No one wanted to fall back behind so both teams wated for a mistake from the other.

The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional location, and above all of course, as a highly capable economic location.

Possession means nothing when the opponent takes its chances

Penalty shooting is always an uncertain affair because there is a lot of luck involved.

Sometimes, in the dressing room, I think I am in Hollywood.

Football is one of the world's best means of communication. It is impartial, apolitical and universal. Football unites people around the world every day. Young or old, players or fans, rich or poor, the game makes everyone equal, stirs the imagination, makes people happy and makes them sad

You know the Dutch, they're always a bit funny... some of them.