In the period from June 12 to July 13, Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup. Among the prize-winners of the main football tournament of the four-year period are two teams from Europe and one from South America.
For the first time in history, Europeans became the triumphs of the world football championship held in South America. The players of the German national team could raise the World Cup over their heads. For this, the Germans had to go through a difficult path in the tournament. In decisive matches, they beat the main teams of South America (Brazil in the semifinals and Argentina in the final). This triumph was the fourth in the history of German football.
Silver medals of the championship were received by the players of the Argentine team. Throughout the tournament, Messi's team won victories with a minimum score (with the exception of the semifinals with the Netherlands, when the Argentines won in a penalty shootout). Only in the decisive game the Argentines with a minimum score of 0 - 1 lost to Germany, depriving themselves of their next title of world football champions.
The bronze medalists of the championship were the players of the Netherlands team. The Dutch have already amazed the football community in their first match in the tournament, defeating the Spanish team 5 - 1. At the group stage, the Dutch showed very bright football. In three matches, van Gaal's men were able to score ten goals, conceding only three. In the game for the bronze medals of the championship, the Dutch defeated the hosts of the championship of the Brazilians with a crushing score of 3 - 0. The Netherlands won the bronze medals of the championship for the first time in history. At the same time, the achievements of Dutch football also include three silver medals in the football championships.
