Germany show their class

THE phrase ruthless efficiency is never far away when discussing Germany at major tournaments, and Joachim Low’s men showed those qualities in abundance to dispose of Australia last night – and demonstrated why they can win the World Cup for a fourth time.

The final scoreline was 4-0 but it could have been so much more had Low’s young side taken a fraction of the numerous chances they created, although Australians will point to the harsh red card for Tim Cahill early in the second-half.

But it was 2-0 at that stage anyway, and the way they ran through Australia’s defence, which had served them so well in qualifying, must have sent warning signals to the rest of the teams here in South Africa.