Germany lifted the World Cup for the fourth time in 2014, to add to their victories in 1954, 1974 and 1990. The 20th edition of the tournament was held in Brazil from June 12, 2014, with the final between Germany and Argentina played on July 13, 2014.
Germany topped Group G after they followed up their dominant 4-0 win against Portugal in their opening game with a 2-2 draw against Ghana and a 1-0 victory over the U.S.
They took on Algeria in the Round of 16 and came out on top 2-1 after extra time to progress to the quarters. They defeated France 1-0 in the quarter-finals and then thumped hosts and one of the favourites Brazil 7-1 in the semi-final.
Just when it seemed like the final against Argentina would finish goalless even after extra time and head to penalties. Mario Goetze scored the winner in the 113th minute. Germany won 1-0 and lifted the World Cup trophy.
Honours and awards
Germany had the best goalkeeper as Manuel Neuer won the Golden Glove.
The losing finalists produced the best player as Argentina’s Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball.
Colombia’s James Rodriguez won the Golden Boot for scoring six goals in the competition. With that, he became the first from his country to win the honour. Colombia also won the FIFA Fair Play Trophy in this World Cup.
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