Germany were once World Cup kings - but now they're simply not that good

For those of you who are relatively new to this World Cup stuff, what we witnessed (near) Boston on Monday used to be very, very unusual. Almost unheard of, in fact.

Sure, big teams have been upset by smaller teams before - the World Cup would not be the most watched sporting drama on the planet if everyone knows the ending - and star players have missed penalties in shoot-outs before.