At a party 24 years in the making, hundreds of thousands of Germans showed their admiration and adoration for their World Cup winners at a victory parade to the Brandenburg Gate on Tuesday.
For Brazil, it was the upside-down World Cup. Brazilians lost at soccer which they were certain they would win. And they won where so many expected failure -- organization.
Rihanna showed her support for the Germans at the World Cup finals on Sunday, even changing her profile pic to a photo of her kneeling in a German flag-printed swimsuit in the grounds of a soccer stadium.
Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets late Sunday to restrain a group of vandals who disturbed a peaceful rally celebrating Argentina's gutsy performance in a 1-0 loss to Germany in the World Cup finals.