The following 32 teams, shown with October 2013 rankings used for seeding in the draw, qualified for the. Spain is the defending champion after defeating the Netherlands 0-1 after extra time in Johannesburg, South Africa. It will be taking place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. Argentina: Neuer Lahm, Hummels, Boateng, Höwedes Schweinsteiger, Khedira Müller, Kroos, Özil Klose. The 2014 FIFA World Cup is the 20th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for mens national football teams. Germany: Romero Zabaleta, Demichelis, Garay, Rojo Biglia, Mascherano, Perez Lavezzi, Messi, Higuaín. The event comprised hosts Brazil and 31 other teams who emerged from the qualification phase, organised by the six FIFA confederations. The match was played at the Maracan Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 13 July 2014, and was contested by Germany and Argentina. You've got all the makings of a good one, so now pressure.Īrgentina XI vs. which provides the most important informations on the competition World Cup 2014 in the season 2014. The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match of the 2014 World Cup, the 20th edition of FIFA 's competition for national football teams. One last game in what has been one of the best World Cups we've seen over the last few decades. Germany, on the other hand, are getting better and better and better, playing in yet another final despite there being so many relatively young faces on the squad. Argentina haven't been the attacking force some might have thought they would be entering the tournament. The Machine." Hard to disagree with that the way things are going right now. The German Machine that absolutely took Brazil apart in the semifinal just a few days ago.Īs they've been saying during the build up here on ESPN in the States, "It's Messi vs. How bad can it get for Brazil? After getting beat by a collective score of 10-1 in their last two games and subsequently having an entire country turn against you, Brazil gets "rewarded" for their outstanding World Cup is to watch their bitter rivals potentially win it all at their most hallowed ground.īut the one thing standing in Argentina's way? The German machine that is playing as well as they have in the tournament right now.