Skill and tactics count for a lot in football. Love does too!

German WAGS were at the forefront each time the players stepped out to play in the FIFA World Cup, eventually cheering the players to the title. (All images courtesy AFP and AP)

Sami Khedira celebrates with his girlfriend after Germany beat Argentina in the final.

The midfielder gets a hug after the match.

Khedira poses for a very special photo.

Khedira at a party after the match.

Mario Goetze embraces his super model girlfriend Ann Kathrin Brommel after his extra-time goal set Germany on the path of World Cup glory.

Gotze's girlfriend turned out to be his biggest cheerleader as she joined him in the post-World Cup celebrations on the pitch and was seen clicking pictures of the baby-faced attacking midfielder.

Bastian Schweinsteiger with his girlfriend Sarah Brandner.