By Chris Roberts, PA Sport

BRAZIL:

MARCOS: Despite the German attacking threat the Brazilian goalkeeper never had much to do - but still made two blinding saves. 7.

CAFU: It was his record-breaking third World Cup final, but his forays forward were few and far between as he was forced defend more than he is used to. 6.

LUCIO: Looked uncharacteristically uneasy on crosses and against pace and looked far more comfortable on the ball and coming forward. 7.

ROQUE JUNIOR: He was given a difficult time by the running of Oliver Neuville, but made some timely interceptions. 7.

EDMILSON: Looked to be suffering an injury, but while he was forced to defend more than he is used to and made some important tackles, he looked vulnerable every time in dealing with crosses into the box. 7.

ROBERTO CARLOS: Had a frustrating match in which he had to focus more on his defensive duties rather than his trademark forward bursts and free-kicks. 6.

GILBERTO SILVA: Often the unsung hero of the Brazilian team and once again he quietly battled hard in midfield to allow the likes of Ronaldinho to play. 8.

RONALDO: Suffered more World Cup final frustration by squandering three glorious chances in the first half before exorcising the ghost of France 98 with second-half double to win the Golden Shoe award. 8.

RIVALDO: He was forced to come deep to try and get into the game and had very little impact until Oliver Kahn spilled his shot into path of Ronaldo and he linked up well with his team-mate again for the clinching second goal. 7.

RONALDINHO: The Paris St Germain youngster showed just why Manchester United have been linked with him as he again caught the eye with some clever flicks and moments of creative brilliance. 9.

KLEBERSON: Saw his dipping first-half effort come back off the crossbar and showed there was much more to his game than sitting deep and breaking down moves. 9.

SUBS:

JUNINHO (on for Ronaldinho 84 minutes): Came on late to savour the occasion and looked tricky. 6.

DENILSON (on for Ronaldo 89 minutes): Late flashes of class rubbed salt into the German wounds. 6.

GERMANY:

OLIVER KAHN: Illustrated just why he was voted the best goalkeeper at the World Cup with some brilliant saves to keep his side in the game before spilling Rivaldo's second-half drive into the path of Ronaldo, who made him pay. 7.

THOMAS LINKE: Nullified the threat of Roberto Carlos on the overlap and although he never got too far forward he made some vital challenges. 7.

CARSTEN RAMELOW: Another outstanding performance from the Bayer Leverkusen player, who looked assured on the ball and commanding at the back. 9.

OLIVER NEUVILLE: Caused the Brazilians all kinds of problems dropping deep to link up with the German midfield and Klose, but faded as the game wore on. 7.

DIETMAR HAMANN: An impressive display from the Liverpool midfielder, who made some vital challenges to allow those around him to go forward, but faded. 8.

MIROSLAV KLOSE: The striker's constant running off the ball gave the Brazil defence some concern, but he struggled to make too much of an impact. 6.

JENS JEREMIES: Came in for the suspended Michael Ballack and although lacking his creativity, he competed well alongside Hamann. 7.

MARCO BODE: Like Linke on the other side he rarely found himself on the backfoot against Cafu, but caused problems himself with his raids down the flank. 7.

BERND SCHNEIDER: His position just behind the front two meant that Brazil never knew how to pick him up and he was Germany's biggest forward threat. 7.

CHRISTOPH METZELDER: While Ramelow looked solid, his young defensive partner did seem to lose concentration at times and looked vulnerable against Ronaldo. 6.

TORSTEN FRINGS: A hard-working contribution from the right-sided player which which drew parallels with David Beckham. 7.

SUBS:

OLIVER BIERHOFF (on for Miroslav Klose 74 minutes): Saw shot saved by Marcos. 6.

GERALD ASAMOAH (On for Jens Jeremies 77 minutes): Worked hard to save Germans. 5

CHRISTIAN ZIEGE (On for Marco Bode 83 minutes): Last throw of the dice. 5.