Baku-APA. Final, 1-0 Germany: It’s over at the Maracana. Germany has defeated France and is moving on to the 2014 World Cup semifinals. There was nothing flashy or overpowering about Germany’s victory over France, APA reports. The Germans turned in an academic performance and simply did what they had to do in order to move on to the next round. Germany controlled play for the first 45 minutes, but the second half belonged to France.
“Les Blues” were the aggressors throughout, and they created a host of scoring chances with their positive play. But Germany’s battle-hardened defenders, particularly Hummels, and superstar goalkeeper Neuer stopped France in its tracks.