Germany win their fourth FIFA World Cup
Sports Correspondent : The FIFA World Cup- 2014 ended with the final match between Germany and Argentina. Germany defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time. Mario Gotze scored the goal. He collected Andre Schurrle’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 1986 and 1990 matches. The match was also billed as the world’s best player Lionel Messi versus the world’s best team Germany.
Before the match Germany had reached the World Cup final seven times (six times as West Germany from 1954 to 1990), winning three (1954, 1974, 1990) and being runners up four times 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002). On the other hand, Argentina had reached four finals, winning twice (1978, 1986) and being runners-up twice (1930, 1990).
This is the first World Cup won by a European team in the Americas. The victory meant that three consecutive World Cups have been won by teams from the same continent, following Italy (2006) and Spain (2010). The first time this has happened in the World Cup history. With the win, Germany qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Both the teams got some opportunities to score but failed. Especially fortune did not favour Argentina because they created some easy chances but they could not utilize them.
It was one of the most exciting matches of the FIFA World Cup- 2014.
