The 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament’s final match up for the Argentina’s and Germany’s champions dream was a full of live action and drama affair between the Germany and Argentina, decided by Mario Gotze — who also play as an attacking midfielder for Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga — scored goal in the extra time at 113th minute.
The Germany national football team, commonly known as Die Mannschaft, became the first Union of European Football Associations’ (UEFA)’s team to win in Latin American region with a close 1-0 win against the Argentina. Both of these squad had chances, but in the end only one has been named as 2014 FIFA World Cup champions and the Germany were on the verge as they have manage to put the ball in the net.
First Half – Goalless
The biggest news have been circulating in Brazil as well as on the worldwide web during the pre-match was that Angel Di Maria, who currently plays for Real Madrid as a winger or attacking midfielder, was not fit enough to play for the La Albiceleste. While Di Maria’s teammate in Real Madrid, Sami Khedira was ruled out due to a late injury report for the 23-year-old German defensive midfielder Cristoph Kramer. The young footballer Kramer himself had to come off due to a blow to the head, and substituted by the Chelsea FC’s forward player Andre Schurrle.
In the first half of the much-anticipated final match, Argentina probably had the better and closer calls. The Albiceleste’s forward striker Gonzalo Higuain wasted the fantastic chance with his substandard headed backpass after a wayward Alemania’s header puts the Argentina striker through on goal in the 2014 World Cup Final match, putting the ball wide.
Higuain did put the soccer ball inside the net, after great buildup from the great Messi and Paris Saint-Germain’s Lavezzi, but he was situated in an offside area of the field, so the score did not count as a goal. The Argentina’s precious gem and world greatest football player Lionel Messi, who also play as a forward striker for Spanish club FC Barcelona, have managed to give a pressure to Benedikt Howedes on the right flank, and nearly scored, however he had just a little support.
Before the referee blow the whistle for half-time break, Germany had their clearest chance to score the first goal for this final game of 2014 FIFA World Cup football competition at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From a corner, Howedes through header, had managed to shot the ball that rocked the goal-post. The soccer ball bounced off to the German player and Romero saved it from the line. That said, with the instant-replay, that bounce came from an offside player, but the chance by Howedes would have been counted.
Second Half: Still Goalless
Argentina’s manager and head coach Alejandro Sabella made a tactical switch during the half-time of the game, which some of the football analysts and pundits believed that it had a negative impact on star man Lionel Messi. The strategic game plan for the second-half took off Ezequiel Lavezzi, more of a winger or midfielder, and putting on Sergio Aguero, more of an attacker.
Lionel Messi was the next to come closest, but his shot bent just wide of the German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer right hand-post. The FC Bayern Munich’s keeper Neuer has completed more passes than Messi in World Cup 2014.
From then, both squads were imposed a two (2) yellow card each, the second half-concluded and the 90 minutes full-time game has resulted into a goalless that decided to go for an extra-time. Both of the teams boss made substitutions to refresh the muscles of the legs of some their players.
Extra Time: 1-0 to Germany
In extra time, Argentina’s goalkeeper Sergio Romero managed to make a massive saves in the first half of extra time. In the second period of extra time, the surprising breakthrough had finally came into the game. With Germany’s heroic substitute Mario Gotze, who assisted by André Schürrle with a cross from the corner, and freely kicked the ball to the net at 113th minute of the match, and counted as a goal, 1-0 to Germany. A Argentine defense as well as the entire team and their fans we’re left in the state of shock. The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final match between the Germany and Argentina has ended with a 1-0 to Die Mannschaft team.