Germany has won the world cup for the fourth time, they have won an engrossing World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, beating Argentina 1-0 in extra-time. Mario Gotze was the hero, controlling the ball on his chest and volleying it past Argentinean goalkeeper Sergio Romero in the 113th minute.
Argentina squandered numerous chances to win the match before the Bayern Munich attacker struck, although Germany's Manuel Neuer was relatively untested throughout the 120 minutes.
Much of the pre-match hype focused on Lionel Messi, and Argentina's star man had his moments during the game.
Messi's best chance came just after half-time when he flashed a shot across goal, but there was to be no fairytale ending for one of the world's best players in the biggest game in football.
The triumph in the Maracana is Germany's first as a unified country; West Germany won the World Cup in 1954, 1974 and 1990.
It is also the first time a European team has won a World Cup held in South America.
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