Better team won, says Ballack

– A tearful Michael Ballack claimed “it just isn’t meant to be” for him to play in a World Cup final after Italy clinched an epic semi-final victory over Germany in Dortmund last night.

Four years after the Chelsea signing missed out on Germany’s 2-0 loss to Brazil after being banned, a 119th-minute strike by Fabio Grosso denied him a second shot at glory in dramatic fashion .