Dejected Argentine fans, elated Germans in Brazil

By Jenny Barchfield

Published July 13, 2014 11:08pm ET

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Dejected Argentine fans, elated Germans in Brazil — Argentina soccer fans cheer on Copacabana beach the morning of the final World Cup match between Argentina and Germany in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) | Silvia Izquierdo

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of Argentine football fans gathered on the golden sands of Copacabana beach gasped and then fell into silence when Germany scored a stunning extra-time goal to claim the World Cup title on Sunday.

More than 70,000 Argentina fans packed into Rio de Janeiro in recent days, many traveling upward of 40 hours by car and seemingly all wearing their team’s sky-blue jerseys and chanting day and night.

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