2014 FIFA World Cup Final

2014 FIFA World Cup Final
	Germany players celebrate with the trophy.
Event	2014 FIFA World Cup
	After extra time
Date	13 July 2014
Venue	Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Man of the Match	Mario Götze (Germany)
Referee	Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Attendance	74,738
Weather	Partly cloudy; 23 °C (73 °F); 65% humidity
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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.^[2] 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, and billed as the world's best player (Lionel Messi) versus the world's best team (Germany).^[3]^[4]

Road to the final

Germany

Round

Argentina

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Portugal

4–0

Match 1

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2–1

Ghana

2–2

Match 2

Iran

1–0

United States

1–0

Match 3

Nigeria

3–2

Group G winner

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
United States	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Portugal	3	1	1	1	4	7	−3	4
Ghana	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

Final standings

Group F winner

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9
Nigeria	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
Iran	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Opponent

Result

Knockout stage

Opponent

Result

Algeria

2–1 (aet)

Round of 16

Switzerland

1–0 (aet)

France

1–0

Quarter-finals

Belgium

1–0

Brazil

7–1

Semi-finals

Netherlands

0–0 (aet) (4–2 pen.)

Match

Details

13 July 2014 16:00 UTC−3	Germany	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Argentina	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 74,738 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
	Götze 113'	Report

Germany

Argentina


GK	1	Manuel Neuer
RB	16	Philipp Lahm (c)
CB	20	Jérôme Boateng
CB	5	Mats Hummels
LB	4	Benedikt Höwedes	34'
CM	23	Christoph Kramer		31'
CM	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger	29'
RW	13	Thomas Müller
AM	18	Toni Kroos
LW	8	Mesut Özil		120'
CF	11	Miroslav Klose		88'
Substitutions:
FW	9	André Schürrle		31'
MF	19	Mario Götze		88'
DF	17	Per Mertesacker		120'
Manager:
Joachim Löw


GK	1	Sergio Romero
RB	4	Pablo Zabaleta
CB	15	Martín Demichelis
CB	2	Ezequiel Garay
LB	16	Marcos Rojo
CM	14	Javier Mascherano	64'
CM	6	Lucas Biglia
RW	8	Enzo Pérez		86'
LW	22	Ezequiel Lavezzi		46'
SS	10	Lionel Messi (c)
CF	9	Gonzalo Higuaín		78'
Substitutions:
FW	20	Sergio Agüero	65'	46'
FW	18	Rodrigo Palacio		78'
MF	5	Fernando Gago		86'
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) <section end=Lineups />

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.

2014 FIFA World Cup Final Media

The Adidas Brazuca Final Rio used in the match
Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel (left) attended the final. President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (right) did not attend due to her grandson's birthday and a case of pharyngo-laryngitis.
Miroslav Klose shooting at goal in the second half of the game
Mario Götze struck the winning goal in extra time
German captain Philipp Lahm lifts the World Cup trophy