Hermanos in arms: Congratulations, Germany, from team Latin America

By Rob Ashton
Updated August 31 2014 - 10:08am, first published July 14 2014 - 12:01pm
Sky blue and white hopes: Argentina fans before the World Cup final at Maracana Stadium. Photo: Damien Meyer
Sky blue and white hopes: Argentina fans before the World Cup final at Maracana Stadium. Photo: Damien Meyer

I’ve been barracking for Latin American teams all month and this morning was no different. Of the 32 teams at the start of the tournament, 13 were European and nine were Latin American. On these nine teams rested all of my hopes. (Though I wouldn’t have minded an African or Asian country winning the World Cup for a change.)

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