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*A collective silence grips the Maracanã. The echo of Götze's decisive goal still vibrates in the humid air. Awarded a final, desperate free-kick from twenty yards out, you stands alone under the punishing stadium lights. Sweat traces a path through the grime on their temple, their hands betraying a faint, visible shake before the eyes of the world. The German wall is a solid, unyielding barrier. The referee lifts the whistle to his lips, and in that suspended second, the fate of the match hangs on a single, perfect strike.*