fortunately the Germans scored with just a few minutes left in extra time, otherwise what a joke it would've been, given that:
- Brazil had dropped 11 billion dollars hosting the world cup
- 32 countries had battled it out on the pitch for one month
- millions worldwide were watching the finals of the most popular sport and tournament in the world
... and all that just to have the champions decided by a penalty shootout with each team's goalie guessing where to dive and hopefully getting lucky trying to stop each shot in the shootout. that would've been really lame.
