Super Mario Shot Germany To 4th WC Title

Germany lifted the World Cup for the 4th time, through a lone goal scored in the second half of the extra time against Argentina by the Bayern Munich ''Wonder Boy" Mario Gotze.

The World Cup final, which was played on Sunday, at the famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janiero, was 0 - 0 at the end of full 90 minutes.

There were some glaring scoring chances, missed by both teams, especially Argentina. Three good chances were missed by Higuain, Messi and palacios.

In the regular time of play the two teams played well, but it was the Argentines that were more of a threat.

Mario Gotze

 

Germany played really well, but not as good as in the semi-final against the host nation - Brazil. May be it was because they were cautious, to avoid making a costly mistake.

Even so, they still played a very good game. It was an entertaining match, a nail biter, which went into extra 30 minutes.

The first 15 minutes of the extra time, still did not produce any goal. At this stage of the game, any team that first score was likely to win the match, but still no goal was forth coming.

But everything changed half way into the second half of the extra time, when the Chelsea striker, Andre Schurrle beat two Argentines at the left flank and crossed the ball into the box, which Mario Gotze expertly chested down and immediately shot into the net with his left foot, beating goalkeeper Sergio Romero.

In the remaining 7 minutes after the goal, the Argentines fought to equalize, but the Germans wouldn't allow them, so it ended 1 - 0 in favour of the Germans.

After the match the German coach, Joachim Loew, revealed the pep talk he gave the match winner at the interval.

He said that he said to him, to show that he was better than Lionel Messi.
''Show you're better than Lionel Messi.''

''Gotze is a miracle boy, a boy wonder. He can play any position, he has superior technical qualities and is always able to decide a match.

''So at the break I said to Mario, 'Okay, show the world you're better than Messi and that you can decide the World Cup final, you have the possibility to do that.'

''I had a good feeling with him. I said he can play anywhere. And he showed it,'' the happy coach Loew said. Germany is the only European nation to win the World Cup in the Americas.

The match winner whose coach described as ''Wonder Boy" said that the feeling of being the match winner was undescribable.

''It's an unbelievable feeling. I don't know how to describe it,'' Gotze said.

''You just shoot and don't know what's happening, and suddenly you're part of an incredible party, with the whole team and country,'' he added.
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