In the 12th minute of play, defender Mats Hummel scored a header over Varane Raphael, through a Toni Kroos free - kick. Hummel out jumped the French defender, to score the only goal of the match.
Even though, the game was not a high tempo and very combatant or thrilling as expected, before the match began the Germans managed to hold onto their earlier goal to the end.
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One had expected that after the break, the French would up their game and bring in a sense of urgency into their game, but they did not do that.
Although, they used counter attacks and long balls, the Germans were able to handle them very effectively.
The Germans dominated the midfield but their ever capable goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, made a number of vital saves to deny the French an equalizer. Read also: africanfootie.blogspot.com
After the match the French coach, Didier Deschamps, said to the media
''Although our adventure in Brazil ends here and we're sad, disappointed and frustrated, we'll move on.
''I hope this group of players can play together for a long time. I have a lot work to do with them, but things are definitely promising.
''Today there wasn't much between the two sides. I thought we were a little bit timid at first and they scored early. After that we showed promise. We created chances and could have been more clinical, but Manuel Neuer had a good game,'' Deschamps added.
His opposite number Joachim Low, thought that his team did very well.
'' We played well, we played with a compact defence. They had some long balls against us, but we did a classy job taking care of those.''
''Our Our midfield did a very good job, disrupting their attack. We didn't have any organistion problems,'' Mr Low said.
''It was an incredible exciting match, but you can't expect anything else at the World Cup. Both teams were equals. Our team had fought hard to the end,'' Joachim Low said.
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