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Germany Celebrates World Cup Victory

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  An extra-time goal gave Germany a win Sunday over Argentina and the World Cup title.
    
Midfielder Mario Goetze scored the game-winning goal.
    
Germany's victory was celebrated by fans around the world and even in outer-space.
    
German astronaut Alexander Gerst congratulated the team from the International Space Station on its "top performance."
    
He tweeted a picture of himself in a Germany Jersey with an extra fourth star, saying, "As experts on stars, we already got one."
    
It's Germany's first World Cup title as a reunited nation.
    
West Germany's 1990 win came with the country just three months away from reunification. United Germany won the 1996 European Championship.
    
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said after the match, "All of Germany is the world champion."

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