Germany vs Argentina Final

The 2014 World Cup has come down to a final match between Germany and Argentina. The game will be played Sunday in Rio de Janeiro at 3 p.m. EST. Here is a glance at the two sides:

World Cup résumé

Germany: 18 appearances, 3 championships (1954, 1974, 1990), 4 runners-up (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002), 4 third places (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010)

Argentina: 16 appearances, 2 championships (1978, 1986), 2 runners-up (1930, 1990)

Coach

Germany: Joachim Löw

Argentina: Alejandro Sabella

How they got here


Germany: 2-1 in group stage (def. Portugal, 4-0; tied Ghana, 2-2; def. U.S., 1-0); def. Algeria, 2-1, in round of 16; def. France, 1-0, in quarterfinals; def. Brazil, 7-1, in semifinals.

Argentina: 3-0 in group stage (def. Bosnia, 2-1; def. Iran, 1-0; def. Nigeria, 3-2); def. Switzerland, 1-0, in round of 16; def. Belgium, 1-0, in quarterfinals; def. Netherlands, 0-0 on penalty kicks, in semifinals

Statistics

Germany: 64 attempts on target, 17 goals (14 open play, 3 set piece), 71 fouls committed, 4 yellow cards, 0 red cards

Argentina: 61 attempts on target, 8 goals (7 open play, 1 set piece), 64 fouls committed, 6 yellow cards, 0 red cards

World Cup head-to-head history

Germany leads, 4-1-1 (does not include 1-1 tie with East Germany in 1974). Argentina def. Germany, 3-2, in 1986 final. Germany def. Argentina, 1-0, in 1990 final.

Player to watch

Germany: Thomas Müller. The second-leading goal-scorer with five (behind Colombia’s James Rodriguez, with six), Müller is so much more than a specialist who lingers near the front and waits for service. He has covered the most ground in the World Cup (68.8 kilometers), a reflection of the fact that he is an indefatigable mover who can play a number of positions, depending his team’s need. In fact, Müller has described himself not as a striker or as any of soccer’s traditional positions, but as a Raumdeuter — literally, a “space interpreter.” Müller has a preternatural ability to make runs into unexpected openings in a defense, and his goals have been not so much spectacularly athletic moments, but the results of someone who knows exactly where he needs to be.

Argentina: Lionel Messi. Could it be anyone other than the player widely hailed as the best in the world? Outside of perhaps Neymar, no one entered the World Cup with more pressure to be brilliant, and Messi has delivered. The embodiment of No. 10, the jersey number worn by a soccer team’s principle playmaker, Messi seems to have the ball glued to his feet as he glides his way around defenders, until the moment where he picks out an open teammate or simply scores himself. Out of Argentina’s eight goals in the tournament, Messi has scored four and assisted on another, and, in fact, many feel the team is too dependent on him. Messi is attempting to live up to the ultimate standard — Diego Maradona’s leadership of Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title – and so far he has been up to the monumental task.

Prediction

Germany, 3-1. There is simply no objective basis for picking against die Mannschaft. Germany entered the tournament as FIFA’s second-ranked team, and with top-ranked Spain crashing and burning in the group stage, it is hard to argue that Germany isn’t the best side in the world. The team gets scoring from a variety of sources, excellent goaltending from Manuel Neuer and its defense has been less shaky than it occasionally looked during qualifying matches. Then there’s the fact that the Argentina had to play 30 extra minutes before deciding its semifinal match on penalty kicks, while Germany played the day before and could almost coast through the second half of its destruction of Brazil. Which is not at all to say that the Argentina has no chance. Germany has not been defeated in this tournament; however, it has been tied (by a Ghana side that lost its other two games) and won three of its matches by one goal. The rout of Brazil was shockingly thorough but probably a bit of an aberration. That said, Argentina will need not only every bit of Messi’s greatness, but extraordinary efforts from many others in order to spring the upset.

Viewers of World Cup 2014

The 2014 NBA series averaged 15.5 million viewers, while the final had 18 million watching. Meanwhile, the 2013 World Series averaged 14.9 million viewers, with 19.2 million watching the final game.

When you take into consideration that the NBA Finals and World Series games were shown during primetime when most of the World Cup games are shown earlier in the day, the following numbers are even more eyeopening:

• 24.7 million for USA-Portugal,
• 21.5 million for USA-Belgium,
• 16.9 million watched Mexico vs Netherlands,
• 15.8 million watched Ghana vs USA,
• 14.1 million watched Germany vs USA,
• Etcetera.

Statistics and facts on the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

Statistics and facts on the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

The FIFA World Cup will take place in Brazil from the 12th of June to the 13th of July, 2014. 32 teams will compete in the 20th edition of the biggest international soccer tournament in the world. This will be the second time Brazil has hosted this prestigious tournament. Brazilian squads have won the most World Cups so far, winning the tournament five times. At all World Cups combined up to the 2010 tournament, a total of 2,208 goals have been scored. The average attendance in World Cup history stands at 44 thousand. More than 34 million spectators have watched a World Cup game live at a stadium in total.


Total costs for the 2014 edition of the FIFA World Cup will amount to more than 10 billion U.S. dollars according to figures published by the Brazilian government in September 2013. This includes expenditure for stadium construction and renovation, urban mobility projects, upgrades at airports, public security and military defence forces, port infrastructure, telecommunications networks and services, complimentary work for Confederations Cup and tourism infrastructure projects. The 64 games of the World Cup in 2014 will be played at 12 different stadiums across Brazil. The Estádio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro has the greatest capacity with seats for more than 76 thousand spectators.

The national team from Brazil is the only squad that has participated in all of the FIFA World Cup tournaments so far. Germany and Italy will both participate for the eighteenth time in a World Cup in 2014. Brazil has also scored the most goals at World Cup games, having scored a total of 210 times. Spain, one of the favored teams to win the World Cup, sends the most valuable roster to Brazil. All 23 Spanish players combined have a total market/transfer value of more than 600 million euros. Lionel Messi of Argentina is the player with the highest individual market value at 120 million euros.

Football final match

Tomorrow is the day !! the final of fifa 2014 !!

france vs Honduras

Honduras national football team
The Honduras national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras.

Founded: 1951
Manager: Luis Fernando Suárez
Location: Honduras
Arena/Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Roster

Some famous names
Player

Num

Position

Carlo Costly
13
Forward
Jerry Bengtson
11
Forward
Wilson Palacios
8
Midfielder
Maynor Figueroa
3
Defender
Noel Valladares
18
Goalkeeper

FIFA 2014 most famous players top 7

From the plays of the past year we have the hottest players in fifa 14.

the list includes very famous players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal, forward player.

and Lionel Messi.  here is list !

History of fifa world cup

Something about FIFA

FIFA is an association that is internationally known for football.

(Fédération Internationale de Football Association) is the name of this association.

Foundation:

It was founded in 1904.

Presidents of fifa by years are as follows:

FIFA Presidents

General Secretaries are as follows

       

Most important things about fifa 2014 start.

Things Noted Were Including these most important !

1. Flowery  people were jumping.
2. Flowery people were blooming.
3. Rainbows peoples were there
4. There was a crystal ball of futbol with eye catching figure.
5. Futbol-human hybrids were invited there.

Sunday 15 June matches to be played today

Sunday 15 June fifa 2014 Matches

today three matches will be played !

detailed timing are as follows

Groups in fifa 2014

Groups in fifa 2014!

There are 8 groups in the world cup fifa 2014 being played in Brazil.

Groups in fifa 2014

england vs italy

Both England and Italy have flaws in midfield, making their clash rather unpredictable.

Let's see who wins !!

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What Ronaldo says fifa 2014?

Ronaldo !!

"I don't consider myself the best player in the world. I'm not obsessed with individual titles. I'm much more interested in being part of a team which wins trophies." and
"We lost because we didn't win."

What Lionel Messi says about the world cup 2014?

Lionel Andrés Messi is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team.

He says;

“You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.” — Lionel Messi

What Pele says about fifa 2014?

Pele is a retired Brazilian Footballer , He said that its an important way of measuring good playesr.

“The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.” — Pele

What Cobi Jone says about FIFA 2014?

Cobi Jones views about FIFA 2014 !!

“The World Cup experience is more than just the game of soccer. It’s an event. And it will fly by faster than you think. It will end and you'll be saying, ‘Wow, it’s over already?’ You have to remember to take it all in and enjoy it.” — Cobi Jones

How many teams are playing football World cup 2014 in Brazil?

There are 32 teams !

The huge international event will feature 32 teams and 64 games in the host country of Brazil, which kicks off the action against Croatia.

Trophy Football world Cup 2014

Here is the trophy Picture of the World cup 2014 !!

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FIFA 2014 WHO's Winner ?

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