Argentina Vs Germany 2014
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2014 World Cup final: Germany beats Argentina for fourth title. 2014 Argentina and Germany's football fans cheer their teams in downtown Rome before the start of the World Cup football final.
→ The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final was a match that took place on 13 July 2014 at the in, to determine the champion. Defeated 1–0 in extra time, with the only goal being scored by, who collected 's cross from the left on his chest before volleying a high left-footed shot into the net. The match was the third final between the two countries, a World Cup record, after their and matches, and billed as the world's best player versus the world's best team (Germany).
Before the match, Germany had reached the World Cup final seven times (six times as from 1954 to 1990), winning three (, ) and being runners-up four times (, ); Argentina had reached four finals, winning twice (, ) and placing second twice (, ). The result marked Germany's fourth World Cup title and their first World championship as a.
The victory meant that three consecutive World Cups have been won by teams from the same continent, following and in and respectively, the first time this has happened in World Cup history. It was also the first time that three consecutive World Cup finals were still tied after 90 minutes.
The final marked the first time a World Cup hosted in the was not won by a team from the continent. In the winning German team, who had become the top scorer in World Cup history in, became one of the very few players ever to have won gold, silver and bronze medals in the World Cup (bronze in 2006 and 2010, silver in and gold in ), joining a club with earlier German players like, and (–), as well as Italian (1982–1994). According to FIFA, 1.013 billion individuals globally watched the final match of this tournament. See also: The match ball for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final, announced on 29 May 2014, featured a variation of the named the Adidas Brazuca Final Rio. Whilst the technical aspects of the ball were the same, the design was different from the Brazuca balls used in the group stages and other playoffs, with a green, gold and black coloring. It was the third special ball for FIFA World Cup final matches, after the (2006) and the (2010). Match officials , from, was named as the referee of the final, together with fellow Italians Renato Faverani and Andrea Stefani as the assistant referees, and and Christian Lescano from Ecuador as the and officials.
Earlier in the 2014 World Cup, Rizzoli took charge of the – and –Argentina matches in the group stage, and the Argentina– quarter-final. He had previously taken charge of the and the. He was also one of the referees at the, and the.
He became the third Italian referee to take charge of a World Cup final, after in and in. Match Summary Both teams named unchanged starting line-ups from their semi-finals, but German midfielder withdrew during the warm-up with a calf injury. He was replaced by, who had made two brief substitute appearances during the tournament.
Kramer himself suffered a head injury after a collision with inside the penalty area, but was initially cleared to continue playing. Fourteen minutes later in the 31st minute however, he collapsed to the ground, apparently suffering from concussion and was replaced. Argentina GK 1 RB 16 CB 20 CB 5 LB 4 34 ' CM 23 31 ' CM 7 29 ' RW 13 AM 18 LW 8 120 ' CF 11 88 ' Substitutions: FW 9 31 ' MF 19 88 ' DF 17 120 ' Manager: GK 1 RB 4 CB 15 CB 2 LB 16 CM 14 64 ' CM 6 RW 8 86 ' LW 22 46 ' SS 10 CF 9 78 ' Substitutions: FW 20 65 ' 46 ' FW 18 78 ' MF 5 86 ' Manager: Man of the Match: (Germany): Renato Faverani Andrea Stefani : : Christian Lescano 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. Statistics Overall Germany Argentina Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 10 10 Shots on target 7 2 Ball possession 60% 40% Corner kicks 5 3 Fouls committed 20 16 Offsides 3 2 Saves 2 6 Yellow cards 2 2 Red cards 0 0 Reaction in Brazil. Chancellor of Germany (left) attended the final.
However, President of Argentina (right) was absent due to illness. Invited the leaders to the final ahead of the. Among those who showed up were, the President of Russia, the next World Cup hosts, and, the President of South Africa, the previous hosts. The Chinese President, and the Indian Prime Minister, did not attend the event. Other world leaders (Hungary), (Gabon) and (Antigua and Barbuda) also attended the event, which led to label the guest list 'bizarre and random', as those countries were failed to qualify for this World Cup.
Argentina Vs Germany 2014 Final
German President and Chancellor were present for the final. Merkel already watched the Germany vs. Match in, when the German team won 4–0. The President of Argentina, did not attend because of both her grandson's birthday and a case of pharyngo-laryngitis.
Russian comedian ran onto the pitch during the match with 'Natural Born Prankster' written across his torso and attempted to kiss of Germany. Brazilian authorities arrested him, and he was released hours after the match. Several celebrities also attended the final, including,. Former World Cup winners like, – who all had won the World Cup as captains – and were present as well.
Argentina Vs Germany World Cup
Ceremonies. Germany captain lifts the World Cup trophy. The closing ceremony took place about an hour and forty minutes before the final. A performance of two acts, the ceremony lasted about 20 minutes. The first act featured 22 dancers and a host of other performers, with 32 of the dancers wearing dresses decorated in the colours of the 32 participating teams.
The second act featured musical performances headlined by Colombian singer, and included singers, and guitarist. Brazilian supermodel and, a member of Spain's winning team in 2010, unveiled the. President Rousseff of Brazil delivered the trophy to German captain during the awards ceremony on the stands.
Alongside her during the trophy handover was. As Lahm raised the trophy, the of the tournament's official song ' was played. Viewer figures According to FIFA, 1.013 billion individuals globally watched the final match of this tournament.
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