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Germany win World Cup: 'Miracle boy' Gotze outshine Messi
Germany's last World Cup win was in 1990, when they again beat Argentina 1-0 in the final
They did it! After an incredible run in the World Cup, Germany came charging into the final
on July 13 and defeated Argentina 1-0 on the shoulders of a goal by Mario Götze.
The month-long journey that is the World Cup culminated on July 13 with an incredible match between Germany
and Argentina. The extremely talented but tactically different squads totally emptied their tanks in the final match,
but in the end Germany was just a little better. After winning 1-0, the Germans absolutely erupted with utter joy
while raising the famed golden trophy in the middle of Estadio Maracana.
Germany Beats Argentina To Win The World Cup Final
The game between Argentina and Germany was going to be intense. Both teams were not going
to give up a win easily. That’s why it wasn’t surprising when the game went 90 minutes without either team scoring!
Three of Germany's squad - Per Mertesacker, Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski - play for Arsenal
The teams would play for 30 additional minutes and then engage in a shootout if no one scored.
However, it wasn’t until 113 minutes that Germany would make a move. Mario Götze stunned Argentina with an unbelievable goal that sailed right past Argentina’s goalkeeper.
That goal marked Mario’s 11th goal in this year’s World Cup, but this one is the onehe’ll always be
remembered for.
Germany has now won the World Cup four times. The last time they won was in 1990. However, this
is the first time that any European country has won in the Americas.
Argentina had some great chances at the goal, but nothing came of them. Lionel Messi had one
last kick, but to no avail. Gonzalo Higuaín thought he had made a terrific goal, but was offsides.
Gonzalo was called for a foul after he collided with Germany’s Manuel Neuer.