In the winning German team, Miroslav Klose, who had become the top scorer in World Cup history in the semi-final victory over Brazil, became one of the very few players ever to have won gold, silver and bronze medals in the World Cup (bronze in 20, silver in 2002 and gold in 2014), joining an all-German club with such players as Franz Beckenbauer, Sepp Maier and Wolfgang Overath ( 1966– 1974) and Italy's Franco Baresi (gold in 1982 albeit as a reserve, bronze in 1990, and silver in 1994).īoth teams named unchanged starting line-ups from their semi-finals, but German midfielder Sami Khedira withdrew during the warm-up with a calf injury. With the win, Germany qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. The victory meant that three consecutive World Cups have been won by teams from the same continent, following Italy and Spain in 20 respectively, the first time this has happened in World Cup history. The result marked Germany's fourth World Cup title, their first since German reunification, and the first World Cup won by a European team in the Americas. The match was the third final between the two countries, a World Cup record, after their 19 matches.īefore 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 being runners-up four times ( 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002) Argentina had reached four finals, winning twice ( 1978, 1986) and placing second twice ( 1930, 1990). Germany defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time, with the only goal being scored by Mario Götze, who collected André Schürrle's cross from the left on his chest before volleying a high left-footed shot into the net. 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.
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