal.de/20120912/44909 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:52:00 +0200 44909