2014 FIFA World Cup final

The 2014 FIFA World Cup final was a football match that took place on 13 July 2014 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to determine the 2014 FIFA World Cup champion. Germany defeated Argentina 1–0 in extra time, with the only goal being scored by Mario Götze. The match was the third final between the two countries, a World Cup record, after their 1986 and 1990 matches. "The World Cup Final: The Best Team vs. the Best Player". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 July 2014

GermanyRoundArgentinaOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult0–4Match 12–12–2Match 21–01–0Match 33–2Group G winner
Team31114404321072+57311147−34301246−21Final standingsGroup F winner
Team330063+393111330431024403301214−31OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult2–1 (aet)Round of 161–0 (aet)1–0Quarter-finals1–07–1Semi-finals0–0 (aet) (4–2 pen.)

Match
Details

 GK 1 Manuel NeuerRB 16Philipp Lahm (c)CB 20Jérôme BoatengCB 5 Mats HummelsLB 4 Benedikt Höwedes  CM 23Christoph Kramer   CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger  RW 13Thomas MüllerAM 18Toni KroosLW 8 Mesut Özil   CF 11Miroslav Klose   Substitutions:FW 9 André Schürrle   MF 19Mario Götze   DF 17Per Mertesacker   Manager:Joachim Löw300px GK 1 Sergio RomeroRB 4 Pablo ZabaletaCB 15Martín DemichelisCB 2 Ezequiel GarayLB 16Marcos RojoCM 14Javier Mascherano  CM 6 Lucas BigliaRW 8 Enzo Pérez  LW 22Ezequiel Lavezzi  SS 10Lionel Messi (c)CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín   Substitutions:FW 20Sergio Agüero    FW 18Rodrigo Palacio   MF 5 Fernando Gago   Manager:Alejandro Sabella

Man of the Match:
Mario Götze (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Renato Faverani (Italy)
Andrea Stefani (Italy)
Fourth official:
Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Fifth official:
Christian Lescano (Ecuador)
|}Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if still tied.
Twelve named eligible substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.

References

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Category:July 2014 events
Category:2014 in association football
Category:2010s in Brazil