Save of the tournament? Given the magnitude of the game (a World Cup quarter-final) and the timing (the 94th minute), it’s certainly a contender. A heavy first touch took Karim Benzema wider than he would have liked, but his left-foot strike was still firm and true, the ball arrowing towards the roof of the net at Manuel Neuer’s near-post. The ice-cool German, however, had other ideas. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Germany fans celebrating their side's win over France Focus: Neuer prepares himself as Karim Benzema pulls back his left leg to shoot late on in the quarter-final Strike: Benzema hammers his shot at goal
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Germany goalkeeper pulled off a brilliant stop from Benzema in the dying stages to preserve Germany's one-goal lead
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Joachim Low's side won the quarter-final 1-0 thanks to a goal from defender Mats Hummels
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Afterwards Neuer said he made the save instinctively and that such things come naturally to him
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Germany will face the winner of the match between Brazil and Colombia
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