After Argentina's World Cup quarter-final defeat to Germany, coach Jose Pekerman announced that he would be leaving the post with immediate effect.

The South Americans crashed out of the competition 4-2 on penalties after the game had ended 1-1 after extra-time.

After the game Pekerman said: "This has come to an end and I will certainly not go on.

"You have to make a decision and I'm convinced I've done everything in my reach, and it's time to look for something else.

"I'm very sorry for the coaches and the fans and the players, this team deserves to go further but we couldn't make it.

"It was a very exciting match. We also played like favourites and gave our best although we lost.

"The penalties were a consequence of a very even match. It's a shame for Argentina who played very well and in the whole championship."

Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann said: "It's difficult to find words. I'm incredibly happy, proud and thankful.

"The fantastic crowd carried us, they believed in us. We knew that even down a goal we'd come back.

"We were convinced that if we got to penalties we'd advance. The belief we have in ourselves is really strong.

"This is a team that's grown together over the past six weeks and we want to be world champions."