Argentina meets Germany again in the final: A historic date
From Mexico 1986 to Brazil 2014, in 28 years, Germany and Argentina met each other 3 times in the World Cup final, becoming the most fateful final pair in the history of the tournament. A rendezvous of aspirations of classic stature.
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| Meeting each other for the third time in the World Cup final, which team will reach the pinnacle of glory? |
28 YEARS, 3 FINALS
Mexico 1986, Germany and Argentina went to the final match. The Argentines won thanks to the brilliant performance of the greatest individuals in the world at that time. 4 years later, Italy 1990, the world once again witnessed the European Tank and the South American Tango go hand in hand to the final match. The scenario reversed. The Germans won.
4 years, 2 finals and 1 destiny. Mexico 1986 was the last tournament that Tango fans witnessed the World Cup parade through the streets of Buenos Aires. Coincidentally, the championship in Italy in 1990 was also the last time the German team reached the top of the world.
Germany and Argentina, they were the ones who robbed each other of glory in the greatest moment of the World Cup journey, and were also historical witnesses present at the last glorious moment of the opponent on this prestigious playground. Fate did not create the hatred of this pair. They created fate.
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| Argentina national team |
The 2014 World Cup began with doubts. Protests broke out, the opening day was threatened. Spain, England, Italy, big brands left the game early. But in the end, the 2014 football festival had a classic ending, a reunion that fans have never been disappointed with the quality of the expertise each time they met.
HISTORICAL MISSION
24 years have passed since Germany and Argentina last met in the World Cup final. During this time, the journey to find the old rival of Argentina has always been associated with disappointment. 24 years and the farthest destination of Tango dance troupe in a World Cup is only the quarter-finals.
Germany is a little better off. Since Italy 1990, Germany reached the final of the 2002 World Cup (lost to Brazil), finished 3rd in the 2010 World Cup, had a Miroslav Klose who went down in history, and had a Thomas Mueller who was extremely lucky in front of the opponent's net.
But most importantly, since 1990, Argentina has met Germany twice in a World Cup finals and both times they were eliminated by their arch-rivals. In the 2006 World Cup, Argentina lost 2-4 to Germany on penalties in the quarter-finals. Four years later, in South Africa 2010, also in the quarter-finals, Germany humiliated the South American representative with a 4-0 victory. Those were the matches that increased the hatred between the two countries and made the final match in Brazil 2014 even more worth waiting for.
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| Germany national team |
The dominance of recent years explains why Germany are rated higher than their opponents. But this is a World Cup where Argentina seem to have history's trust in them.
No European representative has ever won the World Cup in South America. To continue this pride of South Americans, Argentina must beat Germany. In addition, people have found many similarities between Argentina - Maradona 1986 and Argentina - Messi 2014. That is one of the classic signs that history has placed on the feet of the blue-white warriors. 28 years ago, Maradona defeated the Germans. 28 years later, it is Messi's turn to snatch this glory?
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The match set two records
With Germany and Argentina meeting again in the 2014 World Cup final, this pair set two records: the most meetings in World Cup history (7 times) and the most meetings in a World Cup final (3 times).
Playground of the former kings
The World Cup is once again the playground of the former champions. After the Netherlands stopped in the semi-finals, the championship will now be contested by the old powers of world football: Argentina and Germany. These two teams have previously won the World Cup a total of 5 times and reached the final 11 times.
Looking back at World Cup history, it can be seen that the former champions have always had the upper hand in the race to the championship. In the past 30 years, only two teams that were not former champions have won the tournament: France at home in 1998 and Spain in South Africa in 2000.
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Football is a sport of inheritance and the experience of former champions becomes a great advantage in the championship race. It is clear how important the experience factor is when looking at the Belgian national team. Although possessing a talented and balanced squad, Belgium has shown that they are too hasty at times, leading to their inability to advance. Meanwhile, the Netherlands played very well from the group stage to the semi-finals. But in the penalty shootout, the Argentines showed more courage.
The 2014 World Cup will see the rise of an old power. Will Germany win four titles, or will Argentina complete a hat-trick of world titles? The answer will be revealed at the Maracana stadium on July 14.
