World Cup 2014 Published: June 6, 2014 2:19am EDT 1. Argentina’s Pablo Zabaleta celebrates after winning the penalty shoot-out against the Netherlands. EPA/Marius Becker 2. German star Toni Kroos has his eyes firmly on the ball in training ahead of the World Cup final. EPA/Thomas Eisenhuth 3. An extra time goal from Mario Gotze was enough to give Germany victory in the World Cup final. EPA/Kamil Krzaczynski 4. After a series of near misses in recent World Cups, Germany are champions of the world for the fourth time. EPA/Andreas Gebert 5. Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned in the wake of his side’s failure to win the World Cup on home soil. EPA/Robert Ghement 6. Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned in the wake of his side’s failure to win the World Cup on home soil. EPA/Rafael Ribeiro 7. Bastian Schweinsteiger holds the World Cup aloft at Germany’s welcome home party in Berlin. EPA/Alex Grimm 8. Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul was the hero in his side’s penalty shootout victory over Costa Rica. EPA/Antonio Lacerda 9. German players celebrate one of the side’s seven goals in its extraordinary semi-final victory against Brazil. EPA/Marcus Brandt 10. German players prepare for tomorrow morning’s semi-final against Brazil. EPA/Thomas Eisenhuth 11. Brazilian star Neymar is out of the World Cup with a back injury. EPA/Marius Becker 12. Costa Rican players celebrate going through to the quarter-finals after a penalty shootout against Greece. EPA/Srdjan Suki 13. A Brazil training session draws fans ahead of their quarter-final match against Colombia. EPA/Marius Becker 14. The Algerian side was welcomed home with an open-top bus parade despite losing in the Round of 16 to Germany. EPA/STR 15. Switzerland’s Ricardo Rodriguez takes football to new heights while Lionel Messi looks on. Argentina won with a 118th minute goal. EPA/Peter Klaunzer 16. A late goal wasn’t enough to save Algeria from elimination in extra time against Germany. EPA/Marcus Brandt 17. The agony and ecstasy of the penalty shootout was on display between Brazil and Chile, with the host nation emerging victorious. EPA/Peter Powell 18. Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal are on their way home after suffering an early exit in the group stage. EPA/Jose Sena Goulao 19. An Australian fan cheers during the World Cup farewell game between Australia and South Africa at ANZ Stadium on May 26. AAP/Lukas Coch 20. Australian fans were left disappointed after the Socceroos lost 3-1 to Chile in their opening game of the World Cup. AAP/Dean Lewins 21. Construction at Arena Fonte Nova – site of the Netherlands vs Spain on Friday – was finished at the last minute. Crystian Cruz/Flickr, CC BY-ND 22. Fuleco, the official mascot of the 2014 World Cup, waves during the FIFA Congress 2014 in Rio de Janeiro. Globovisión/Flickr, CC BY-NC 23. US players celebrate after John Brooks’ late goal gave them a 2-1 win over Ghana. EPA/Marius Becker 24. Mexico’s goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa was the hero in his side’s 0-0 draw with Brazil. EPA/Chema Moya 25. Socceroo Tim Cahill (left) fights for the ball with Ron Vlaar of the Netherlands during their Group B match. Despite an early equaliser from Cahill, the Netherlands won, 3-2. EPA/Lukas Coch 26. A dejected England captain Steven Gerrard (far left) shows his devastation at another likely early exit from a World Cup. EPA/Tolga Bozoglu 27. Algerian fans celebrate their country’s 4-2 win over South Korea – Algeria’s first World Cup finals win since 1982. EPA/STR 28. Australia bowed out of the 2014 World Cup with a 3-0 loss to Spain overnight. EPA/Juanjo Martin 29. Luis Suarez appeared to bite an Italian opponent in his side’s 1-0 victory, which sent Uruguay through to the knockout stages. EPA/Emilio Lavandeira Jr 30. Antonio Valencia (L) saw red as Ecuador became the first South American side to be knocked out of the 2014 World Cup. EPA/Oliver Weiken 31. Swiss footballer Xherdan Shaqiri uses his head during training. EPA/Peter Klaunzer 32. World Cup-themed graffiti on a metro line wall as part of a project named ‘4km’ near the Arena Corinthians stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. EPA/Sebastiao Morei 33. Soldiers from the Brazilian army participate in a terrorist attack drill at the National Stadium of Brasilia. EPA/Fernando Bizerra Jr 34. Brazil’s Neymar, seen here at training, starred with two goals in the World Cup opening match against Croatia. EPA/Marcelo Sayao