{{Germany beat France 1-0 and secured itself a place in World Cup history on Friday by qualifying for the semifinals for the fourth straight tournament.}}
A goal from Mats Hummels in the 13th minute was enough to seal the contest at the iconic Maracana Stadium and the Germans will now face the winner of Friday’s other quarterfinal between host nation Brazil and in-form Colombia, in Fortaleza.
Hummels made no mistake with his close-range header from a Bastian Schweinsteiger free kick that clipped off the underside of the crossbar to beat French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
“You have to fight against France. We knew that France was among the top teams. It was certainly not going to be a walk in the park,” Hummels said.
No other nation has shown the level of historic World Cup consistency as that managed by Germany, and it swept to yet another last-four place here. While France fought hard to overcome the deficit, it was unable to breach Germany’s no-nonsense and ever-present defensive wall.
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