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4 of the best World Cup campaigns by Arsenal players

By Kenneth Daly

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 13: Mesut Ozil of Germany celebrates with the trophy following the 2014 World Cup Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana Stadium on July 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 13: Mesut Ozil of Germany celebrates with the trophy following the 2014 World Cup Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana Stadium on July 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images) /
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4. Mesut Ozil (Brazil 2014)

Mesut Ozil helped Germany lift the World Cup in Brazil. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
Mesut Ozil helped Germany lift the World Cup in Brazil. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images) /

His time at Arsenal might have concluded bitterly, but Mesut Ozil was at his best during the Brazil World Cup as he starred in Germany’s first Jules Rimet triumph since 1990.

An almost constant feature under Joachim Low, Ozil’s creative influence allowed the irrepressible Germans to thrive in South America as they comprehensively brushed aside competition from football heavyweights Portugal and Brazil en route to the 2014 final.

The often shot-shy playmaker also grabbed a late, extra-time winner to defeat Algeria in the round of 16 and lasted the full 120 minutes in the Maracana finale, where he celebrated the unparalleled sporting achievement with fellow Gunner Per Mertesacker.

A fantastic international career was brought to a premature end in 2018, but Ozil’s incredible memories of World Cup success will never perish.

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