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The 26 most satisfying newspaper pages of the World Cup

Evan BartlettJul 14, 2014 After months of optimistically building up their respective teams, newspaper editors around the world have been confronted with the dilemma of whether to back their men or hang them out to dry once their nation's World Cup fate was sealed. Here are some of the most eye-catching (and eye-watering) front and back pages from the past month...

Germany

The only team to leave Brazil as winners had one man to thank:

World Champion

But also basked in the glory of the most memorable game of the tournament:

Without words

Before producing this lovely (yet slightly optimistic) front page on the day of the final:

World Champions

Brazil

Before crashing out at the hands of the eventual champions, it all started so optimistically for the hosts:

We are all Brazil

(Picture via Jack Lang) As the heroics of goalkeeper Julio Cesar saw the team scrape through the first knockout game against Chile:

Hail Cesar

But then this guy got injured:

Brazil in the semi but without Neymar

And it all went a bit pear-shaped...

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