When Germany defeated Argentina 1-0 to win the FIFA World Cup on July 13, 2014, at Brazil’s famed Maracana Stadium, it ended Europe’s one World Cup regret.
Germany emulated Brazil in 1958.
Brazil, which won its first World Cup in Sweden by trouncing the host nation 5-2, became the first South American team ever to lift the trophy in Europe. Germany became the first European team to win the championship on home territory in Latin America, bringing the two continents’ prestige rivalry, which takes place every four years, to parity.
The World Cup is won by Europe for the first time three years in a row.
This year’s World Cup is the 20th and second to be hosted in Brazil. This edition was exceptional because, with Germany’s triumph, Europe won the event three times in a row for the first time (after Italy in 2006, Spain in 2010, and Germany in 2010). In 2002, when Brazil triumphed in Japan and South Korea, a team from Latin America last won the World Cup.
Brazil’s semifinal loss to Germany, 1-7, was their worst defeat in 94 years.
A calamity occurred during the 2014 World Cup. The eventual World Cup victors, Germany, gave the most successful World Cup team, Brazil, its most severe defeat ever in the first semifinal. On July 8, in front of 58,141 fans at Belo Horizonte, Germany humiliated Brazil 7-1, shocking and confounding the entire footballing world. The outcome mirrored a 0-6 loss Brazil suffered against Uruguay over a century earlier.
James Rodriguez, Lionel Messi, and Neymar owned the World Cup in 2014.
James Rodriguez, a teenage Colombian striker who won the Golden Boot Award for his six goals during the tournament, had a spectacular World Cup 2014. Lionel Messi of Argentina was named the best player of the competition, and Paul Pogba of France was named the best young player.
In the championship game versus Argentina, Mario Götze gave Germany the victory.
The best in the industry was selected as German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, and Colombia as a team got the fair play award. Neymar of Brazil had a fantastic tournament until the quarterfinals when a Colombian player struck him severely. He was forced to withdraw from the competition, which ended Brazil’s aspirations.
The 2014 World Cup, Luis Suarez thought his teeth were too aggressive.
The 2014 edition will also be remembered for Uruguay’s Luis Suarez, who infuriated the entire sporting world by biting an Italian opponent’s shoulder during a pivotal group match. The FIFA disciplinary committee gave Suarez a lengthy suspension for his biting actions on the field earlier in the game, and Uruguay paid dearly for it in the pre-quarterfinals. Suarez was in fantastic form against England, scoring twice to keep his team’s prospects alive.
Costa Rica, Colombia, and Spain’s defensemen had impressive performances.
The teams that surprised everyone in terms of performance were Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the USA, and Algeria. In this tournament, Colombia and Costa Rica both advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time. The Netherlands, who finished third in the competition and defeated Brazil 3-0, defeated Spain, the reigning champions, 1-5, and they never recovered. Even so, they fell to Chile 0–2. Italy, the 2006 edition’s winners, and England, who both failed to get past the first round in both competitions, were eliminated early.
WC with cooling pauses and dissipating foam
The goal-line technology, vanishing foam, and cooling breaks made the 2014 World Cup stand out in technology and other innovation. The first cooling break was utilized to combat the heat in the pre-quarterfinal encounter between Mexico and the Netherlands. One hundred thirty-six goals were scored throughout the 2014 World Cup group stages, and the first tie occurred in the 13th game.
German victory against Argentina was its second since 1990, 1-0.
Germany defeated Argentina 1-0, mirroring the Italian final from 1990. Argentina last defeated (West) Germany in the 1986 championship game, winning 3-2. Additionally, it indicated that these two teams had the final encounters.
