On one hand, people want Lionel Messi to cement his place in footballing history as one of the true greats with a World Cup win, on the other, those that value the qualities of teamwork will want Germany to lift their fourth title on Sunday. While Brazil showed us what happens when a team degenerates into a pathetic rabble, Germany reminded us that in the ultimate team game, the whole is invariably greater than the sum of its parts. Quite often, the teams that seduce us do not get to the World Cup final. We were in danger of having a final between two teams that were not necessarily the best in the competition – as in 2006, for example. The Chileans, the Colombians,…