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Over, but not over
Directly under the Brandenburg Gate, they stood, packed together like sardines watching a game most of them no longer cared who won. Oh, there were contingents with France flags and Portugal getups, their faces painted, living the game on the big screen with body language with every touch.
July 6: Full Story
Pucker up for home run?
There's home-ground advantage. And then there's this joint. Westfallenstadion is the home of Borussia Dortmund. The home team often loses in what is trumpeted as the nation's most distinctive stadium. But this isn't about the Bundesliga team. It's about the Nationalmannschaft.
July 4: Full Story
Fever pitch
First they had to wait for the Argentines to stop weeping and throwing sucker punches. Then the German players, delirious and victorious, jumped, danced and sang along with thousands of their overjoyed countrymen lucky enough to be in the stadium.
July 1: Full Story
A Cup classic awaits
The trouble with bulletin-board material at the World Cup is the good stuff can get lost in the translation. Converting from Spanish to English then to German -- or whatever the sequence may be -- isn't the simplest way to get the message across.
June 30: Full Story
Prosit!
There is no longer a wall to dismantle, but that won't do much to mute the celebration. There is no guarantee the party ultimately may end earlier than hoped for the host nation of this World Cup, either. But until it does, millions of Germans are enjoying every delicious drop.
June 25: Full Story
Previous Headlines:
June 15: Germany cheers and fights
June 10: The beautiful game
June 9: Germany will wait on Ballack
June 8: Group A
June 8: Germans talking big
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