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.^[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. ^[3][4]

Germany		Round	Argentina
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Portugal	0–4	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  United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4  Germany 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7  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.)

2014 FIFA World Cup Final

Germany players celebrate with the trophy.
Event	2014 FIFA World Cup
Germany Portugal 1 0
After extra time
Date	13 July 2014 (2014-07-13)
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[1]
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Match

Details

Germany	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Argentina
Götze  113'	Report

13 July 2014

16:00 UTC−3

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 74,738

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

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)

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.