Germany vs Argentina final score 1-0 (Mario Gotze) extra-time, World Cup final 2014: News updates and result, with our live stream match report at Estádio Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday July 13, 2014, kick-off 20.00 (BST)The result marked Germany's fourth World Cup title, their first since German reunification, and the first World Cup won by a European team in the Americas. The victory meant that three consecutive World Cups have been won by teams from the same continent, following Italy and Spain in 2006 and 2010 respectively, the first time this has happened in World Cup history. With the win, Germany qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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So that's it. A very, very good World Cup. A worthy winner: a young, exciting team who play with skill, pace, teamwork and drive. Congratulations to Germany. And congratulations to Brazil, who put on a superb tournament. Obviously they won't want to talk about The Bad Thing that happened against Germany in the semis, but given that there were genuine pre-tournament fears of major civil unrest, well... On behalf of the team at the Telegraph, we've loved bringing you these live blogs and all our other coverage, thanks for reading and see you soon I hope. Cheers.
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