AP – Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki will not play for Germany at next month’s world championship in Turkey.

AP – Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki will not play for Germany at next month’s world championship in Turkey.

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AP – After all the bluster about Brazil and the awe inspired by Germany, the World Cup comes down to two of the all-time underachievers playing for their first title.

AFP – Spain and Holland championed unity as the key to Sunday’s World Cup final battle while Germany’s impressive collection of young talent set out their stall for the 2014 title by clinching third place.

AFP – Spain and Holland championed unity as the key to Sunday’s World Cup final battle while Germany’s impressive collection of young talent set out their stall for the 2014 title by clinching third place.

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AP – The ball crashed off the crossbar on the final kick of the match, and Germany escaped with third place at the World Cup.

AFP – Sami Khedira’s 82nd-minute header earned Germany a 3-2 victory in a rousing and rain-soaked World Cup third-place play-off match with Uruguay here on Saturday.

AP – After all the bluster about Brazil and the awe inspired by Germany, the World Cup comes down to two of the all-time underachievers playing for their first title.

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AP – Eyes around the world were on Germany’s octopus oracle Paul on Friday as he made his biggest prediction yet in the World Cup: Spain will beat the Netherlands in the final.

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AFP – German coach Joachim Loew will be handed a new contract as a reward for guiding Germany to the World Cup semi-finals it was reported by the normally reliable Bild on Friday, though, German football supremo Theo Zwanziger later denied the claims.