European stalwarts won title for the fourth time when substitute Mario Goetze volleyed in a brilliant goal seven minutes from the end of extra time.
Greece doesn't score often at the World Cup, but its goals certainly come at the right time.
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has resigned following the team's elimination from the World Cup on Tuesday.
Luis Suarez was embroiled in another biting controversy on Tuesday when the Uruguay striker appeared to sink his teeth into Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini's shoulder in a crucial World Cup group game. More about World Cup
There are many places to share a kiss with your other half, but among a crowd of thousands at a soccer stadium is one of more memorable. The rarity of doing so at a quadrennial World Cup is even more joyful.
Red Hong Yi works on a painting in Shanghai, June 20, 2014. Three World Cup stars were painted - with a football.
After one final frustrating game in Brazil, England's players can finally fly home. The Motherland of Football's most humiliating experience at a World Cup is over, and the grieving process - as coach Roy Hodgson sees it - and the inquest can continue in England.
Another biting storm involving Uruguay striker Luis Suarez overshadowed a dramatic 1-0 World Cup victory over Italy on Friday which sent the South Americans through to the last 16 and the four-times champions home.
In a span of 11 days since the FIFA World Cup began, traffic police have dealt with more than 11,000 cases involving people driving under the influence of alcohol in the country, the traffic authority said on June 24.
Poster-boy Neymar scored twice in a 4-1 demolition of Cameroon to become the tournament's top scorer with four as Brazil advanced to the knockout stage as winner of Group A with seven points.
Firemen in Southwest China's Chongqing take a break from their serious jobs by wearing soccer strips in a series of photos to celebrate the World Cup.
Sports lottery sales have been boosted by the FIFA World Cup. Daily sales were less than 100 million yuan before the World Cup but more than 400 million since the event started on June 12.
A Chinese airline company renovates the cabin of one of its flights, then dresses the flight attendants with soccer jerseys as a way to celebrate the 2014 Brazil World Cup.
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