Music superstar Rihanna wasn’t shy in her support of Germany on Sunday, who won their fourth World Cup title over Argentina 1-0. The R&B songstress lifted her Germany jersey in elation after “Super” Mario Gotze scored a goal in the waning minutes of overtime that won the match.
“We're going to celebrate for at least five weeks now,” said Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. “At some point we'll stop celebrating but we'll always keep waking up with a smile.”
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Rihanna took to partying with the Germans after the fact, snapping photos with several members of the team; she had also posted a sultry, Germany-themed photo on Twitter beforehand for a little extra motivation.
For my German boys pic.twitter.com/cRzlNINBuf
— Rihanna (@rihanna) July 13, 2014
:)) pic.twitter.com/3TFbsiB5rC — Rihanna (@rihanna) July 13, 2014
The shooter aka My hitta #Gotze #Champions pic.twitter.com/bOxV5yIyj1
— Rihanna (@rihanna) July 14, 2014
Rihanna’s generous helping of photos wasn’t limited to players either, as world-famous supermodel Adriana Lima got in on the fun.
My fav came to say hi! Love this chick @AdrianaLima pic.twitter.com/ayZSvG4Bs2 — Rihanna (@rihanna) July 13, 2014
Gotze, a 22-year-old, scored two goals in this World Cup and came into the final as a substitute. German coach Joachim Low told him before inserting him into the match to prove he's better than Argentinian great Lionel Messi.
"I said to Götze: 'OK, show the world you are better than Messi and can decide the World Cup,'" said Löw.
"I told him that. I always had a good feeling about Götze. Argentina were becoming more and more tired, but we had players who could make a difference. Götze is a miracle boy, a boy wonder. He can play any position up front. I know he's always able to decide a match, and it was a great winner he scored. But in extra time we had the energy to move forward. We didn't want to go to penalties. We wanted the game decided before then, and we put them under more pressure."
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