{"id":2548,"date":"2014-07-14T12:01:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T16:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2014-07-14T12:01:21","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T16:01:21","slug":"congratulations-germany-fifa-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2014\/07\/14\/congratulations-germany-fifa-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations Germany &#8211; FIFA Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2547\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/07\/Germany-wins-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Germany wins!\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"id_53c3fcdcf04e01211347822\">Congratulations to our German friends, colleagues, interviewers, community counselors, host families and au pairs!<\/div>\n<p>The German team has thrilled football fans throughout the world during this world cup tournament. The 4-0 victory over Portugal was impressive and the 7-1 win over host nation Brazil was mesmerizing. But yesterdays win, secured through guts, fight and a moment of magic from one of its bright new stars showed that Germany overcame the most difficult hurdle of all. With the game deadlocked at 0-0 after 90 minutes, substitute Gotze provided the game&#8217;s defining moment with a touch of magic. The Bayern Munich star took Schurrle&#8217;s pass on his chest before displaying exquisite technique to volley the ball past Sergio Romero.<\/p>\n<p>In Berlin last night a quarter of a million football fans packed into the \u201cfan mile\u201d while celebrating in front of the German capitals famous Brandenburg gate.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations Germany, FIFA champions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to our German friends, colleagues, interviewers, community counselors, host families and au pairs! 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