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{{short description|World Cup final, held in Brazil}}
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{{Infobox football match
| title = 2014 FIFA World Cup final
| image = Germany and Argentina face off in the final of the World Cup 2014 -2014-07-13 (6).jpg
| caption = Germany's [[Mario Götze]] scores the match-winning goal
| event = [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]
| team1 = [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
| team1association = {{flagdeco|GER|size=30px}}
| team1score = 1
| team2 = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| team2association = {{flagdeco|ARG|size=30px}}
| team2score = 0
| details = After [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]]
| date = {{start date|2014|7|13|df=y}}
| stadium = [[Maracanã Stadium]]
| city = [[Rio de Janeiro]]
| man_of_the_match1a = [[Mario Götze]] (Germany)
| referee = [[Nicola Rizzoli]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28274366|title=Nicola Rizzoli to referee Germany v Argentina final|work=BBC Sport }}</ref>
| attendance = 74,738
| weather = Fair<br />{{convert|23|°C|°F}}<br />65% [[humidity]]
| previous = [[2010 FIFA World Cup final|2010]]
| next = [[2018 FIFA World Cup final|2018]]
}}
The '''2014 FIFA World Cup final''' was the final match of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]], the 20th edition of [[FIFA]]'s competition for national [[association football|football]] teams. The match was played at the [[Maracanã Stadium]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, on 13 July 2014, and was contested by [[Germany national football team|Germany]] and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]. The event comprised hosts [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and 31 other teams who emerged from [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|the qualification phase]], organised by the six [[List of football federations#FIFA Confederations|FIFA confederations]]. The 32 teams competed in a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|the knockout stage]]. En route to the final, Germany finished first in [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]], with two wins and a draw, after which they defeated [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] in the round of 16, [[France national football team|France]] in the quarter-final and Brazil, by [[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|a score of {{nowrap|7–1}}]], in the semi-final. Argentina finished first in [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group F]] with three wins, before defeating [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in the round of 16, [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] in the quarter-final and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in a [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] in the semi-final. The final was witnessed by 74,738 spectators in the stadium, as well as over a billion watching on television, with the referee for the match being Nicola Rizzoli from Italy.

[[Gonzalo Higuaín]] missed a chance to score for Argentina in the first half when he was [[Glossary of association football terms#O|one-on-one]] with Germany goalkeeper [[Manuel Neuer]], and [[Benedikt Höwedes]] failed to give Germany the lead shortly before half-time when his shot struck the goalpost. [[Lionel Messi]] had an opportunity to score when he was one-on-one with Neuer shortly after half time, but his low shot went wide of the goal. On 71 minutes, [[Thomas Müller]] was through on goal following a build-up involving [[André Schürrle]] and [[Mesut Özil]], but he failed to control the ball and lost it to Argentina's goalkeeper, [[Sergio Romero]]. With the match goalless after 90 minutes, it went to [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]], in the second period of which Germany broke the deadlock. [[Mario Götze]], who had come on as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] shortly before the end of normal time, received Schürrle's [[Cross (association football)|cross]] from the left on his chest before [[Volley (association football)|volleying]] a left-footed shot into the net to secure a 1–0 victory for Germany.

Germany's win was their [[List of FIFA World Cup finals|fourth World Cup title]] and the first since [[German reunification]], as well as the first World Cup win by a European team in the [[Americas]]. Götze was named the [[Player of the match|man of the match]], and Messi was awarded the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]] as FIFA's outstanding player of the tournament. Germany's [[Manager (association football)|manager]], [[Joachim Löw]], labelled his side's win as the culmination of a project that had begun ten years previously under his predecessor [[Jürgen Klinsmann]], and praised his team's spirit. His Argentine counterpart, [[Alejandro Sabella]], thought his team had been unlucky to lose, and called his players "warriors". Germany failed to defend their trophy at the subsequent [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 World Cup]] in Russia, becoming the third successive World Cup holders [[2018 FIFA World Cup Group F|to be eliminated in the group phase]] after defeats against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] and [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]].

==Background==
[[File:Deutsches Fußballmuseum 2015 3.jpg|thumb|The Adidas Brazuca Final Rio used in the match|alt=View of the match ball, displayed on a pedestal]]
The [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] was the 20th edition of the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], [[FIFA]]'s football competition for national teams, held in Brazil between 12 June and 13 July 2014.<ref name="Britanica">{{Cite encyclopedia |url-status=live |title=World Cup: History & Winners |last1=Tikkanen |first1=Amy |last2=Augustyn |first2=Adam |last3=Levy |first3=Michael |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828023709/https://www.britannica.com/sports/World-Cup-football |archive-date=28 August 2021 |last4=Ray |first4=Michael |last5=Luebering |first5=J. E. |last6=Lotha |first6=Gloria |last7=Young |first7=Grace |last8=Shepherd |first8=Melinda C. |last9=Sinha |first9=Surabhi |last10=Rodriguez |first10=Emily |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=22 September 2021 |url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/World-Cup-football }}</ref><ref name="RSSSF_summary">{{Cite web |title=World Cup 2014 |last=Stokkermans |first=Karel |date=5 July 2018 |access-date=22 September 2021 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2014f.html |archive-date=19 October 2018 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019014641/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2014f.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] qualified for the finals automatically as tournament hosts, and 203 teams competed for the remaining 31 spots through [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualifying rounds]] organised by the six [[List of football federations#FIFA Confederations|FIFA confederations]] and held between June 2011 and November 2013.<ref name="France24Qualif">{{Cite web |title=FIFA to unveil 2014 World Cup qualification draw |publisher=[[France 24]] |date=29 July 2011 |access-date=22 September 2021 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20110729-fifa-unveil-2014-world-cup-qualification-draw |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526042059/https://www.france24.com/en/20110729-fifa-unveil-2014-world-cup-qualification-draw |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cup 2014 Qualifying |last1=Stokkermans |first1=Karel |last2=Andrés |first2=Juan Pablo |last3=Lugo |first3=Erik Francisco |date=16 November 2017 |access-date=22 September 2021 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2014q.html |archive-date=26 June 2016 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626094221/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2014q.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the finals, the teams were divided into eight groups of four with each team playing each other once in a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format. The two top teams from each group advanced to a [[Single-elimination tournament|knock-out phase]].<ref name="RSSSF_summary"/> The defending champions from [[2010 FIFA World Cup|the 2010 World Cup]] were [[Spain national football team|Spain]], who had achieved three successive victories in major tournaments, having also won [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] and [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]].<ref name="BBCThreeInaRow">{{Cite web |title=Are Spain the best team of all time? |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=2 July 2012 |access-date=20 July 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18669029 |archive-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203142901/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18669029 |url-status=live }}</ref> Spain were eliminated [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group A|in the group phase]] in the 2014 event.<ref name="RSSSF_summary"/>

[[Germany national football team|Germany]] had won the title three times before as West Germany – [[1954 FIFA World Cup|in 1954]], [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] and [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]. [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] had two titles, [[1978 FIFA World Cup|in 1978]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]].<ref name="Britanica"/> The two sides had met each other six times previously in the World Cup,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany national football team: record v Argentina |work=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=22 September 2021 |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/germany/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Argentina/ |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429040724/https://www.11v11.com/teams/germany/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Argentina/ |url-status=live }}</ref> including in the [[1986 FIFA World Cup final|1986 final]], which Argentina won {{nowrap|3–2}}, and the [[1990 FIFA World Cup final|1990 final]], which West Germany won {{nowrap|1–0}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/mexico1986/matches/round=308/match=393/index.html|title=1986 FIFA World Cup Match Report: Argentina – Germany FR |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|access-date=2 November 2017|archive-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109113051/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/mexico1986/matches/round=308/match=393/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/italy1990/matches/round=3462/match=27/index.html|title=1990 FIFA World Cup Match Report: Germany FR – Argentina |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|access-date=2 November 2017|archive-date=27 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227000251/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/italy1990/matches/round=3462/match=27/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They had met in the quarter-final stage of both of the most recent two World Cups, Germany winning both – [[2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Germany vs Argentina|a penalty-shootout win in 2006]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs Germany|a {{nowrap|4–0}} win in 2010]]. Germany lost in the semi-final on both occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cup 2006 |last=Stokkermans |first=Karel |date=5 July 2018 |access-date=22 September 2021 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2006f.html |archive-date=17 August 2007 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817005955/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2006f.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cup 2010 |last=Stokkermans |first=Karel |date=5 July 2018 |access-date=22 September 2021 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2010f.html |archive-date=7 June 2021 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607074456/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2010f.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The most recent meeting between the two teams before the 2014 World Cup was a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] match played on 15 August 2012 at [[Commerzbank-Arena]] in Frankfurt, which was won by Argentina {{nowrap|3–1}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-ie/match/germany-vs-argentina/1213336/report |title=Germany 1 Argentina 3 |date=15 August 2012 |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |access-date=9 July 2014 |archive-date=26 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726073753/http://www.goal.com/en-ie/match/germany-vs-argentina/1213336/report |url-status=live }}</ref>

The venue for the final was announced in 2011 as the Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho in [[Rio de Janeiro]], commonly known as the [[Maracanã Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Pelé : Soccer Star & Ambassador |last=Trusdell |first=Brian |publisher=ABDO Publishing Company |year=2014 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hMBxAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA29 |page=29 |isbn=978-1-629-68148-1 |access-date=23 September 2021 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923190322/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hMBxAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA29 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maracana to host final |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=29 July 2011 |access-date=23 September 2021 |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/7066647/maracana-to-host-final |archive-date=10 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310073449/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12098/7066647/Maracana-to-host-final |url-status=live }}</ref> It was built in preparation for the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]], and [[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|that tournament's final match]], in which [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] beat Brazil {{nowrap|2–1}} to win the trophy, is {{as of|2021|lc=on}} the record-holder for the highest attendance at any football match in history.{{efn|''[[Guinness World Records]]'' state that the official crowd for the game was 173,850, but note that with illegal entrants included, who were not recorded, the figure could have been as high as 210,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cup Rewind: Largest attendance at a match in the 1950 Brazil final |last=Janela |first=Mike |publisher=[[Guinness World Records]] |date=12 June 2018 |access-date=23 September 2021 |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/6/world-cup-rewind-world-cup-rewind-largest-attendance-at-a-match-in-the-1950-brazil-final |archive-date=27 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427181702/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/6/world-cup-rewind-world-cup-rewind-largest-attendance-at-a-match-in-the-1950-brazil-final |url-status=live }}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fans back in stadiums: The post-war football fandom boom in the late 1940s suggests the game will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic |last=Brown |first=Paul |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=3 September 2021 |access-date=23 September 2021 |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fans-back-in-stadiums-the-post-war-football-fandom-boom-in-the-late-1940s-suggests-the-game-will-recover-from-the-covid-19-pandemic |archive-date=7 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907194621/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fans-back-in-stadiums-the-post-war-football-fandom-boom-in-the-late-1940s-suggests-the-game-will-recover-from-the-covid-19-pandemic |url-status=live }}</ref> The Maracanã also hosted the finals of the [[Copa América]] in [[1989 Copa América|1989]], [[2019 Copa América final|2019]] and [[2021 Copa América final|2021]]; the [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup final]]; and both the men's and women's football finals [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics|at the 2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brazil v Argentina is a final that could redeem a disappointing Copa América |last=Sanderson |first=Tom |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 July 2021 |access-date=23 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/09/brazil-argentina-final-redeem-copa-america-maracana |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921002512/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/09/brazil-argentina-final-redeem-copa-america-maracana |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/mens-olympic-tournament/story/2709112/maracana-to-host-mens-and-womens-olympic-football-finals |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=11 November 2015 |title=Maracana to host 2016 Men's and Women's Olympic Football finals |access-date=23 September 2021 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923190255/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/mens-olympic-tournament/story/2709112/maracana-to-host-mens-and-womens-olympic-football-finals |url-status=live }}</ref> The stadium underwent an extensive rebuild before the 2014 World Cup, after which its capacity was 78,838.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In pictures: Maracana stadium reopens |work=BBC News |date=28 April 2013 |access-date=23 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-22312269 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224174200/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-22312269 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="maximumcapacityestadão">{{cite web|title=Maracanã fica mais moderno sem abrir mão de sua história |url=http://www.estadao.com.br/especiais/maracana-fica-mais-moderno-sem-abrir-mao-de-sua-historia,182163.htm |access-date=22 September 2012 |language=pt |work=[[O Estado de S. Paulo]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922062246/http://www.estadao.com.br/especiais/maracana-fica-mais-moderno-sem-abrir-mao-de-sua-historia%2C182163.htm |archive-date=22 September 2012 }}</ref>

The match ball for the 2014 FIFA World Cup final, announced on 29 May 2014, was a variation of the [[Adidas Brazuca]] named the ''Adidas Brazuca Final Rio''.<ref name=brazucafinalrio>{{cite web |title=Adidas Brazuca Final Rio unveiled |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=5/news=adidas-brazuca-final-rio-unveiled-2345973.html |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=14 July 2014 |date=29 May 2014 |archive-date=1 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601031750/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=5/news=adidas-brazuca-final-rio-unveiled-2345973.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Though the technical aspects of the ball were the same, the design was different from the Brazuca balls used in the group phase and prior knockout games, with a green, gold and black coloring.<ref name=brazucafinalrio/> It was the third ball released specifically for FIFA World Cup final matches, after the [[Adidas Teamgeist|Teamgeist Berlin]] (2006) and the [[Adidas Jabulani|Jo'bulani]] (2010).<ref>{{Cite news |title=World Cup Ball – What Ball Will Be Used At The 2018 World Cup? |work=[[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]] |date=13 July 2018 |access-date=26 September 2021 |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/world-cup/world-cup-ball-401201 |archive-date=21 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121185532/https://www.worldsoccer.com/world-cup/world-cup-ball-401201 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Route to the final==
===Germany===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right;clear:right;min-width:226px"
|+ Germany's route to the final
|-
!scope="col"|
!scope="col"| Opponent
!scope="col"| Result
|- style="border-top:2px solid black"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|1|First group match}}
|align="left"|{{fb|Portugal}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G#Germany vs Portugal|4–0]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|2|Second group match}}
|align="left"|{{fb|Ghana}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G#Germany vs Ghana|2–2]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|3|Third group match}}
|align="left"|{{fb|United States}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G#United States vs Germany|1–0]]
|- style="border-top:2px solid black"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|R16|Round of 16}}
|align="left"|{{fb|Algeria}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Germany vs Algeria|2–1]] {{aet}}
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|QF|Quarter-final}}
|align="left"|{{fb|France|1974}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#France vs Germany|1–0]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|{{abbr|SF|Semi-final}}
|align="left"|{{fb|Brazil}}
|[[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|7–1]]
|}
Germany were drawn in [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]] for the World Cup, in which they were joined by [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guide to World Cup Group G |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=7 June 2014 |access-date=12 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25201600 |archive-date=12 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912115229/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25201600 |url-status=live }}</ref> Their first match was against Portugal, on 16 June 2014 at the [[Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova]] in [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]]. Germany won a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] on 10 minutes, when [[João Pereira (footballer, born 1984)|João Pereira]] fouled [[Mario Götze]]. Müller took the kick and gave Germany the lead.<ref name="EurosportGermanyPortugal">{{Cite web |title=Germany – Portugal live |publisher=[[Eurosport]] |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=12 September 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2014/live-germany-portugal_mtc491979/live.shtml |archive-date=18 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918095942/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mats Hummels]] added a second goal with a [[Header (association football)|header]] on 32 minutes, and Portugal's [[Pepe (footballer, born 1983)|Pepe]] was shown a [[Penalty card#Red card|red card]] five minutes later, after he [[headbutt]]ed Müller.<ref name="Ornstein4Nil">{{Cite web |title=Germany 4–0 Portugal |last=Ornstein |first=David |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=12 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285106 |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605202452/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285106 |url-status=live }}</ref> Müller then scored his second in [[injury time]] to give Germany a 3–0 half-time lead.<ref name="Ornstein4Nil"/> Müller scored a third from close range in the second half, to complete a 4–0 victory, after [[Rui Patrício]] had failed to clear a [[Cross (association football)|cross]] by [[André Schürrle]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany 4–0 Portugal |last=Wilson |first=Paul |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=12 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/16/germany-portugal-world-cup-2014-group-g-match-report |archive-date=12 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912131209/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/16/germany-portugal-world-cup-2014-group-g-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Germany's second game was against Ghana at the [[Estádio Castelão]] in [[Fortaleza]]. After a goalless first half, Götze opened the scoring on 51 minutes, when his headed [[Shooting (association football)|shot]] from a Müller cross bounced off his own knee and past Ghana's goalkeeper [[Fatau Dauda]]. Ghana equalised shortly afterwards, through an [[André Ayew]] header, and then took the lead when [[Sulley Muntari]] found [[Asamoah Gyan]] with a [[Passing (association football)|pass]], after an error by [[Manuel Neuer]].<ref name="BBCGermanyGhana">{{Cite web |title=World Cup: Germany 2–2 Ghana |last=Smith |first=Ben |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=21 June 2014 |access-date=12 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285228 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112023204/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285228 |url-status=live }}</ref> Germany levelled the game again on 71 minutes, when [[Miroslav Klose]], who had come on as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]], kicked [[Benedikt Höwedes]]'s goal-bound header into the goal from close range.<ref name="BBCGermanyGhana"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cup: Germany 2–2 Ghana; Klose equals record |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=21 June 2014 |access-date=12 September 2021 |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/world-cup-germany-2-2-ghana-klose-equals-record-1533477 |archive-date=12 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912151412/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/world-cup-germany-2-2-ghana-klose-equals-record-1533477 |url-status=live }}</ref> Klose's goal equalled the Brazilian [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]'s World Cup record of 15 goals, and the game finished 2–2.<ref name="BBCGermanyGhana"/> Germany's last group game was against the United States at [[Itaipava Arena Pernambuco]] in [[Recife]], with a win or draw needed to guarantee qualification.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USA v Germany: World Cup 2014 – as it happened |last=Parker |first=Graham |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=26 June 2014 |access-date=12 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/26/usa-v-germany-world-cup-2014-live |archive-date=12 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912153526/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/26/usa-v-germany-world-cup-2014-live |url-status=live }}</ref> In rainy conditions, Müller scored the only goal of the game with a shot inside the [[penalty area]] after goalkeeper [[Tim Howard]] had saved [[Per Mertesacker]]'s header. Germany qualified as group winners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USA 0–1 Germany |last=Smith |first=Ben |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=26 June 2014 |access-date=12 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285382 |archive-date=18 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183358/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25285382 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Germany's opponents in [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|the round of 16]] were [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]], with the match played on 30 June at the [[Estádio Beira-Rio]] in [[Porto Alegre]].<ref name="GuardianGermanyAlgeria">{{Cite web |title=Germany 2–1 Algeria |last=Hytner |first=David |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=30 June 2014 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/30/germany-algeria-world-cup-last-16-match-report |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526183844/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/30/germany-algeria-world-cup-last-16-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> The game was tied at 0–0 after 90 minutes, Germany being described by [[BBC Sport]]'s David Ornstein as looking frequently "rattled" as "Algeria wasted a succession of chances in an opening, exciting encounter".<ref name="GermanyAlgeriaBBC">{{Cite web |title=Germany 2–1 Algeria |first=David |last=Ornstein |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=30 June 2014 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27969924 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112033047/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27969924 |url-status=live }}</ref> Germany took the lead early in [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]], when Müller crossed from the left and Schürrle scored from close range.<ref name="GermanyAlgeriaBBC"/> [[Mesut Özil]] added a second for Germany in the final minute of extra time, before [[Abdelmoumene Djabou]] pulled a goal back for Algeria with a [[Volley (association football)|volley]] in injury time. Germany held on to record a 2–1 win.
<ref name="GuardianGermanyAlgeria"/> They then faced [[France national football team|France]] in the quarter-final at the Maracanã Stadium on 4 July. Hummels gave Germany the lead on 12 minutes with a header, following a free kick by [[Toni Kroos]], and that proved to be the only goal of what Ornstein described as a "comfortable" win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=France 0–1 Germany |last=Ornstein |first=David |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=4 July 2014 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28051800 |archive-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123142443/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28051800 |url-status=live }}</ref> Germany faced tournament hosts Brazil in their semi-final game, on 8 July in Belo Horizonte. In a result described by BBC Sport's [[Phil McNulty]] in 2019 as "a drama ... that will never be forgotten by anyone who witnessed it", Germany [[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|won the game 7–1]], inflicting Brazil's first competitive defeat at home for 39 years.<ref name="PhilMcNulty2019">{{Cite web |title=I was there – Brazil 1–7 Germany |last=McNulty |first=Phil |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=28 December 2019 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50868769 |archive-date=13 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913172025/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50868769 |url-status=live }}</ref> They took the lead on 10 minutes, when Müller scored from a corner, unmarked by any Brazil players. They doubled their lead on 22 minutes through Klose, with his record-breaking 16th World Cup goal, before Kroos made it 3–0 on 25 minutes with a left-footed volley.<ref name="GuardianBrazilGermany">{{Cite web |title=Brazil 1–7 Germany: World Cup 2014 semi-final – as it happened |last=Glendenning |first=Barry |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=8 July 2014 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/08/brazil-v-germany-world-cup-2014-semi-final-live-report |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526183614/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/08/brazil-v-germany-world-cup-2014-semi-final-live-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Kroos scored again 179 seconds later, from an [[Assist (association football)|assist]] by [[Sami Khedira]], before Khedira himself scored to make it 5–0 at half time. Schürrle scored twice in the second half to make it 7–0, before [[Oscar (footballer, born 1991)|Oscar]] scored Brazil's sole goal shortly before the end.<ref name="BBCBrazilGermanyReport">{{Cite web |title=Brazil 1–7 Germany |last=McNulty |first=Phil |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=8 July 2014 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28102403 |archive-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612022005/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28102403 |url-status=live }}</ref> Simon Burnton of ''[[The Guardian]]'' later described Germany's play as being "of a savagery unwitnessed against significant opposition in the tournament's history".<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cup stunning moments: Germany humiliate Brazil 7–1 |last=Burnton |first=Simon |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=23 May 2018 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/may/23/world-cup-stunning-moments-germany-humiliate-brazil-7-1 |archive-date=13 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913172025/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/may/23/world-cup-stunning-moments-germany-humiliate-brazil-7-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Germany progressed to their eighth final, 12 years after their last and their second since [[German reunification]].{{efn|German reunification took place in October 1990, a few months after West Germany's victory in the 1990 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=German reunification: together into the great unknown – archive, October 1990 |last=Nelsson |first=Richard |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=5 October 2018 |access-date=26 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/from-the-archive-blog/2018/oct/05/german-reunification-october-1990 |archive-date=13 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113160606/https://www.theguardian.com/world/from-the-archive-blog/2018/oct/05/german-reunification-october-1990 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}<ref name="Britanica"/>

===Argentina===
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|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Argentina vs Bosnia and Herzegovina|2–1]]
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|align="left"|{{fb|Iran}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Argentina vs Iran|1–0]]
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|[[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F#Nigeria vs Argentina|3–2]]
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|[[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs Switzerland|1–0]] {{aet}}
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|align="left"|{{fb|Belgium}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs Belgium|1–0]]
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|align="left"|{{fb|Netherlands}}
|[[Netherlands v Argentina (2014 FIFA World Cup)|0–0]] {{aet}} {{pso|4–2}}
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Argentina were drawn in [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group F]], alongside [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Iran national football team|Iran]] and [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]].<ref name="GroupAfterTwo">{{Cite web |title=World Cup 2014: How can Argentina, Nigeria, Iran and |last=Swinburne |first=Zander |work=[[The Independent]] |date=24 June 2014 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/world-cup-2014-how-can-argentina-nigeria-iran-and-bosnia-herzegovina-qualify-group-f-9560459.html |archive-date=13 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913080841/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/world-cup-2014-how-can-argentina-nigeria-iran-and-bosnia-herzegovina-qualify-group-f-9560459.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Their opening game took place on 15 June 2014 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, who were making their World Cup debut. It was the first game of the tournament at the Maracanã Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Brief History of Brazil's Most Treasured World Cup Stadium |last=Byrnes |first=Mark |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-06-16/a-brief-history-of-brazil-s-most-treasured-world-cup-stadium |archive-date=13 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913080850/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-06-16/a-brief-history-of-brazil-s-most-treasured-world-cup-stadium |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BBCArgentinaBosnia">{{Cite web |title=World Cup: Argentina 2–1 Bosnia-Hercegovina |last=Sanghera |first=Mandeep |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=15 June 2014 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285099 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513193037/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285099 |url-status=live }}</ref> Argentina took the lead on 3 minutes, when Bosnian defender [[Sead Kolašinac]] scored an [[own goal]] after a [[Free kick (association football)|free kick]] by [[Lionel Messi]] had been flicked on by [[Marcos Rojo]]. In the second half, Messi scored himself to double Argentina's lead with a powerful shot following a [[Push and run|one-two]] with [[Gonzalo Higuaín]]. [[Vedad Ibišević]] scored for Bosnia and Herzegovina with 6 minutes remaining, but Argentina held on for a 2–1 win.<ref name="BBCArgentinaBosnia"/> Their second game was against Iran at the [[Estádio Mineirão]] in [[Belo Horizonte]] on 21 June. [[Barney Ronay]] of ''The Guardian'' described Iran as producing a "stirring performance against an Argentina team of all the attacking talents", and the match remained goalless until the 90th minute.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Argentina 1–0 Iran |last=Ronay |first=Barney |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=21 June 2014 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/21/argentina-iran-world-cup-2014-group-f-match-report |archive-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110171348/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/21/argentina-iran-world-cup-2014-group-f-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Argentina took the win in injury time, when Messi scored a left-footed shot into the corner from outside the penalty area to seal qualification for the next round with a game to spare.<ref name="GroupAfterTwo"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cup: Lionel Messi magic denies Iran a share of the spoils |last=Gittings |first=Paul |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=21 June 2014 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/21/sport/football/world-cup-argentina-iran-nigeria-bosnia-football/index.html |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302183628/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/21/sport/football/world-cup-argentina-iran-nigeria-bosnia-football/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Their final group game was on 25 June, against Nigeria in Porto Alegre. Messi gave Argentina the lead on 3 minutes, scoring on the rebound after [[Ángel Di María]]'s shot hit the goalpost. [[Ahmed Musa]] equalised for Nigeria a minute later with a right-footed curling shot, before Messi gave Argentina the lead again with a free kick from {{convert|25|yards|m}} out shortly before half time. Musa equalised once again 2 minutes into the second half, hitting the ball past goalkeeper [[Sergio Romero]] after a one-two with [[Emmanuel Emenike]], but Rojo scored with his knee 3 minutes later to seal a 3–2 win and first place in the final group table.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria 2–3 Argentina |last=Chowdhury |first=Saj |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=25 June 2014 |access-date=13 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285406 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227094350/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25285406 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Argentina's round-of-16 opponents were [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], on 1 July at the [[Arena Corinthians]] in [[São Paulo]]. Argentina had the majority of the [[Ball possession|possession]] during the game, but BBC Sport's Jonathan Jurejko labelled their play "unconvincing", citing their failure to break down a Switzerland side who were playing defensively.<ref name="BBCArgentinaSwitzerland">{{Cite web |title=Argentina 1–0 Switzerland (aet) |last=Jurejko |first=Jonathan |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 July 2014 |access-date=14 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27990606 |archive-date=1 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101043839/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27990606 |url-status=live }}</ref> There were no goals during normal time, and it remained 0–0 until 2 minutes before the end of extra time when Messi set up Di María to score the winner past Swiss goalkeeper [[Diego Benaglio]]. Substitute [[Blerim Džemaili]] almost equalised for Switzerland immediately afterwards with a shot that hit the goalpost, but Argentina held on for a 1–0 win.<ref name="BBCArgentinaSwitzerland"/> Their quarter-final was against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] at the [[Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha]] in [[Brasília]] on 5 July. Argentina scored the only goal of the game on 8 minutes through Higuaín, who scored from the edge of the penalty area after Di María's pass was deflected off Belgium's [[Jan Vertonghen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Argentina 1–0 Belgium |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=5 July 2014 |access-date=14 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/05/argentina-belgium-world-cup-2014-quarter-final-match-report |archive-date=14 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914203533/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/05/argentina-belgium-world-cup-2014-quarter-final-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Argentina played the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in the semi-final on 9 July. There were no goals in the game, in either normal time or extra time, in what McNulty described as "120 tedious ... minutes that were in stark contrast to the spectacular shock" of the previous day's semi-final between Brazil and Germany.<ref name="BBCArgNetherlandsReport">{{Cite web |title=Netherlands 0–0 Argentina (2–4 on pens) |last=McNulty |first=Phil |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=9 July 2014 |access-date=14 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28122293 |archive-date=14 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914204911/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28122293 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ron Vlaar]] of the Netherlands took the first penalty, a low shot to the right, which was saved by Romero. The next three kicks, by Messi, [[Arjen Robben]] and [[Ezequiel Garay]], were all scored, before Romero made another save, diving to his right to keep out a high penalty from [[Wesley Sneijder]]. [[Sergio Agüero]], [[Dirk Kuyt]] and [[Maxi Rodríguez]] all scored their penalties, giving Argentina a 4–2 shoot-out win.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Holland v Argentina: World Cup 2014 semi-final – as it happened! |last=Murray |first=Scott |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 July 2014 |access-date=14 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/09/holland-argentina-world-cup-2014-semi-final-live |archive-date=14 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914220902/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/09/holland-argentina-world-cup-2014-semi-final-live |url-status=live }}</ref> The press in Argentina called Romero's two saves the "hands of God", a reference to the [[The hand of God|"hand of God"]] goal scored by [[Diego Maradona]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netherlands 0 Argentina 0 World Cup 2014: 'Sergio Romero's Hands of |work=[[The Independent]] |date=10 July 2014 |access-date=14 September 2021 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/netherlands-0-argentina-0-world-cup-2014-sergio-romero-s-hands-god-how-world-reacted-argentina-reaching-world-cup-final-9596790.html |archive-date=14 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914220901/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/netherlands-0-argentina-0-world-cup-2014-sergio-romero-s-hands-god-how-world-reacted-argentina-reaching-world-cup-final-9596790.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Argentina progressed to their fifth final, which was also their first since 1990.<ref name="Britanica"/>

==Match==
===Pre-match===
[[File:CFK y Angela Merkel 2.jpg|thumb|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.|alt=Angela Merkel and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner pictured shaking hands]]
[[Nicola Rizzoli]], from Italy, was named as the referee of the final, together with fellow Italians Renato Faverani and Andrea Stefani as the assistant referees, and [[Carlos Vera]] and Christian Lescano from Ecuador as the [[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|fourth]] and [[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|fifth]] officials.<ref name="FinalReferee">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=7/news=nicola-rizzoli-to-referee-final-2403526.html|title=Nicola Rizzoli to referee Final|website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=11 July 2014|access-date=2 November 2017|archive-date=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404073005/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=7/news=nicola-rizzoli-to-referee-final-2403526.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Earlier in the 2014 World Cup, Rizzoli took charge of the Spain–Netherlands and Nigeria–Argentina matches in the group stage, and the Argentina–Belgium quarter-final. He had previously taken charge of the [[2010 UEFA Europa League final]] and the [[2013 UEFA Champions League final]]. He was also one of the referees at the [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup]], UEFA Euro 2012 and the [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup]]. He became the third Italian referee to take charge of a World Cup final, after [[Sergio Gonella]] in [[1978 FIFA World Cup final|1978]] and [[Pierluigi Collina]] in [[2002 FIFA World Cup final|2002]].<ref name="FinalReferee" />

A closing ceremony for the World Cup took place about an hour and forty minutes before the final.<ref name="FIFA.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=7/news=closing-ceremony-to-celebrate-brazil-2014-in-style-2404018.html |title=Closing ceremony to celebrate Brazil 2014 in style |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=12 July 2014 |access-date=13 July 2014 |archive-date=12 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712210012/http://www.fifa.com//worldcup/news/y=2014/m=7/news=closing-ceremony-to-celebrate-brazil-2014-in-style-2404018.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> A performance of two acts, the ceremony lasted about 20 minutes. The first act featured 22 [[samba]] dancers and a host of other performers, 32 of the dancers wearing dresses decorated in the colours of each of the participating teams. The second act featured musical performances headlined by Colombian singer [[Shakira]], and included singers [[Carlinhos Brown]], [[Wyclef Jean]], [[Alexandre Pires]] and [[Ivete Sangalo]] as well as guitarist [[Carlos Santana]].<ref name="NDTV">{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/fifa-world-cup-2014/news/226851-la-la-la-shakira-to-set-world-cup-2014-final-ball-rolling |title=Shakira, Santana Electrify World Cup 2014 Closing Ceremony |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=13 July 2014 |access-date=13 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714055154/http://sports.ndtv.com/fifa-world-cup-2014/news/226851-la-la-la-shakira-to-set-world-cup-2014-final-ball-rolling |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="CBC.ca">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/shakira-headlines-fairly-normal-world-cup-closing-ceremony-1.2705684 |title=Shakira headlines fairly normal World Cup closing ceremony |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=13 July 2014 |access-date=13 July 2014 |archive-date=20 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120053110/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/brazil2014/shakira-headlines-fairly-normal-world-cup-closing-ceremony-1.2705684 |url-status=live }}</ref> Brazilian supermodel [[Gisele Bündchen]] and [[Carles Puyol]], a member of Spain's winning team in 2010, unveiled the [[FIFA World Cup Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=7/news=puyol-gisele-to-unveil-trophy-prior-to-the-final-2402512.html |title=Puyol, Gisele to unveil Trophy before the Final |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=11 July 2014 |archive-date=9 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709234924/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=7/news=puyol-gisele-to-unveil-trophy-prior-to-the-final-2402512.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Brazilian president [[Dilma Rousseff]] was present at the final, along with Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]], whose country hosted [[2018 FIFA World Cup|the next World Cup]],{{cn|date=May 2023}} and [[Jacob Zuma]], the president of South Africa, the previous host country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://citizen.co.za/209808/zuma-watch-world-cup-final/ |title=Zuma to watch World Cup final |agency=[[South African Press Association]] |work=[[The Citizen (South African newspaper)|The Citizen]] |date=13 July 2014 |access-date=13 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715165954/http://citizen.co.za/209808/zuma-watch-world-cup-final/ |archive-date=15 July 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Representing the finalists, German president [[Joachim Gauck]] and chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] were in attendance,<ref>{{cite web |first=Marcelo |last=Camargo |url=http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/geral/noticia/2014-07/germany-chancellor-and-president-watch-final-maracana |title=Germany chancellor and president to watch final at Maracanã |agency=[[Agência Brasil]] |publisher=[[Brazil Communication Company]] |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=11 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714155301/http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/geral/noticia/2014-07/germany-chancellor-and-president-watch-final-maracana |url-status=live }}</ref> although Argentina's president [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]] could not attend because of both her grandson's birthday and a case of pharyngo-laryngitis.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2014/07/13/argentinas-president-isnt-attending-the-world-cup-final-because-of-grandsons-birthday/ |title=Argentina's president isn't attending the World Cup final because of grandson's birthday |first=Marissa |last=Payne |date=13 July 2014 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131930/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/wp/2014/07/13/argentinas-president-isnt-attending-the-world-cup-final-because-of-grandsons-birthday/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other world leaders present included [[Viktor Orbán]] of Hungary, [[Ali Bongo Ondimba]] of Gabon and Antigua and Barbuda's [[Gaston Browne]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|title=World Cup final guest list has bizarre and random look|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/13/world-cup-final-guest-list-2014|first=Owen|last=Gibson|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 July 2014|access-date=14 July 2014|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116095125/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/13/world-cup-final-guest-list-2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Several celebrities and athletes also attended the final, including [[Rihanna]], [[Daniel Craig]], [[Mick Jagger]], [[Ashton Kutcher]], [[David Beckham]], [[Tom Brady]], [[Olivier Dacourt]], [[LeBron James]], and [[Christian Vieri]].<ref name="Guardian"/> Former World Cup winners like [[Fabio Cannavaro]], [[Lothar Matthäus]], [[Daniel Passarella]], [[Marco Materazzi]] and [[Pelé]] were present as well.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="Washington Post">{{cite news|last1=Maese|first1=Rick|last2=Phillips|first2=Dom|title=2014 World Cup draws to a close in conflicted Brazil|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/2014-world-cup-draws-to-a-close-in-conflicted-brazil/2014/07/13/0b5fcc8e-0adb-11e4-929c-4cd4865c3725_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=13 July 2014| date=13 July 2014 |archive-date=13 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213224232/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/2014-world-cup-draws-to-a-close-in-conflicted-brazil/2014/07/13/0b5fcc8e-0adb-11e4-929c-4cd4865c3725_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10965689/World-Cup-2014-Best-selfies.html?frame=2974053 |title=World Cup 2014: Best selfies |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=17 July 2014 |archive-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214141708/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10965689/World-Cup-2014-Best-selfies.html?frame=2974053 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.veooz.com/photos/KHKMgYC.html |title=Former internationals Lothar Matthaeus, Fabio Cannavaro and Daniel Passarella take a selfie the WC 2014 Final match |publisher=[[Veooz]] |access-date=17 July 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140726180225/http://www.veooz.com/photos/KHKMgYC.html |archive-date=26 July 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Brazilian spectators at the game were largely supportive of the Germans as a result of the [[Argentina–Brazil football rivalry]], despite their team's heavy semi-final loss.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Young|first1=James|title=Brazil falls short, but its World Cup provides unforgettable theater|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/planet-futbol/2014/07/13/brazil-world-cup-final-germany-argentina-rio-maracana-memories|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=13 July 2014|access-date=9 December 2017|archive-date=12 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812141003/https://www.si.com/soccer/planet-futbol/2014/07/13/brazil-world-cup-final-germany-argentina-rio-maracana-memories|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Brunner|first1=Cody|title=Argentina's World Cup final loss to Germany gives Brazil something to cheer about|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/argentina-s-world-cup-final-loss-to-germany-gives-brazil-something-to-cheer-about-015701180-soccer.html|publisher=[[Yahoo]]|date=13 July 2014|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-date=13 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813101327/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/argentina-s-world-cup-final-loss-to-germany-gives-brazil-something-to-cheer-about-015701180-soccer.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brazilians Go Back to Real Life|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/14/sports/worldcup/world-cup-2014-brazil-was-embarrassed-but-an-argentina-victory-would-have-been-intolerable.html?_r=0|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=13 July 2014|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=25 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825004430/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/14/sports/worldcup/world-cup-2014-brazil-was-embarrassed-but-an-argentina-victory-would-have-been-intolerable.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref>

Germany were forced to make a late change to their line-up when Khedira sustained a [[Calf (leg)|calf]] injury during the warm-up before the match. He was replaced in the line-up by [[Christoph Kramer]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany replacement Kramer lasts half an hour |publisher=[[Eurosport]] |date=13 July 2014 |access-date=23 September 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2014/germany-replacement-kramer-lasts-half-an-hour_sto4325018/story.shtml |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923190254/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> with Germany's team otherwise unchanged from that which started in their win over Brazil in the semi-final.<ref name="BBCBrazilGermanyReport"/><ref name="BBCReportOnTheFinal">{{Cite web |title=Germany 1–0 Argentina (aet) |last=McNulty |first=Phil |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=13 July 2014 |access-date=15 September 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28181689 |archive-date=21 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121051708/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28181689 |url-status=live }}</ref> Argentina began the match with the identical team to that which started their semi-final against the Netherlands.<ref name="BBCArgNetherlandsReport"/><ref name="BBCReportOnTheFinal"/>

===First half===
[[File:Cámaras - Acción - 140713-8653-jikatu (14479326838).jpg|thumb|Lionel Messi running with the ball into the penalty area on nine minutes|alt=View from behind the goal of Messi with the ball, while two German defenders chase him and the goalkeeper stands guard|upright=1.2]]
Germany kicked off the match at 4&nbsp;pm local time (7&nbsp;pm [[UTC]]) in temperatures of {{convert|23|°C|°F|abbr=on}} with 65% humidity, in front of a crowd of 74,738 and an estimated global television audience of 1.013 billion.<ref name="TacticalLineUp">{{cite web |title=Tactical line-up – Germany–Argentina |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/40/47/25/eng_64_0713_ger-arg_tacticalstartlist_neutral.pdf |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=13 July 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224014022/https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/40/47/25/eng_64_0713_ger-arg_tacticalstartlist_neutral.pdf%20 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="BBCReportOnTheFinal"/><ref name="2006coverage">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=2014-fifa-world-cuptm-reached-3-2-billion-viewers-one-billion-watched--2745519.html |title=2014 FIFA World Cup reached 3.2 billion viewers, one billion watched final |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=4 November 2017 |archive-date=22 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222014250/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=2014-fifa-world-cuptm-reached-3-2-billion-viewers-one-billion-watched--2745519.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The weather at [[Santos Dumont Airport]], {{convert|6.5|km|mi|sigfig=1}} from the stadium,{{efn|Distance measured using Google Maps distance calculator, between Rio de Janeiro Airport RJ Santos Dumont, coordinates {{Coord|22.913|S|43.167|W}} and Maracanã, coordinates {{Coord|22.912|S|43.232|W}}<!-- Coords rounded -->.<ref><!--[[Wikipedia:No original research|OR?]]-->{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rio+de+Janeiro+Airport+RJ+Santos+Dumont/@-22.9129077,-43.1670911,18z |access-date=2 October 2021 |title=Rio de Janeiro Airport RJ Santos Dumont}}</ref><ref>{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Maracan%C3%A3/@-22.9121039,-43.2323445,17z |access-date=2 October 2021 |title=Maracanã}}</ref>}} was recorded as fair at the time of kick-off, becoming partly cloudy later in the evening.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Weather History – Jul 13, 2014 |publisher=[[The Weather Company]] |date= |access-date=2 October 2021 |url=https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/br/rio-de-janeiro/SBRJ/date/2014-7-13 |archive-date=2 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002092336/https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/br/rio-de-janeiro/SBRJ/date/2014-7-13 |url-status=live }}</ref> Germany won a free kick 3 minutes into the game, when Rojo fouled Müller around {{convert|25|yards|m}} from the Argentina goal. The free kick was hit straight at the [[Glossary of association football terms#W|wall]], and Argentina launched a counterattack from the rebound. [[Pablo Zabaleta]] ran with the ball down the right before passing to Higuaín on the edge of the penalty area. He took a shot from a narrow angle, but the ball went wide of Neuer's left-hand goalpost. On 9 minutes, Messi outpaced Hummels on the Argentina right and ran into the penalty area. He attempted to find [[Ezequiel Lavezzi]] from the [[Glossary of association football terms#B|byline]] but Schweinsteiger reached it first and cleared.<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute">{{Cite web |title=World Cup final 2014: Germany v Argentina – as it happened |last=Murray |first=Scott |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=13 July 2014 |access-date=19 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/13/world-cup-final-2014-germany-v-argentina-live-report |archive-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610093929/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/13/world-cup-final-2014-germany-v-argentina-live-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Germany had considerably more of the early possession, but a German defensive error on 20 minutes gave Argentina what Jerry Hinnen of [[CBS Sports]] called "the best opportunity for either side" thus far. Kroos miscued a header, which left Higuaín [[Glossary of association football terms#O|one-on-one]] with Neuer, but the latter's shot from the edge of the penalty area went wide of the goal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Look: Higuain misses golden opportunity to give Argentina a lead |last=Hinnen |first=Jerry |work=[[CBS Sports]] |date=13 July 2014 |access-date=19 September 2021 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/world-cup/news/look-higuain-misses-golden-opportunity-to-give-argentina-a-lead/ |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212718/https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/world-cup/news/look-higuain-misses-golden-opportunity-to-give-argentina-a-lead/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 23 minutes, Klose had a chance to score when the ball reached him following a cross by [[Philipp Lahm]], but Zabaleta dispossessed him before he could shoot.<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute"/>

In the 30th minute, Lavezzi found space for Argentina on the right and crossed into the penalty area. Higuaín collected the ball and slotted it past Neuer into the goal.<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute"/> He celebrated for several seconds, but the strike was disallowed as he had been in an [[Offside (association football)|offside]] position.<ref name="BBCReportOnTheFinal"/> Germany made a substitution shortly afterwards, taking off Kramer as a result of a head injury he had sustained 14 minutes previously.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany's Christoph Kramer asked referee: 'Is this the final?' |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=17 July 2014 |access-date=20 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/17/christoph-kramer-germany-concussion-world-cup-final-2014 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |archive-date=10 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410133046/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/17/christoph-kramer-germany-concussion-world-cup-final-2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was replaced by Schürrle.<ref name="BBCReportOnTheFinal"/> Höwedes received a [[Penalty card#Yellow card|yellow card]] on 33 minutes for a tackle which connected with Zabaleta's shins, before Messi had a {{convert|20|yards|m|adj=on}} shot blocked by Schweinsteiger. A minute later, Germany launched an attack down the left through Müller, who passed to Schürrle. He hit a shot towards the top left of the goal, but Romero did a full-stretch dive to save it,<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute"/> despite having his eyeline blocked by Özil.<ref name="BBCReportOnTheFinal"/> Messi then had another opportunity, running with the ball into the Germany penalty area and kicking the ball towards goal. [[Jérôme Boateng]] prevented Argentina taking the lead with a goal-line clearance.<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute"/> Shortly before half time, Höwedes received a Kroos corner in the penalty area, in what reporters for [[UEFA]] called the "best chance of the half", but his headed shot from an offside position struck the goalpost and it remained 0–0 at half time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Götze goal wins Germany the World Cup |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=13 July 2014 |access-date=20 September 2021 |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0252-0d041909b876-94c8ce6b802f-1000--gotze-goal-wins-germany-the-world-cup/ |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920214806/https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0252-0d041909b876-94c8ce6b802f-1000--gotze-goal-wins-germany-the-world-cup/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Second half===
[[File:Germany and Argentina face off in the final of the World Cup 2014 -2014-07-13 (37).jpg|thumb|Miroslav Klose shooting at goal in the second half of the game|alt=View of Klose with the ball having just been kicked, with two Argentine defenders having contested the ball, while goalkeeper Romero awaits and another German player looks on]]
Argentina began the second half with Agüero on the field in place of Lavezzi. Higuaín had a shot in the first minute of the half after running down the right wing, but it went wide of Neuer's goal. Messi then had an opportunity to score when he was one-on-one with the goalkeeper a minute later, but his low shot on goal also went wide. Argentina had more possession than Germany in the opening 10 minutes of the half, and they had another chance on 50 minutes when Higuaín received a ball just inside the penalty area; he missed the ball with his attempted shot. In the 56th minute, Neuer took down Higuaín in the penalty area, but no penalty was given, despite Argentine commentators believing it should be given. No card was given either. Klose had Germany's first shot on goal of the second half on 59 minutes but his shot lacked power and was caught by Romero. Argentina had an opportunity to score through a [[Martín Demichelis]] header four minutes later, but Klose intercepted to send it behind. Shortly afterwards, [[Javier Mascherano]] brought down Klose after losing the ball to him, and was booked. His team-mate Agüero was also booked a minute later for a foul on Schweinsteiger. Midway through the second half, ''The Guardian''{{'s}} Scott Murray commented that the first half had been "goalless and brilliant", but the second was "goalless and ... well, not so much", although he noted that it remained an open game.<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute"/>

Germany had a chance on 71 minutes, Müller, Schürrle and Özil all getting involved in a build-up which Murray described as "[[tiki-taka]]", but when Schürrle eventually reached the penalty area with only Romero to beat, he failed to control the ball properly and the goalkeeper claimed it. Messi had a shot on 75 minutes, following a run across the edge of the German penalty area, which he attempted to curl into the top left-hand corner of the goal; it missed the target. Germany appealed for a penalty with 10 minutes remaining, after a tussle close to the Argentina goalpost following a Lahm cross, but the referee awarded a [[goal kick]] to Argentina.<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute"/> Kroos then had a chance for Germany following a [[Glossary of association football terms#L|lay-off pass]] by Özil, but he again missed the target.<ref name="BBCReportOnTheFinal"/> Both sides made substitutions in the final 5 minutes – [[Fernando Gago]] replacing [[Enzo Pérez]] for Argentina, and Götze came on for Klose for Germany.<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute"/> This represented Klose's last appearance for Germany, and he remains {{as of|2024|lc=y}} the most prolific goalscorer for any country in World Cup history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miroslav Klose |work=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |date= |access-date=20 September 2021 |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/miroslav-klose-10416/ |archive-date=3 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903223614/https://www.11v11.com/players/miroslav-klose-10416/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A tribute to Gerd Muller |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=15 August 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021 |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/a-tribute-to-gerd-muller |archive-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820045802/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/a-tribute-to-gerd-muller |url-status=live }}</ref> The final remained goalless after 90 minutes, and extra time was played.<ref name="BBCReportOnTheFinal"/>

===Extra time===
[[File:Goldegotze.jpg|thumb|Mario Götze struck the winning goal in extra time|alt=Close-up view from the left of Götze hitting the ball, with the Argentine goalkeeper visible, partly obscured by defender Demichelis]]
Early in the first half of extra time, Schürrle received a pass in front of goal from Götze, but his close-range shot was stopped by Romero.<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute"/> This was followed by a [[Glossary of association football terms#B|break]] upfield by Messi and Agüero with only two defenders covering, but Boateng was able to intercept and clear the danger. Five minutes later, a [[Chip (association football)|lob]] by [[Rodrigo Palacio]] over Neuer went just wide after the forward jumped on a mistake by Hummels in the German penalty area.<ref name="TelegraphMinuteByMinute"/> At the halfway point in extra time, Murray wrote that Argentina were "offering very little up front" and speculated that many of the players might be "thinking about penalties already".<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute"/> Alan Tyers of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' noted that Messi did not "look quite the ticket" and that he had not been playing well since half time.<ref name="TelegraphMinuteByMinute">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10959517/World-Cup-final-2014-Germany-vs-Argentina-as-it-happened.html |title=World Cup final 2014, Germany vs Argentina: as it happened |date=13 July 2014 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628183920/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10959517/World-Cup-final-2014-Germany-vs-Argentina-as-it-happened.html |url-status=live |first1=Alan |last1=Tyers |first2=Mehreen |last2=Khan}}</ref> In the second half of extra time, Germany broke the deadlock when Götze scored in the 113th minute. Schürrle raced past two defenders on the left before crossing into the penalty area, where Götze controlled the ball on his chest and then volleyed left-footed into the net.<ref>{{cite web |first=Daniel |last=Taylor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/13/germany-argentina-world-cup-final-2014-match-report |title=Germany beat Argentina to win World Cup final with late Mario Götze goal |date=13 July 2014 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-date=9 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509093653/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/13/germany-argentina-world-cup-final-2014-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Müller had a chance to double Germany's lead shortly afterward when he [[Dribbling|dribbled]] past two defenders, but his shot across the net was too wide. Late in extra time, Messi had an opportunity to equalise from a free kick within goal-scoring distance, but his attempt flew high over the crossbar.<ref>{{cite web |title= Messi's World Cup ends on a bitter note |date=13 July 2014 |url= http://www.cbsnews.com/news/messis-world-cup-ends-on-a-bitter-note/ |access-date= 22 July 2014 |agency= [[Associated Press]] |publisher= [[CBS]] |archive-date= 18 July 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140718153219/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/messis-world-cup-ends-on-a-bitter-note/ |url-status= live }}</ref> That proved to be the last action of the game as the final whistle was blown, confirming Germany's 1–0 victory.<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute"/><!--In addition to Klose, Germany captain [[Philipp Lahm]] and veteran defender [[Per Mertesacker]], a late substitute, announced that the final would also be their last match for [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. Combined, these three players had amassed 354 appearances for the national team between them.<ref>{{cite web |title= What happened to Germany's World Cup winners? |url= http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/espn-fc-united/68/post/3073945/what-happened-to-germany-world-cup-winning-squad-of-2014-in-the-years-since-their-victory?src=com |access-date= 2 November 2018 |publisher= [[ESPN]] |archive-date= 6 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181106210734/http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/espn-fc-united/68/post/3073945/what-happened-to-germany-world-cup-winning-squad-of-2014-in-the-years-since-their-victory?src=com |url-status= live }}</ref> He became the first substitute to score a World Cup-winning goal,<ref>{{cite episode |title=Match of the Day Live |series=2014 FIFA World Cup: World Cup Final |credits=Presenter: Gary Lineker |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=13 July 2014 |time=4:07:29 |quote=Do you know, that's the first substitute to score a winning goal in a World Cup final? }}</ref> as well as the youngest player to score in a World Cup Final since German [[Wolfgang Weber]] in [[1966 FIFA World Cup final|1966]] (same age, 22).<ref name="Interesting stats 2014 World Cup Final">{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/numbers-game-stats-germanys-fourth-world-cup-triumph-1617441.html |title=Numbers Game: All the stats from Germany's fourth World Cup triumph |newspaper=[[Firstpost]] |date=14 July 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002101405/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/numbers-game-stats-germanys-fourth-world-cup-triumph-1617441.html |url-status=live }}</ref>-->

===Details===
<section begin=Final />{{Football box
| date = 13 July 2014
| time = 16:00 [[Time in Brazil|BRT]] ([[UTC−03:00|UTC−3]])
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}}
| score = {{score link|2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Final|1–0|2014 FIFA World Cup final}}
| aet = yes
| report = https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/251164/255959/300186501?date=2014-07-13
| team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
| goals1 = [[Mario Götze|Götze]] {{goal|113}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Maracanã Stadium]], [[Rio de Janeiro]]
| attendance = 74,738
| referee = [[Nicola Rizzoli]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
}}<section end=Final />
<section begin=Lineups />
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{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
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!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Manuel Neuer]]
|-
|{{abbr|RB|Right-back}} ||'''16'''||[[Philipp Lahm]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|{{abbr|CB|Centre-back}} ||'''20'''||[[Jérôme Boateng]]
|-
|{{abbr|CB|Centre-back}} ||'''5''' ||[[Mats Hummels]]
|-
|{{abbr|LB|Left-back}} ||'''4''' ||[[Benedikt Höwedes]] || {{yel|34}}
|-
|{{abbr|RM|Right midfielder}} ||'''23'''||[[Christoph Kramer]] || || {{suboff|32}}
|-
|{{abbr|CM|Central midfielder}} ||'''7''' ||[[Bastian Schweinsteiger]] || {{yel|29}}
|-
|{{abbr|LM|Left midfielder}} ||'''18'''||[[Toni Kroos]]
|-
|{{abbr|RF|Right forward}} ||'''13'''||[[Thomas Müller]]
|-
|{{abbr|CF|Centre-forward}} ||'''11'''||[[Miroslav Klose]] || || {{suboff|88}}
|-
|{{abbr|LF|Left forward}} ||'''8''' ||[[Mesut Özil]] || || {{suboff|120}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|{{abbr|FW|Forward}} ||'''9''' ||[[André Schürrle]] || || {{subon|32}}
|-
|{{abbr|MF|Midfielder}} ||'''19'''||[[Mario Götze]] || || {{subon|88}}
|-
|{{abbr|DF|Defender}} ||'''17'''||[[Per Mertesacker]] || || {{subon|120}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Joachim Löw]]
|}
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|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size:90%;margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
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!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Sergio Romero]]
|-
|{{abbr|RB|Right back}} ||'''4''' ||[[Pablo Zabaleta]]
|-
|{{abbr|CB|Centre back}} ||'''15'''||[[Martín Demichelis]]
|-
|{{abbr|CB|Centre back}} ||'''2''' ||[[Ezequiel Garay]]
|-
|{{abbr|LB|Left back}} ||'''16'''||[[Marcos Rojo]]
|-
|{{abbr|CM|Central midfielder}} ||'''14'''||[[Javier Mascherano]] || {{yel|64}}
|-
|{{abbr|CM|Central midfielder}} ||'''6''' ||[[Lucas Biglia]]
|-
|{{abbr|RW|Right winger}} ||'''8''' ||[[Enzo Pérez]] || || {{suboff|86}}
|-
|{{abbr|AM|Attacking midfielder}} ||'''10'''||[[Lionel Messi]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|{{abbr|LW|Left winger}} ||'''22'''||[[Ezequiel Lavezzi]] || || {{suboff|46}}
|-
|{{abbr|CF|Centre forward}} ||'''9''' ||[[Gonzalo Higuaín]] || || {{suboff|78}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|{{abbr|FW|Forward}} ||'''20'''||[[Sergio Agüero ]] || {{yel|65}} || {{subon|46}}
|-
|{{abbr|FW|Forward}} ||'''18'''||[[Rodrigo Palacio]] || || {{subon|78}}
|-
|{{abbr|MF|Midfielder}} ||'''5''' ||[[Fernando Gago]] || || {{subon|86}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Alejandro Sabella]]
|}
|}

{| style="width:100%;font-size:90%"
|
'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Mario Götze]] (Germany)

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
<br />Renato Faverani ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
<br />Andrea Stefani ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br />[[Carlos Vera]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fifth official|Fifth official]]:'''
<br />Christian Lescano ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
<includeonly>|}</includeonly><section end=Lineups />
|style="width:60%;vertical-align:top"|
'''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.
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Statistics
|-
!width=130|Overall<ref name="report">{{cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/40/50/17/eng_64_0713_ger-arg_fulltime.pdf |title=Match report – Germany 1–0 Argentina |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=13 July 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714234254/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/40/50/17/eng_64_0713_ger-arg_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
!width=70|Germany
!width=70|Argentina
|-
!scope=row|Goals scored
|1||0
|-
!scope=row|Total shots
|10||10
|-
!scope=row|Shots on target
|7||2
|-
!scope=row|Ball possession
|60%||40%
|-
!scope=row|Corner kicks
|5||3
|-
!scope=row|Fouls committed
|20||16
|-
!scope=row|Offsides
|3||2
|-
!scope=row|Saves
|2||6
|-
!scope=row|Yellow cards
|2||2
|-
!scope=row|Red cards
|0||0
|}

==Post-match==
[[File:Philipp Lahm lifts the 2014 FIFA World Cup.jpg|thumb|German captain Philipp Lahm lifts the World Cup trophy|alt=View of the celebrating German team on a podium behind a glass screen, Lahm holding the trophy aloft, while spectators with cameras stand behind]]
Germany's victory marked the first World Cup win by a European team in the [[Americas]], as well as the third successive European triumph after Italy and Spain's wins in 2006 and 2010.<ref name="Britanica"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 World Cup Brazil |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date= |access-date=24 September 2021 |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2014brazil |archive-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927021726/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2014brazil |url-status=live }}</ref> President Rousseff of Brazil delivered the trophy to German captain [[Philipp Lahm]] during the awards ceremony on the stands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/sports/worldcup/2014/07/1482711-dilma-rousseff-confirms-she-will-hand-the-trophy-to-the-world-cup-winner-and-says-boos-are-part-of-the-job.shtml |title=Dilma Rousseff Confirms She Will Hand the Trophy to the World Cup Winner and Says Boos "Are Part of the Job" |work=[[Folha de S.Paulo]] |access-date=11 July 2014 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116103217/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/sports/worldcup/2014/07/1482711-dilma-rousseff-confirms-she-will-hand-the-trophy-to-the-world-cup-winner-and-says-boos-are-part-of-the-job.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-brazil-rousseff-idUSKBN0FJ2GF20140714|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=15 July 2014|access-date=8 August 2018|title=Brazil defeated pessimistic predictions for the World Cup – Rousseff|archive-date=8 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808180112/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-brazil-rousseff-idUSKBN0FJ2GF20140714|url-status=live}}</ref> Alongside her during the trophy handover was [[List of presidents of FIFA|FIFA president]] [[Sepp Blatter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/license/452120268|publisher=[[Getty Images]]|date=15 July 2014|access-date=8 August 2018|title=Philipp Lahm of Germany is presented with the World Cup trophy by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918095943/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/philipp-lahm-of-germany-is-presented-with-the-world-cup-news-photo/452120268|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.gettyimages.com/license/452120268|work=Getty Images|date=15 July 2014|access-date=8 August 2018|title=Philipp Lahm of Germany is presented with the World Cup trophy by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter}}</ref> As Lahm raised the trophy, the [[Conclusion (music)|outro]] of the tournament's official song "[[We Are One (Ole Ola)]]" was played.<ref>{{cite AV media|url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAudXeCt5NQ|title=2014 World Cup Final Germany Lifts the Trophy v Argentina July 13, 2014 Live|date=8 August 2015|type=YouTube video}}</ref> The goalscorer Götze was named as the official [[Player of the match|man of the match]] for the final, despite playing only the last two minutes of normal time and thirty minutes of extra time. Messi was awarded the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball]], FIFA's award for whom they considered the tournament's best player, and Neuer was given the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Glove|Golden Glove]] for best goalkeeper.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717062438/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/awards/index.html |archive-date=17 July 2014 |title=Awards |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/awards/index.html |access-date=24 September 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Joachim Löw]], the [[Manager (association football)|manager]] of Germany, labelled his side's win as the culmination of a project which had begun ten years previously under his predecessor [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]. Speaking after the game, Löw said: "We'd not made this ultimate step before, but champions do what they will do. This team has developed a spirit which is unbelievable."<ref name="joachim-low-mario-gotze-germany-argentina-messi">{{Cite web |title=Joachim Löw: I told Mario Götze to 'show you are better than Messi' |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 July 2014 |access-date=24 September 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/14/joachim-low-mario-gotze-germany-argentina-messi |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508192119/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/14/joachim-low-mario-gotze-germany-argentina-messi |url-status=live }}</ref> His Argentine counterpart, [[Alejandro Sabella]], praised his players, describing them as "warriors", and felt that they had been unlucky to lose. He said that his team had had the better chances "but we didn't take them, and we only had to last another five minutes or so to reach penalties. The pain is immense."<ref name="joachim-low-mario-gotze-germany-argentina-messi"/> Götze expressed a sense of disbelief at his scoring of the winning goal, having not had the opportunity to play for much of the tournament. He said: "You score the goal and you don't really know what's happening. It hasn't been a simple tournament, or year, for me and I owe a lot to my family and my girlfriend who always believed in me. But a dream became reality here."<ref name="joachim-low-mario-gotze-germany-argentina-messi"/>

The German press praised the team for their overall performance in the tournament, contrasting it with the team's poor form a decade earlier. Christian Gödecke, writing in ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' wrote "Now Germany is world champion, and German football is barely recognisable. It's the perfect mix of virtue and magic, of hurrah and heave ho."<ref name="GermanPress">{{Cite web |title=World Cup final press reaction: Germany's win a 'fitting punchline' |last=Oltermann |first=Philip |author-link=Philip Oltermann |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 July 2014 |access-date=3 October 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/14/world-cup-final-press-reaction-germany-argentina-2014 |archive-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003220235/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/14/world-cup-final-press-reaction-germany-argentina-2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Writers in the ''[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]'' described the final as a "fitting punchline" to the tournament, while noting that "There won't be debates like there were in Rome in 1990, when the penalty that Andreas Brehme netted for the 1–0 victory was controversial and triggered conspiracy theories against FIFA amongst the Argentinians".<ref name="GermanPress"/> In Argentina, the press were downbeat but also indicated their pride in the team's achievement,<ref name="ElNacional">{{Cite web |title=Te Enteraste |last=Corporán |first=Leo |work=El Nacional |date=14 July 2014 |access-date=3 October 2021 |url=https://elnacional.com.do/te-enteraste-1755/ |language=es |archive-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003220245/https://elnacional.com.do/te-enteraste-1755/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with many newspapers featuring a front-page picture of Messi after the match, alone or with his teammates.<ref>{{multiref2
|1={{cite news |page=1 |title=Argentina: Paleó hata el final |language=es |work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]}}
|2={{cite news |page=1 |title=Tristeza y Orgullo |language=es |work=[[Crónica (newspaper)|Crónica]]}}
|3={{cite news |page=1 |title=Orgullo Nacional |language=es |work=[[Diario Popular]]}}
|4={{cite news |page=1 |title=El amor es más fuerte |language=es |work=[[Página 12]]}}
|5={{cite news |page=1 |title=Fin de sueño Mundial |language=es |work=[[Los Andes (Argentine newspaper)|Los Andes]]}}
|6={{cite news |page=1 |title=Sin Copa, con orgullo |language=es |work=[[La Nación]]}}
|7={{cite news |page=1 |title=El esfuerzo no alcanzó |language=es |work=[[La Voz del Interior]]}}
|8={{cite news |page=1 |title=You made us proud |work=[[Buenos Aires Herald]]}}
|9={{cite news |page=1 |title=Gracias Mundialias |language=es |work=[[Olé (sports newspaper)|Olé]]}}}}</ref> Newspaper ''[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]'' lamented the team's missed chances and their denied penalty appeal.<ref name="ElNacional"/> Ezequiel Fernández Moores of ''[[La Nacion]]'' thought Germany the deserved winners, and believed the referee correct in denying Higuaín's penalty appeal.<ref name="BrazilRevelsIrishTimes">{{Cite news |title=Brazil revels in Argentina's World Cup final misfortune |last=Hennigan |first=Tom |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=15 July 2014 |access-date=4 October 2021 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/brazil-revels-in-argentina-s-world-cup-final-misfortune-1.1865755 |quote=Higuaín |archive-date=8 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208215304/http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/brazil-revels-in-argentina-s-world-cup-final-misfortune-1.1865755 |url-status=live }}</ref> The host country's rivalry with Argentina continued to feature in the Brazilian press after the game, sports daily ''[[Lance!]]'' using the headline "Tell Me How You Feel Now" in response to Argentine mocking of Brazil throughout the tournament. Speaking on his TV show, Maradona responded to this by contrasting Argentina's one-goal defeat to the 7–1 loss suffered by Brazil.<ref name="BrazilRevelsIrishTimes"/> A photograph by Chinese photographer Bao Tailiang of the ''[[Chengdu Economic Daily]]'', showing Messi staring at the World Cup Trophy after Argentina's defeat, won the Sports Singles award at the 2015 [[World Press Photo of the Year]] contest.<ref>{{cite web |date=12 February 2015 |title=World Cup final photo of Lionel Messi eyeing trophy wins prize |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=3 October 2021 |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/league-name/story/2295953/headline |archive-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003220239/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/league-name/story/2295953/headline |url-status=live }}</ref>

Germany's next major tournament was [[UEFA Euro 2016]], in which they reached the semi-final before [[UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase#Germany vs France|losing 2–0]] to France.<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Championship 2016 |last=Stokkermans |first=Karel |date=15 October 2020 |access-date=8 October 2021 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2016e.html |archive-date=12 June 2021 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612002331/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2016e.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the subsequent 2018 World Cup in Russia, Germany [[2018 FIFA World Cup Group F|failed to advance from the group phase]], finishing bottom of their group behind [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]], [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] and [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. Germany secured only one win at the tournament, over Sweden, and lost to Mexico and South Korea, becoming the third successive World Cup holders to be eliminated without reaching the knock-outs for the first time since [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany struck by the curse of the World Cup winner |first=Peter |last=Rutzler |work=[[i (newspaper)|i]] |date=27 June 2018 |access-date=24 September 2021 |url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/germany-be-struck-by-the-curse-of-the-world-cup-winner-166182 |archive-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924165229/https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/germany-be-struck-by-the-curse-of-the-world-cup-winner-166182 |url-status=live }}</ref> Argentina's next major tournament was the [[2015 Copa América]], where they reached [[2015 Copa América Final|the final]] but were defeated by [[Chile national football team|Chile]] in a penalty shoot-out, followed by a rematch at the [[2016 Copa América]] at [[2016 Copa América Final|the final]] where they would also lose to them in a penalty shoot-out.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Copa América 2015 |last=Stokkermans |first=Karel |date=16 June 2016 |access-date=24 September 2021 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2015sa.html |archive-date=8 January 2020 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108091305/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2015sa.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2018 World Cup, they advanced from their group in second place behind [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], before being beaten in the round of 16 by eventual winners France.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stokkermans|first=Karel|title=World Cup 2018|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2018f.html|work=[[RSSSF]]|date=20 December 2022|access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref> Argentina eventually won their third World Cup with victory against France in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup final]].<ref name="Britanica"/>

==See also==
*[[Argentina at the FIFA World Cup]]
*[[Germany at the FIFA World Cup]]

==Footnotes==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

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