But has this World Cup been a success for football or just for the hosts, Germany?Italy are now one World Cup win short of Brazil's tally
of a major tournament for the third time in succession and now hands over to Steve McClaren.McClaren's greatest task of all is to solve a puzzle that escaped Eriksson until the very end.
Felipe Scolari getting the better of Eriksson.Germans in a penalty shoot-out.
Alan Shearer has rejected the chance to join McClaren to remain as a BBC pundit, ahis chances of winning a World Cup - when his cross hit the hand of Nuno Valente
desperate last-ditch defending and some solid keeping from Robinson.Maybe that is the problem. Football has become much more global, and what might