Germany vs Argentina Watch full match World Cup final 2014
Before the match, Germany had reached the World Cup final seven times (six times as West Germany from 1954 to 1990), winning three (1954, 1974, 1990) and losing four (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002); Argentina had reached four finals, winning twice (1978, 1986) and losing twice (1930, 1990). Germany won the match 1–0 after extra time, the defining moment coming when Mario Götze collected André Schürrle's cross from the left on his chest before volleying left-footed into the net.
The result marked Germany's fourth World Cup title, their first since German reunification and their first win outside Europe. Germany's victory meant that three consecutive World Cups have been won by teams from the same continent, following Italy and Spain in 2006 and 2010 respectively, the first time this has happened in World Cup history. Germany are also the first European side to win a World Cup hosted in the Americas. Miroslav Klose, who had become the top scorer in World Cup history in the semi-final thrashing of Brazil, thus became the seventh player in history to have finished in first, second and third place with his national team at a World Cup.The two teams had met in 20 previous matches, with 6 wins for Germany, 5 draws, and 9 wins for Argentina. In these games, both teams had scored a total of 28 goals. Six of these matches were at a World Cup, two of them in the Final. The final was the 7th match between them, equalling a World Cup head-to-head record (along with Brazil vs Sweden, and Germany vs Yugoslavia). The previous World Cup matches between them were:
In the 1958 FIFA World Cup Group 1, West Germany defeated Argentina 3–1.
In the 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 2, West Germany and Argentina drew 0–0.
In the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final, Argentina defeated West Germany 3–2 to win their second and most recent title.
In the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final, West Germany defeated Argentina 1–0 to win their third title. It was also their last title before the 2014 Final.
In the 2006 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, Germany defeated Argentina 4–2 on penalties (1–1 draw after extra time).
In the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, Germany defeated Argentina 4–0.
Among the players in the 2014 World Cup squads, the following played in the 2006 and 2010 meetings:Both teams named unchanged starting line-ups from their semi-finals, but German midfielder Sami Khedira withdrew during the warm-up with a calf injury. He was replaced by Christoph Kramer, who had made two brief substitute appearances during the tournament. Kramer himself was later injured and substituted in the first half, for André Schürrle.
Mario Götze of Germany scored during extra time, in the 113th minute, when he collected Schürrle’s cross from the left on his chest before volleying left-footed into the net.He became the first substitute to score a World Cup-winning goal, as well as the youngest player to score in a World Cup Final since German Wolfgang Weber in 1966 (same age, 22).Prior to Götze's goal, Germany came close to scoring on a number of occasions, including a header by Benedikt Höwedes that struck the Argentine goalpost just before halftime. Schürrle later struck a close-range shot straight at Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero early in the first half of extra time, after a pass from Götze.
Argentina's Gonzalo Higuaín missed a good opportunity in the first half, dragging his shot wide after being put through on goal by a misjudged header from Toni Kroos. He had a goal disallowed later in the first half, when he was ruled offside after tapping in a cross by Ezequiel Lavezzi from the right wing. Lionel Messi wasted a chance early in the second half, firing wide of the German goal from inside the penalty area after receiving a through pass. In extra time, Rodrigo Palacio's lob over Manuel Neuer went just wide after the forward received a cross, missed by Mats Hummels, in the German penalty area.
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