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Germans profit from Marta's misery

Marta proved the unlikeliest of FIFA Women's World Cup villains in Shanghai as Germany made history by completing the first successful title defence in the tournament's history. Birgit Prinz and Simone Laudehr scored the all-important goals but it was Nadine Angerer who emerged as the German hero, saving a Marta penalty that would have brought Brazil level, while in the process preserving ...