Palacios won the World Cup with the team, the first person of Bayer Leverkusen in nearly 20 years.

December 19-in the World Cup final, which ended early this morning Beijing time, Argentina beat France in a penalty shootout and won the championship trophy.
According to Opta, Palacios, who did not play as a substitute, is the first Bayer Leverkusen player to win the World Cup with the team in nearly 20 years.
The last time a drug company player did this was Lucio, who won with Brazil in the 2002 World Cup.
(Muzi)