Germany captain Philipp Lahm praised Spain after they ended his dream of lifting the World Cup trophy yesterday.<br /><br />  <table style="width: 63px; height: 42px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="63" align="right" border="1">  <tbody>  <tr>  <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2010/jul/Lahm.jpg" border="0" /></td></tr>  <tr>  <td>  <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Philipp Lahm</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>A second-half goal from Barcelona's Carles Puyol was enough to see Spain reach their first ever World Cup final, and end the hopes of a youthful German side.<br /><br />Lahm admitted that Spain were the better side in their semi-final.<br /><br />"It was very difficult," said the Bayern Munich defender after the match.<br /><br />"We knew Spain were a favourite to win the tournament. Spain is a very strong team.<br /><br />The defender believes that his team's inability to capitalise on their improved second half display was the reason for their defeat.<br /><br />"We didn't play courageously enough in the first half. We had a chance in the second but weren't able to use it.<br /><br />"It's a huge disappointment. We wanted to do a lot and didn't succeed."

Germany captain Philipp Lahm praised Spain after they ended his dream of lifting the World Cup trophy yesterday.

We weren't courageous enough to win: German skipper Lahm

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