No 'schadenfreude' for magnanimous Germans


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 09 Jul 2014

Germany's coach Joachim Loew reacts during his team's 2014 World Cup semi-finals against Brazil at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte July 8, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) - For a team that had just crushed hosts Brazil 7-1, smashed a few records, and reached a World Cup final, Germany's manager and players were astonishingly cool on Tuesday.

Clearly as stunned by the game as the Brazilians themselves, the Germans showed the utmost respect towards their humiliated and weeping rivals, hugging and consoling them at the end.

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