:00:33. > :00:41.After 32 days, 63 games and 170 goals we are down to the final match
:00:42. > :00:44.of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. It's Germany against Argentina from
:00:45. > :01:07.the maracana. What it means is a first competitive
:01:08. > :01:15.start for 23-year-old Christoph Kramer. There are six Bayern Munich
:01:16. > :01:22.players in the side, coached at club level.
:01:23. > :01:29.Miroslav Klose will have his final World Cup appearance. Three of his
:01:30. > :01:33.record 16 goals have come against Argentina in the last two
:01:34. > :01:47.tournaments. Argentina had hopped that Di Maria
:01:48. > :01:50.would have covered in a thigh injury. He pulled up in training
:01:51. > :01:59.yesterday. He isn't being risked. They are unchanged.
:02:00. > :02:04.Marcso Rojo was a slight doubt. He is OK to continue. In a team yet to
:02:05. > :02:11.concede a goal in the knockout stages. A team that is all about the
:02:12. > :02:29.two M's, Mascherano to stop them and Messi to star.
:02:30. > :02:48.Both are now looking to greater honours than their -- predecessors
:02:49. > :02:53.managed. One of the modern wonders of the world. What a setting for a
:02:54. > :03:07.game that promises so much. The stars are out
:03:08. > :03:15.and ready to shine. Everything is set for the 20th
:03:16. > :03:23.World Cup Final. WHISTLE. One of the ultimate teams
:03:24. > :03:33.against another a lot more This is the fourth time I?ve seen
:03:34. > :03:43.Argentina live, I think they will need some
:03:44. > :03:50.magic from the aforementioned They won?t be as fresh
:03:51. > :04:22.as the Germans. If you look
:04:23. > :04:26.at the Germany game against Brazil, they only had to play for about 25
:04:27. > :04:33.minutes, so a massive difference. It went from 1-0 to 5-0
:04:34. > :04:37.in under seven minutes. They will find this Argentina
:04:38. > :04:41.defence harder to pick through. Yeah, especially with Mascherano
:04:42. > :04:45.in front of them. They started with Perez on the left,
:04:46. > :04:49.Lewandowski on the right. They tried to play
:04:50. > :05:08.a tricky one through to Klose. Argentina very deep
:05:09. > :05:31.in the early stages. Mascherano has only managed
:05:32. > :05:39.to move that up to Muller. There can be the touch
:05:40. > :06:01.of the reckless about Marcos Rojo. In two years
:06:02. > :06:04.in Portugal he has seen five red They score from set pieces,
:06:05. > :06:14.don?t they, Germany? More from the wider positions into
:06:15. > :06:19.the box, but they?ll fancy this. Argentina?s first sorte
:06:20. > :07:13.into opposition territory And
:07:14. > :07:20.from a very poor German free kick. You could hear the change
:07:21. > :07:23.in noise around the stadium as soon Argentina have by far and away
:07:24. > :07:32.the lion's share of support, even though those from Brazil are
:07:33. > :07:45.behind the European team. They've come across the border
:07:46. > :07:50.in any way they could. They're sleeping anywhere
:07:51. > :07:55.and everywhere. They'll be hoping for an Argentinian
:07:56. > :08:11.take away, won't they? Might be worth pointing out
:08:12. > :08:15.in the last World Cup here, the only previous World Cup final
:08:16. > :08:18.here, Brazil came into it after sticking seven past Sweden
:08:19. > :08:20.and six against Spain. Then they lost
:08:21. > :08:24.as favourites to Uruguay. He looked to pick him out, Muller,
:08:25. > :08:34.actually. It's a good deflection back to
:08:35. > :08:50.the goalkeeper. The referee just saying that he
:08:51. > :08:55.couldn't really get out of the way. Senor Rizzoli, this is
:08:56. > :09:37.his fourth game at the tournament. The noise around the place now,
:09:38. > :09:40.you could be watching Boca Juniors, It is Martin Demichelis who comes
:09:41. > :09:53.across to stop him A little bit worried that Argentina
:09:54. > :10:13.down the left-hand side, that's three occasions,
:10:14. > :10:15.they?re all coming down here. Kroos dictating a lot of
:10:16. > :10:32.the passing in the German midfield. You can see the confidence oozing
:10:33. > :11:05.out of every player in white. But taken off at half-time
:11:06. > :11:13.against Brazil purely a precaution. Look
:11:14. > :11:21.at the room Phillipp Lahm has got. Messi will leave Hummels
:11:22. > :11:33.in his wake here. Messi was a little bit tired,
:11:34. > :11:50.someone was saying. There has been a feeling that he's
:11:51. > :12:02.been saving something special.. The whistle has gone for a free
:12:03. > :12:44.kick. ball off Messi, it was the first
:12:45. > :12:59.challenge by Hummels, I think. Brilliant, though. He almost stops
:13:00. > :13:27.and then goes again. Hummels is seen him come forward that often in
:13:28. > :13:33.this competition. Nicely dumbied by Mascherano.
:13:34. > :13:43.Biglia had time to line it up there. He took plenty of time.
:13:44. > :14:00.Decent block too by the Schalke man. special final ball.
:14:01. > :14:48.There?s the man most consider to be You would have thought it would be
:14:49. > :14:53.cagey and lack a bit of pace. Certainly not.
:14:54. > :15:02.Klose is further forward. Ozil is taking his time. Zabaleta hungrily
:15:03. > :15:23.into the tackle. He doesn't really tackle any other way.
:15:24. > :15:31.Schweinsteiger was endeavouring to find Kramer. Does well to win it
:15:32. > :15:34.back, but it's only temporarily. Kramer is playing a little bit
:15:35. > :15:39.further forward than Khedira would be, certainly from that point of
:15:40. > :15:44.view, it's given the Argentineans a bit of problems when he's come off
:15:45. > :15:48.the front man. Now Demichelis started to scamper over. Messi comes
:15:49. > :16:06.back to help him out defensively. Germany get a throw.
:16:07. > :16:15.Lahm looked for Klose. Demichelis stout stuff. Yeah, Demichelis just
:16:16. > :16:22.read it a split second before Miroslav Klose, just did enough to
:16:23. > :16:25.put him off. How his fortunes have changed. I
:16:26. > :16:41.think he deliberately left it. They might have conceded a key free
:16:42. > :17:00.kick here. I'm not sure it's a foul, is it? A
:17:01. > :17:02.little late. It is another free kick in a very promising position for
:17:03. > :17:40.Germany. Just needed a closer look. Mascherano is closest to Klose.
:17:41. > :17:54.Zabaleta read it. Germany's throw.
:17:55. > :18:03.Lahm outside. It squirted awkwardly off the head of Demichelis, just
:18:04. > :18:08.caught with the sun in his eyes That's the problem. He gesticulated
:18:09. > :18:11.straight away. There you can see. Maybe what happened before with
:18:12. > :18:15.Garay. That is a problem particularly in that goal mouth. You
:18:16. > :18:29.can see it, just there. Obviously you can see it, but he can't.
:18:30. > :18:35.The movement is fascinating to watch from the German players. Unlucky
:18:36. > :18:40.there. It was meant for Muller. He came out and round the back.
:18:41. > :18:44.President presidenttries to run -- Perez tries to run away. That's
:18:45. > :18:49.twice they've broken from set pieces, Argentina, which is for the
:18:50. > :18:54.neutrals good. It's what Joachim Low spoke about in
:18:55. > :19:02.the pre-match press conferences. He was wary of the speed of the break.
:19:03. > :19:11.Worried about one man in particular. Just seen one darting run from him,
:19:12. > :19:18.Lionel Messi. Ezequiel Garay, solid centre back, finds Marcos Rojo. A
:19:19. > :19:24.little off balance there. Looked down accusingly at the pitch.
:19:25. > :19:27.Must have been a worm. Actually didn't train on it yesterday to
:19:28. > :19:30.preserve the surface. There has been quite a lot of rain around Rio in
:19:31. > :19:40.the last few days. Perfect evening for the World Cup final, though.
:19:41. > :19:44.Shoaleder to shoulder with close close close who has take -- Miroslav
:19:45. > :20:05.Klose who has taken a throw. Argentina's players are pointing to
:20:06. > :20:10.the touch line and telling them to put it out of play. It's their man.
:20:11. > :20:14.They don't have to. They've made the decision on the pitch. Now Toni
:20:15. > :20:18.Kroos does that. If they have the ball, they can make the decision.
:20:19. > :20:24.It's the referee's call if he wants to stop playment Oh. Yeah. Perhaps
:20:25. > :20:29.he ought to have done. Always when you're looking the other way you
:20:30. > :20:34.catch one. Oh, dear. Garay came in with everything he had
:20:35. > :20:35.and he took the full weight. Zabaleta got one the other night,
:20:36. > :20:58.very similar. Click the jaw back into place.
:20:59. > :21:02.There's Sami Khedira, a pfennig for his thoughts. Ruled out in the
:21:03. > :21:08.warm-up. He's had rotten luck with injury in the past season. I don't
:21:09. > :21:13.think we'd expect him to come on quite so soon. Kramer will carry on
:21:14. > :21:18.for now. He only made his debut against Poland in May. What a rise
:21:19. > :21:30.it's been for the 23-year-old. Sometimes it's just meant to be.
:21:31. > :21:32.They'll be watching on anxiously in the town where he's from. Should
:21:33. > :21:46.have plenty of steel in him. He won't be coming off, not if he
:21:47. > :21:48.has any say about it at allment He's fine. He's jogging around the pitch
:21:49. > :22:10.now. Rojo looked to find Higuain. Another
:22:11. > :22:13.Germany throw play youed out right under -- played out under the nose
:22:14. > :22:22.of Alejandro Sabella. Standing down, come what may, after
:22:23. > :22:44.this game. Muller takes one. Get up, he's Rojo
:22:45. > :22:51.went fine. In. He was waiting for it. Well done ref.
:22:52. > :22:56.Yeah, he was waiting for it. Nothing wrong with him. There was a bit of
:22:57. > :23:00.that in Germany's opening game, the win against Portugal when Pepe was
:23:01. > :23:06.stupid to get himself sent off but Muller didn't half make the most of
:23:07. > :23:13.it. Doesn't take a lot to get Pepe
:23:14. > :23:25.certainties off -- sent off, does it?
:23:26. > :23:32.Neuer to make sure that he's sure footed to clear.
:23:33. > :23:42.Oh, that was a risk. Oh, dear me, what a chance for Higuain! What a
:23:43. > :23:50.waste. He was presented with a World Cup final gift. He obviously
:23:51. > :23:57.couldn't believe it, because he's totally snatched at this. He waits
:23:58. > :24:04.there to hit it and well, it almost came off - just above the ankle.
:24:05. > :24:07.What an opportunity! Toni Kroos headed the ball back without
:24:08. > :24:15.looking, a player who's hardly wasted a pass all tournament long.
:24:16. > :24:22.And not to make the goalkeeper make a save from that particular
:24:23. > :24:29.situation is criminal. What a let off for Germany. They now have a
:24:30. > :24:33.free kick in the Argentine half. Kroos has steadied himself and got
:24:34. > :24:39.his heart rate back to normalment His -- Normal. His heart will be
:24:40. > :24:59.pumping. He just tries to hit it too hard.
:25:00. > :25:07.Free kick again, but this time a blue one.
:25:08. > :25:13.He does everything right, when you look at this there, looked around
:25:14. > :25:20.and everything. Oh, he's just dragged it.
:25:21. > :25:23.Dear oh, dear. The man wearing number nine. Look at Javier
:25:24. > :25:30.Mascherano's reaction. And number nine. Look at Javier
:25:31. > :25:34.at the bench. Oops. Sergio Aguero it was, number 20,
:25:35. > :25:36.with his shirt over his head. What he would give for a chance like that
:25:37. > :25:54.if and when he gets onto the field. Loads of room, acres of it for
:25:55. > :25:58.Phillipp Lahm here. It wasn't the best ball actually. No, it sent him
:25:59. > :26:06.backwards rather than forwards. Past the midway point in the first
:26:07. > :26:23.half. Zabaleta, left foot, great. That's
:26:24. > :26:34.Howedes. They wanted a good and go. It's Demichelis who will see him off
:26:35. > :26:40.or try to. Argentina throw. Howedes was Germany's goal scorer.
:26:41. > :26:47.We look down at the packed beach. I hope the tide doesn't come in. It's
:26:48. > :26:53.on its way. He was the goal scorer when these two sides last met, a
:26:54. > :27:02.friendly in Frankfurt, nearly two years ago now, a 3-0 Argentina win.
:27:03. > :27:25.We had a Lionel Messi missed penalty.
:27:26. > :27:39.Germany getting an order back about themselves.
:27:40. > :27:45.Back to Neuer, who never minds receiving the ball anywhere in his
:27:46. > :27:49.half of the field. One of the ultimate sweeper keepers. Against
:27:50. > :28:03.Algeria he was the best defender on the field.
:28:04. > :28:12.Demichelis seemed to slip a little bit. Once again room for Lahm.
:28:13. > :28:31.Kramer wants it in the middle. Muller was the man in between.
:28:32. > :28:47.Good pressing from Rojo and Perez forcing Germany back.
:28:48. > :28:55.Just a little behind Christoph Kramer.
:28:56. > :29:01.Bossing possession, Germany. Not going anywhere that quickly yet. No,
:29:02. > :29:04.Schweinsteiger is having too much of the ball as far as Argentina is
:29:05. > :29:23.concerned. Good closing from Lavezzi.
:29:24. > :29:31.Didn't get that one right. I think Kramer stopped thinking he might
:29:32. > :29:40.have been running offside. There are some Germans here. There
:29:41. > :29:44.have been plenty of Germans wherever their team has played. They do have
:29:45. > :29:45.great support in Brazil. Particularly in the south of the
:29:46. > :30:08.country. Even more today. Kramer. Sabella's face tells the
:30:09. > :30:14.story. A great one for reactions,
:30:15. > :30:22.Sabella will stop never left A chip up towards Klose and Romero
:30:23. > :30:36.had seen that developing. I think Klose realised if you went
:30:37. > :30:45.for that he would get smashed. Just a split second, he's onside,
:30:46. > :30:47.has a look at the goalkeeper The veteran striker is looking to go
:30:48. > :30:57.out on the biggest high of all having already broken the record
:30:58. > :30:59.for the number of goals scored at Romero gets it away
:31:00. > :31:08.but the flag is up. Would not have counted for Muller
:31:09. > :31:12.even if he got his toe to it. Renato Faverani was in just
:31:13. > :31:36.the right place to see it all. He wanted to take it quickly
:31:37. > :31:43.but the referee was not ready because he's making a note
:31:44. > :31:46.of the foul and we have the first That was daft as well
:31:47. > :32:14.because Boateng was just waiting to No surprise
:32:15. > :32:23.at all to see who's the wall. Biglia with a touch to
:32:24. > :32:29.Messi to allow him to run. Might have caused a problem
:32:30. > :32:40.but Romero is out to tidy up. Lavezzi. Has Rojo and Higuain is
:32:41. > :32:58.in there. But Argentina have not taken
:32:59. > :33:06.the lead. This is a ball and a half and an
:33:07. > :33:17.absolutely correct decision again. What a finish after his miss
:33:18. > :33:22.as well. This time we give
:33:23. > :33:32.the thumbs up to the other assistant I think Schurrle could be coming
:33:33. > :33:40.on here. There's a subplot within
:33:41. > :33:49.a big story. Kramer in at the last minute
:33:50. > :33:51.for Sami Khedira, And now he's only lasted half
:33:52. > :34:00.an hour himself. Christoph Kramer's dream
:34:01. > :34:21.hasn't quite gone to plan. On will come Andre Schurrle, who
:34:22. > :34:24.when he has left the bench has made You get the impression actually
:34:25. > :34:38.that he is a real impact player. When he starts and thinks, not sure,
:34:39. > :34:41.when he comes on, most definitely. The referee's assistant just
:34:42. > :34:43.explaining what was wrong. Andre Schurrle, the Chelsea player,
:34:44. > :34:46.came on as a substitute against Algeria in the last 16 to
:34:47. > :34:48.give Germany the lead, Then came on against Brazil,
:34:49. > :34:51.last Tuesday. I think they'll probably just,
:34:52. > :35:09.I don't know if they're going to drop Ozil in a little bit with Kroos
:35:10. > :35:12.and Schweinsteiger. Joachim Low, even in his days
:35:13. > :35:18.as the assistant to Jurgen Klinsmann He will have a plan
:35:19. > :35:26.for every eventuality. This might improve Germany's
:35:27. > :35:30.attacking prowess. Howedes is not particularly
:35:31. > :35:38.great about going forward. We know Schurrle is all about
:35:39. > :35:51.attacking people in those areas. You got your foul, mate,
:35:52. > :35:55.get over it. Let's see how many
:35:56. > :36:01.rolls we can count. Maybe something brewing
:36:02. > :36:34.for Argentina here. Two German names
:36:35. > :36:39.in the referee's note book. Germany having already had to make
:36:40. > :36:42.one change in the game If he's going to catch any player
:36:43. > :37:06.in the Argentinian side that will note it down for later,
:37:07. > :37:12.he's just caught him. Just need to settle down a bit,
:37:13. > :37:28.Germany, here. You might say they've got
:37:29. > :37:31.off lightly with Higuain missing Schweinsteiger is even more
:37:32. > :37:49.important to the Germany plans. Both so eager to go in
:37:50. > :38:06.and make the tackle themselves. Yeah, it's getting a little bit
:38:07. > :38:09.spicy, which is always good. We are just over ten minutes
:38:10. > :38:11.from 45 being played. Not edge of your seat stuff yet,
:38:12. > :38:26.but there's a lot developing here. Messi couldn't get it
:38:27. > :38:29.through to Higuain. It was Schweinsteiger again,
:38:30. > :38:47.I think. That's twice now,
:38:48. > :38:49.important interceptions. Schweinsteiger there just reads
:38:50. > :38:59.the situation. Lavezzi has got a turn of pace
:39:00. > :39:01.from somewhere. Starting his fourth game
:39:02. > :39:04.in a row with Sergio Aguero having Oh, yeah we need one of them, mate,
:39:05. > :39:13.to carry on. Zabaleta just had a little nip
:39:14. > :40:03.at him. Argentina have had the ball
:40:04. > :40:27.in the German net. He should have had the ball
:40:28. > :40:40.in the German net earlier. Messi ran straight
:40:41. > :40:47.into Schweinsteiger, who doesn't make a meal of it, just
:40:48. > :40:53.gets on with the free kick. Perfect ball to Lahm,
:40:54. > :40:59.just bounced off his boot. He wanted to keep it a lot lower,
:41:00. > :41:02.obviously. That's gone out for an Argentina
:41:03. > :41:12.throw-in. They seem to have got
:41:13. > :41:21.their rhythm back at the moment. Argentina beaten in only one
:41:22. > :41:40.of the last 25 games. Germany can do better,
:41:41. > :41:56.one defeat in their last 27. Perez has swapped sides
:41:57. > :42:02.at the moment. Yeah, since Lavezzi took
:42:03. > :42:05.the corner before, he's not gone Another one,
:42:06. > :42:24.they're creeping forward. Strange to think
:42:25. > :42:41.after today it's all over. Luckily you don't have to wait too
:42:42. > :42:43.long Match of the Day returns in 34 days,
:42:44. > :42:47.Saturday August 16 He got through unbelievably easily,
:42:48. > :43:08.Messi. Hummels is feeling the pace of the
:43:09. > :43:11.races he's having to have against He has largely been kept quiet,
:43:12. > :43:25.but you know it's there. ??WHITE Late challenge there.
:43:26. > :43:48.Germany appeal for a free kick. Muller is down again. ??YELLOW
:43:49. > :44:03.Referee didn't see it. Muller back to his feet.
:44:04. > :44:20.Biglia caught on the ball and Needlessly. This will play into
:44:21. > :44:31.Argentina hands. I would have thought so.
:44:32. > :44:44.That's just a Schurrle foul, I mean. He can do that all day. There was
:44:45. > :44:49.something rather manufactured by Thomas Mullerment It was in-- Thomas
:44:50. > :44:55.Muller. It was indeed. For the second time. Schweinsteiger is
:44:56. > :45:12.trying to pull the strings. Muller completing the Bayern Munich
:45:13. > :45:15.triangle. On the ball again. Zabaleta away.
:45:16. > :45:22.Rojo is lucky because he tried to be too clever. In the end, he just let
:45:23. > :45:26.Muller have a simple cross and thank goodness for Zabaleta and Argentina.
:45:27. > :45:28.Thomas Muller has to be careful because if he wants a battle he's
:45:29. > :45:37.playing the right team because if he wants a battle he's
:45:38. > :45:41.the wrong team. It goes Argentina's way. Contested
:45:42. > :45:46.by Schurrle. He's come on full of fire. Yeah, just getting a little
:45:47. > :45:51.bit rattled, the Germans, which you said before, with Argentina, they
:45:52. > :45:53.don't have a problem with this. It was the right call. Argentina
:45:54. > :46:05.throw. Rojo being conducted by Alejandro
:46:06. > :46:32.Sabella down there. Ozil teed up the foot. Great
:46:33. > :46:40.awareness out of his feet. That's a back pass. Not his thing today.
:46:41. > :46:46.That's two though, isn't it? Germany just showing signs ah, preaching
:46:47. > :46:50.halftime -- signs, approaching half time of knocking it about again.
:46:51. > :46:53.Ozil has run into trouble again. They're going over too easily as
:46:54. > :46:55.well, that's the other thing. Hummels had to make sure he stayed
:46:56. > :47:29.in front of Lavezzi. Could Miroslav Klose have flung
:47:30. > :47:48.himself at that? I think he thought about it. Great ball. No.
:47:49. > :48:01.Even though we're goalless, for a World Cup final, it's actually been
:48:02. > :48:09.good, the first half. Schweinsteiger has run most of the
:48:10. > :48:26.first half. Lots of room again for Toni Kroos.
:48:27. > :48:30.Muller, who always finds it, wherever on the field he can.
:48:31. > :48:35.Germany corner. We move into two minutes of
:48:36. > :48:39.first-half added time. They've got such a good relationship down the
:48:40. > :48:47.right, Muller and Lahm. Perez puffing there, it's difficult.
:48:48. > :48:53.Kroos with the corner. Hummels and Howedes have made their
:48:54. > :49:00.way into the Argentina penalty area for it. Argentina left two up front.
:49:01. > :49:06.Romero started to move towards the ball and retreated. He will stay in
:49:07. > :49:10.there for another corner kick. Hummels, a danger. Two goals in the
:49:11. > :49:20.World Cup already. One against Portugal, one against France.
:49:21. > :49:25.Muller is the target of the referee's attention again. There's
:49:26. > :49:32.pushing and pulling between him and Pablo Zabaleta.
:49:33. > :49:37.Expectant German fans watch the Toni Kroos corner, and it's against the
:49:38. > :49:44.post! The flag's gone up. It's not gone in. And Romero has the ball in
:49:45. > :49:53.his grateful gloves. Such a great header as well.
:49:54. > :50:09.Well, I'm saying it's a good header, but he should have scored. He had a
:50:10. > :50:16.free run at it. Should have scored. Muller's offside. Great leverage as
:50:17. > :50:19.well on the header. Good officiating once again. Stroke of luck for
:50:20. > :50:30.Argentina, then. Halftime at the Maracana. We haven't
:50:31. > :50:38.had a goal, but we have seen a glaring miss from Gonzalo Higuain,
:50:39. > :50:42.who did then put the ball in the net for it to be ruled out for offside
:50:43. > :50:47.and then at the end of Howedes header. I think we will get goals,
:50:48. > :50:52.but we don't know when they'll come or who will score them. Halftime.
:50:53. > :51:01.It's Germany 0, Argentina 0. We're going to tell you about a
:51:02. > :51:12.change to start with, because Ezequiel Lavezzi is going off. He's
:51:13. > :51:16.replaced by Sergio Aguero. That is an Argentina change. Lavezzi, who
:51:17. > :51:22.came into the side after Aguero was ruled out through injury and who has
:51:23. > :51:26.started the last three games. Aguero still looking for his first World
:51:27. > :51:29.Cup goal. He's gone half a dozen international appearances without a
:51:30. > :51:34.goal. But not a bad player to have coming on at halftime. No, though we
:51:35. > :51:44.saw him the other night in Sao Paulo and he did really look very, very
:51:45. > :51:49.ring rusty. Groin problems? I'm not sure you can say that. He's had
:51:50. > :51:52.quite a number of muscular problems since the turn of the year with
:51:53. > :51:57.Manchester City. There's his first touch of the World
:51:58. > :51:59.Cup final. Tapping it back to Javier Mascherano. Now Messi on the run
:52:00. > :52:08.already. Howedes recovered
:52:09. > :52:21.from joining him in there. Interesting little story developing
:52:22. > :52:25.in that Argentina kept the Germany players waiting for some time in the
:52:26. > :52:43.players' tunnel. Offside. Free kick Germany.
:52:44. > :52:48.That's the place they're going to get in, down that side again. That's
:52:49. > :52:54.probably four or five different occasions now. Just looking what
:52:55. > :52:57.Argentina have done as well. I think Higuain is probably going to play on
:52:58. > :53:03.the right. Messi almost in the middle and Aguero on the left. In
:53:04. > :53:07.terms of Aguero and Higuain, they're going to tuck in from that side and
:53:08. > :53:16.Perez is now playing right-sided midfielder.
:53:17. > :53:20.Easy for Boateng. Such a long stride. Really positive start from
:53:21. > :53:26.Argentina. stride. Really positive start from
:53:27. > :53:29.Biglia is more on the left of Mascherano. He's through to Messi
:53:30. > :53:34.and the flag has stayed down this time. Messi's missed. Right across
:53:35. > :53:43.the face. The crowd just waiting to roar. Of
:53:44. > :53:48.all the people. There was just a massive - he's on - massive intake
:53:49. > :53:58.of breath. This now, you're just waiting for the net to bulge. How
:53:59. > :54:01.close was it? Very. Neuer was beaten. He was stranded. Another
:54:02. > :54:16.Argentina opportunity has gone by. It has got those blue and white
:54:17. > :54:20.striped shirted supporters up to their feet and waving the flags
:54:21. > :54:38.again. They like what they're seeing since the break.
:54:39. > :54:47.A little bit wasted. A really bright start by Argentina. He's not just
:54:48. > :54:59.looking down feeling the left hamstring is he? I'm hoping it's an
:55:00. > :55:07.itch. So is he. He knows where the camera is, Alejandro Sabella.
:55:08. > :55:20.Still a lot of Argentina fans wondering how it's still 0-0.
:55:21. > :55:31.Not quite sure who that was meant for.
:55:32. > :55:37.They did keep Germany waiting a long time, maybe that just unsettled
:55:38. > :55:42.Germany's players, they were in the tunnel. Except Phillipp Lahm who was
:55:43. > :55:46.out on the field. The referee called him back. Lahm ignored him. He had
:55:47. > :55:59.the Maracana to himself for a good two or three minutes.
:56:00. > :56:09.Zabaleta was caught by Klose. Sunset in Rio. There aren't many finer
:56:10. > :56:12.sights in the world. That is a picture. It's staggering, isn't it?
:56:13. > :56:19.To think we've been up there as well.
:56:20. > :56:36.Javier Mascherano for bailing him out there. Perhaps he's lucky was
:56:37. > :56:46.Klose, who can't get away as quickly Don't mind seeing the odd mistake,
:56:47. > :56:51.it usually means goals. Higuain went in with Howedes,
:56:52. > :56:56.but the defender did enough. Messi couldn't get involved there,
:56:57. > :57:30.he was wandering back rather lazily At the moment every time Argentina
:57:31. > :57:39.come forward, they are posing Almost as
:57:40. > :57:56.though it was planned that way. Ozil got it out to Howedes who
:57:57. > :58:29.showed too much of its two Pablo Zabaleta who took a bit
:58:30. > :58:33.of everything. He looked like a centre-back
:58:34. > :58:36.playing left-back then, Howedes. The second touch was almost
:58:37. > :59:01.a header. There is room on the right
:59:02. > :59:04.for Philipp Lahm should Germany Lahm, threatening to bundle through,
:59:05. > :59:17.but instead he will have to get They will have a rest and set
:59:18. > :59:46.off again. The game is quickening up,
:59:47. > :59:56.which is great. Even Mascherano threatened to break
:59:57. > :59:58.forward then but he was ignored. The advantage is played
:59:59. > :00:44.and it's turned behind by Garay But the referee gave Germany
:00:45. > :00:56.the advantage. Foul, yeah, but look what
:00:57. > :01:00.a good position Germany are in. They will have to settle
:01:01. > :01:02.for the corner, Howedes is making the run to
:01:03. > :01:19.the near post. And there was a bit of pushing
:01:20. > :01:22.and pulling with Muller grabbing I think the free kick has
:01:23. > :01:44.gone against his reputation. Mats Hummels was getting a hug
:01:45. > :01:47.from Garay. Slowing the pace of the
:01:48. > :02:38.game, Germany. Quite clever when you are under
:02:39. > :02:42.the cosh a little bit. Argentina quickening
:02:43. > :02:46.the tempo once more. Zabaleta looking for the run
:02:47. > :02:48.of Higuain. He's given a free kick
:02:49. > :03:00.the other way, the referee. Was Neuer inside the box when he
:03:01. > :03:04.made the connection with his fist? That's exactly what Sergio
:03:05. > :03:10.Aguero is arguing about. Higuain has a look, he knows
:03:11. > :03:15.he's coming, he can hear him. It's his knee coming up
:03:16. > :03:28.into the side of the face. Is that dangerous play
:03:29. > :03:30.from the goalkeeper? What's he going to do with his knees
:03:31. > :03:40.when he's that high up in the air? You make contact with the ball
:03:41. > :03:42.and then worry German goalkeeper Polak Singer boy
:03:43. > :03:52.in blue, we are back to Schumacher! Not quite in that category,
:03:53. > :03:55.thank goodness. Higuain is half accepting
:03:56. > :04:01.the apology. Hard to know how it can be
:04:02. > :04:04.a free kick to Germany. He got his head in the way
:04:05. > :04:29.of a sixth foot four inch German. You can understand his anger
:04:30. > :04:31.and his business. Quite a few breaks for blows to
:04:32. > :04:34.the head throughout this World Cup. He's having a go
:04:35. > :04:36.at the fourth official as well, That's why they are there,
:04:37. > :05:10.someone to blame. Not getting a lot of movement
:05:11. > :05:13.from Klose, are they? Finding it really difficult to
:05:14. > :05:45.get into the game at the moment. He's got one on target,
:05:46. > :05:52.there's always once a match. That's what he's good at, within
:05:53. > :06:02.the confines of the 18-yard box. A good leap,
:06:03. > :06:06.but not a great connection. It seemed to slide down his face
:06:07. > :06:09.rather than the meat of the temple. Echoes the way he got off in 2002
:06:10. > :06:19.when he announced himself with five They claim it should be a goal kick,
:06:20. > :06:51.but not the case. Joachim Low is on the prowl with
:06:52. > :06:57.a few words to say, it would seem. Lahm couldn't quite slide it
:06:58. > :07:05.into the feet of Muller. Did Muller stop thinking
:07:06. > :07:13.he was offside, maybe? No,
:07:14. > :07:44.he was trying to get into position. For a moment it looked like
:07:45. > :07:46.Bayern Munich were coming. Romero up and away,
:07:47. > :07:48.firmly met by Hummels. He is forced a slice
:07:49. > :07:50.from the keeper. Mascherano didn't really get it away
:07:51. > :08:10.and then it was behind from Ozil. Looks like a deflection
:08:11. > :08:23.off Mascherano. A little bit unfortunate,
:08:24. > :08:27.not a lot Ozil could do. The World Cup final
:08:28. > :08:45.remains intriguing. Still don't think you would want to
:08:46. > :08:48.firmly put yourself in one camp, saying one team will win it over
:08:49. > :08:51.the other. Hummels against Aguero
:08:52. > :08:54.and that's getting tetchy. He fought three different
:08:55. > :08:59.people to win that corner. Looks far more ready
:09:00. > :09:08.for this than he was the other day. He was undercooked the other day,
:09:09. > :09:14.no doubt about it. Didn't let Hummels anywhere
:09:15. > :09:20.near that. Demichelis and Geraint Hughes
:09:21. > :09:32.and Garra right up from the back. My first thought was it was
:09:33. > :09:41.another corner for Argentina. I think I was right,
:09:42. > :09:59.it came off Klose. Schweinsteiger is saying to Howedes,
:10:00. > :10:00.where are you? Really messy between Neuer
:10:01. > :10:28.and Howedes. Neuer are saying to Howedes,
:10:29. > :10:31.you have to accept the ball. Zabaleta will take the Argentina
:10:32. > :10:33.throw in. Threatening to have a good
:10:34. > :10:35.spell with Aguero instrumental. And then plunging into a tone
:10:36. > :10:40.for the error Argentina in the final, you might
:10:41. > :10:55.say, largely down to his last-ditch Stretched so much he almost did
:10:56. > :11:07.himself a mischief in that game, Aguero was in late
:11:08. > :11:41.and he will be yellow carded. He has up-ended Schweinsteiger
:11:42. > :11:43.and there is a lot Echoes of when they meant in the
:11:44. > :11:48.World Cup in Germany in 2006, when At the end,
:11:49. > :11:52.Schweinsteiger was punched in the back by Maxi Rodr?guez
:11:53. > :11:56.after the penalty shoot out. I think it's because you've got that
:11:57. > :12:14.undercurrent in this game as well, Lots and lots
:12:15. > :12:17.of Argentinian noise again. I thought they had been quiet
:12:18. > :12:37.for a while. Not to any great benefit
:12:38. > :12:48.for Germany. Germany have six or seven players
:12:49. > :13:10.warming up behind the goal. Neuer was the only player ready
:13:11. > :13:31.for that. We had a player sent off in both of
:13:32. > :13:48.the last two World Cup finals, why I think Romero is the biggest player
:13:49. > :13:53.Argentina have in terms of height. Free kick for Germany
:13:54. > :14:13.and Biglia is contesting that. Mini duels developing all over
:14:14. > :14:14.the field. Perez claims handball
:14:15. > :14:29.and gets it against Toni Kroos. Not sure what Kroos can do
:14:30. > :14:37.in that circumstance. Is he supposed to chop it off
:14:38. > :15:02.at the shoulder? Great run from row Joe
:15:03. > :15:07.down the left-hand side. Three separate situations
:15:08. > :15:17.in the match he's come in Nice turn by Enzo Perez and then
:15:18. > :15:29.he drove straight at Hummels. Demichelis out to Zabaleta,
:15:30. > :15:39.who can put in a cross, And then he is
:15:40. > :15:53.unceremoniously taken down. He wasn't turning round
:15:54. > :16:17.and running back to his own goal. Lovely passing and moving
:16:18. > :16:22.by the Germany players. Howedes with a cross that
:16:23. > :16:26.is anything but lovely. It's also why we've seen no goals to
:16:27. > :16:35.determine who will be closer to lifting that trophy at the end
:16:36. > :16:39.of the day. The vote closes at full-time.
:16:40. > :17:05.of the tournament by visiting It has run away,
:17:06. > :17:07.Romero has it. His body wasn't
:17:08. > :17:16.in any shape to take it. Not going to see him for much longer
:17:17. > :17:26.there, he ran straight into Kroos. He had a couple of moments
:17:27. > :17:39.in the first half, most definitely. But you could have said that
:17:40. > :17:42.about him in some of the other games Particularly
:17:43. > :17:47.in the last 16 game against Switzerland when he made the winner
:17:48. > :17:50.for Di Mar?a in the nick of time. Perez and Schweinsteiger having
:17:51. > :19:52.a falling out. Looked as though he was
:19:53. > :20:10.about to burn away from Howedes. I think he had a little luck
:20:11. > :20:13.before the ball was due to arrive They all look old enough to have
:20:14. > :20:27.enjoyed Maradona at his best. This is not Messi at his best
:20:28. > :20:51.on night. The touch from Perez somehow bounces
:20:52. > :20:55.through to Messi. Messi bounces past a couple of tackles to shoot but he
:20:56. > :21:03.couldn?t quite wrap his left foot around. But here he comes. Amazing,
:21:04. > :21:14.isn?t it, defenders seemed mesmerised when he?s up against
:21:15. > :21:19.them. His movement is so quick, short steps, fantastic control. He
:21:20. > :21:23.was thinking of Iran all over again. That goal in injury time moments
:21:24. > :21:34.after Iran had had their own chances
:21:35. > :21:37.to win it. Argentina are yet to be behind in any game in this World
:21:38. > :21:51.Cup. Klose did well to keep his balance
:21:52. > :22:04.but couldn?t quite keep the ball in move to make next but I think
:22:05. > :22:18.Sabella will make the next move. It will probably be Palacio. He seems
:22:19. > :22:21.to come on quite regularly. Has come on in four of the games. He could
:22:22. > :22:39.have won it against the Dutch. We don?t know if Di Maria is fit to
:22:40. > :22:49.play any part at all. think if he was he would be
:22:50. > :22:56.involved. Schurrle loses out to
:22:57. > :23:02.Mascherano and in fact was impeding, stopping Mascherano getting away.
:23:03. > :23:05.The referee in the right place. The question is, who does he come on
:23:06. > :23:09.for? This will be a statement. If it?s not the like of Higuain, you?re
:23:10. > :23:33.not taking Messi Ofcom is on. He?s either taking off Higuain or he?s
:23:34. > :23:38.going for it with everything, Sabella. The board says nine,
:23:39. > :23:42.Higuain will be coming off. Throw for Argentina. They will make
:23:43. > :23:55.the change before play is resumed. Higuain was put through by,
:23:56. > :24:01.of all people, Toni Kroos with a backward header. He won?t be getting
:24:02. > :24:37.a goal in this World Cup final. Neuer is there to pounce. A good bit
:24:38. > :24:45.of distribution as well, Muller was screaming for the ball. Looked for a
:24:46. > :25:01.split second like Messi would burst have managed to get a corner from
:25:02. > :25:25.it. I think what Argentina have done... Look at that, fantastic.
:25:26. > :25:32.Just stumbles and then off-camera... He turns to the rest
:25:33. > :25:43.and thought he had been caught. He's now playing through the, Messi.
:25:44. > :25:47.Argentina looking all the more dangerous for it. It will be Germany
:25:48. > :25:50.who could threaten from this, though. Garay is trying to go where
:25:51. > :25:53.ever Mats Hummels wants to go. It is towards Muller. He could not get off
:25:54. > :25:56.the floor to challenge for it. Argentina in no hurry to get out
:25:57. > :26:04.here. A lovely ball from Muller. Had
:26:05. > :26:10.defenders swarming around Howedes, the chance was gone. Again, it went
:26:11. > :26:16.to the wrong man. But he was the only man in there for Germany. Won
:26:17. > :26:28.back by Mats Hummels. Lahm lists it towards Muller but it looks like a
:26:29. > :26:41.push. Everybody's down. It was like the beach.
:26:42. > :26:46.I think they just clattered into each other. Howedes could not get it
:26:47. > :26:57.out of his feet and under control. It has been the story of his game.
:26:58. > :27:00.He broke free from Demichelis... No, he didn?t, he just fell over. The
:27:01. > :27:16.referee said that all of the German players lining up behind the goal,
:27:17. > :27:25.it's a distraction. For whom? I think for him.
:27:26. > :27:27.Less than ten minutes of the 90 to go. We are yet to see a goal in the
:27:28. > :27:40.first World Cup final played at the Maracana since 1950.
:27:41. > :27:46.Palacio never really had a handle on where that was going over his head.
:27:47. > :27:52.The game continues to be reasonably open and chances are threatened by
:27:53. > :27:58.both teams. Can Ozil create something? Behind Schurrle. Kroos!
:27:59. > :28:08.He passed it wide of the post. Well wide. Never felt like he would make
:28:09. > :28:19.the net bulge. Ozil cuts inside, head up and a great ball. No. Didn?t
:28:20. > :28:23.even bobble or anything. No excuse. There was no conviction in me shot
:28:24. > :28:36.from a player who scored twice as Brazil were bulldozed in Belo
:28:37. > :28:39.Horizonte Leeds on Wednesday. I wonder if were getting to the
:28:40. > :28:42.stage of the game, with Germany pressing and Argentina forced to sit
:28:43. > :28:48.back, where the toil of Argentina's semi-final against the Dutch takes
:28:49. > :29:03.control. Goalkick. Ozil thinks it's Mascherano. Ozil Ben claims he
:29:04. > :29:20.should have had a free kick. But it will be a goalkick.
:29:21. > :29:36.Joachim Low is unruffled. There is a delay for an intruder. That is a far
:29:37. > :29:51.better site. Absolutely. Some village has just lost its idiot. It
:29:52. > :29:54.looks so close, doesn?t it. We can see it with the naked eye from where
:29:55. > :30:03.we are sitting, just on top of the hill. Germany 0-0 Argentina. Nodded
:30:04. > :30:12.on towards Klose. A combination of Demichelis and Garay can bind to
:30:13. > :30:14.keep him away. And a lack of pace as well.
:30:15. > :30:27.Palacio is on the move down the left. Slip from Boateng it allows
:30:28. > :30:33.the ball to be played into Messi but a slip from Aguero. I don?t think he
:30:34. > :30:38.would have got to it anyway. No, he was just setting himself and Messi
:30:39. > :30:48.flicked it as though... He does about 50 of those everyday. Here you
:30:49. > :30:52.go. We knew the final would be tight but we did not know how it would pan
:30:53. > :31:01.out other than that. Six minutes. Are we set for a big finish?
:31:02. > :31:04.Argentina are getting ready to make their third and final change and it
:31:05. > :31:09.looks like a defensive one with Gago getting ready. Will it still be
:31:10. > :31:17.level terms? Schurrle could not find Muller. Germany's throw. Sabella
:31:18. > :31:34.wants to make the change. The referee has not glanced over.
:31:35. > :31:39.Demichelis had the measure of Klose. It will be Gago for Perez when they
:31:40. > :32:11.get the chance. Argentina's throw, and it is their
:32:12. > :32:19.last throw, substitution wise. Perez has started two games in
:32:20. > :32:24.the World Cup, not bad, in the semi-final and final, but now
:32:25. > :32:40.he makes way for Fernando Gago. Gago actually lost his place to Biglia. A
:32:41. > :32:51.home-based player takes the field for Argentina, plays for Boca
:32:52. > :32:53.Juniors. team old, very steady and solid.
:32:54. > :33:01.Joachim Low is going to throw on someone a little more exciting in
:33:02. > :33:06.style, Mario Gotze. When he gets the chance. Palacio on the ball for
:33:07. > :33:36.Argentina in the meantime. I think it will be Klose making way
:33:37. > :33:47.for Germany, which presumably will mean Muller in the middle. Yeah.
:33:48. > :33:50.Gago demanding the ball. Messi ran into Boateng. Biglia. What a great
:33:51. > :33:56.tackle that is. Two tackles actually. That one firm
:33:57. > :34:03.Schweinsteiger, yet again in his own penalty area, and Boateng
:34:04. > :34:12.beforehand. Now the change. Mario Mario Gotze, 22 years old,
:34:13. > :34:14.who many thought would have a The Bayern Munich boy wonder
:34:15. > :34:22.is probably a better player Presumably the end of his World Cup
:34:23. > :34:31.career. 36, he's done it all,
:34:32. > :34:34.he?s scored more goals at the World One more than Ronaldo
:34:35. > :34:43.and two more than Gerd Muller. On comes Gotze,
:34:44. > :34:54.whose career is bouncing Biglia is half smiling,
:34:55. > :35:04.half grimacing. Joachim Low has taken
:35:05. > :35:06.the opportunity to speak to Pat on the back and carry on
:35:07. > :35:24.as you are. Biglia will be OK to continue,
:35:25. > :35:27.he has to do, Argentina have used It might be needed in extra time
:35:28. > :35:39.because that is now looming large. He got past Hummels all by himself,
:35:40. > :36:11.but a good challenge by Howedes. Gotze is through the middle
:36:12. > :36:13.and Muller is still Muller is trying to make a nuisance
:36:14. > :36:28.of himself will stop Demichelis had Gotze not close enough to take
:36:29. > :36:51.advantage of the stumble. Three minutes to find a winner
:36:52. > :37:02.or we will have another 30. Boateng has had
:37:03. > :37:20.a great game through. Great piece of skill from Messi,
:37:21. > :37:29.the tackle and the pass, brilliant. Given away by Biglia, that was very,
:37:30. > :37:31.very casual. Gotze with Schurrle
:37:32. > :37:32.running strongly. Romero going long again,
:37:33. > :38:13.Aguero trying to force the error from Hummels, but there haven't been
:38:14. > :38:21.many throughout the World Cup. No way through to Messi,
:38:22. > :38:30.well cut out by Muller. Gotze trying to ghost
:38:31. > :38:54.into a shooting position. They are outnumbered
:38:55. > :39:16.and he's been outdone. Yeah, Hummels just kept his eye
:39:17. > :39:23.on the ball. Nowhere really for Gago to go,
:39:24. > :39:30.he had to go into reverse. Palacio looked
:39:31. > :39:40.like he might have been offside. Demichelis can't get it through to
:39:41. > :39:56.Aguero and we are going to have an extra 30 minutes
:39:57. > :40:00.and maybe a little bit more! There have been chances,
:40:01. > :40:03.but nothing taken even with We still don't know who will be
:40:04. > :40:10.world champions in 2014, 30 minutes or
:40:11. > :40:37.the next World Champions will be Argentina played in one final that
:40:38. > :40:42.went to extra time, on their patch, Germany lost in 1966
:40:43. > :40:53.when it went to extra time. Garay managed to get it
:40:54. > :41:05.down to Mascherano Stopped by Boateng and then
:41:06. > :41:10.by Hummels. Aguero taking on Hummels again,
:41:11. > :41:20.Knoydart in charge. Great break by Germany,
:41:21. > :41:39.absolutely brilliant. I hope that's set the tone
:41:40. > :41:41.for extra time. The goalkeeper having to make
:41:42. > :41:43.a save. Germany are going to try
:41:44. > :41:47.and have a go again immediately. Schweinsteiger wanted Muller
:41:48. > :42:09.on the end of that. His argument will be there
:42:10. > :42:29.should have been somebody. Messi tried to get
:42:30. > :42:34.in there with him. We looked at Romero, but Germany are
:42:35. > :43:19.a team in a hurry in extra time. Rather lucky that he fired it
:43:20. > :43:52.through Schurrle. Didn't look massively comfortable
:43:53. > :44:02.in the end. Lively first four minutes
:44:03. > :44:18.of extra time. Largely thanks to Germany's
:44:19. > :44:20.attacking intent. We have seen they could be picked
:44:21. > :45:05.off on the counter-attack, though. Schurrle being followed
:45:06. > :45:26.by Mascherano. He seems to be frightened
:45:27. > :45:56.of Zabaleta. Certainly won't go and take him
:45:57. > :46:12.on at all. But we're all still waiting
:46:13. > :46:15.for that one moment of magic that could decide
:46:16. > :46:21.the biggest prize in football. Many times during the game
:46:22. > :46:23.it's looked likely to come. It's looked close,
:46:24. > :46:32.but never quite happened. Got to credit the two sets
:46:33. > :46:41.of defenders for that. Demichelis and Zabaleta,
:46:42. > :46:54.the two of them. Argentina need their leader to come
:46:55. > :47:00.up with something special now. Over Hummel's head. Neuer
:47:01. > :47:50.was the problem. Muller lurking on the point
:47:51. > :47:53.of the penalty area. Give Neuer a bit of credit,
:47:54. > :48:01.how quickly he came out to Palacio. We've seen some good goalless
:48:02. > :48:03.draws at this tournament. This probably not the best
:48:04. > :48:05.of them actually. Schurrle was trying to play it
:48:06. > :48:24.against Demichelis He got everything wrong
:48:25. > :48:40.from there on in. The other thing as well, if it's
:48:41. > :48:43.on target, Boateng deals with it Boateng has been in control
:48:44. > :48:58.of pretty much everything. I think Mats Hummels breathed
:48:59. > :49:36.a sigh of relief, certainly. Something that Klose
:49:37. > :49:44.will always give you. Once more, outstanding work
:49:45. > :49:58.from Mascherano. That was almost
:49:59. > :50:42.a Hunter situation. I thought you meant he was
:50:43. > :50:47.going to take everything. They can't get out
:50:48. > :51:13.of their own half. Ozil as well, I thought he
:51:14. > :51:16.was going to come on to it. Germany have done all the pressing
:51:17. > :51:19.in this first part of extra time. Good tackle
:51:20. > :51:21.from Mascherano once more. Then a dual between Mascherano
:51:22. > :51:24.and Schweinsteiger. Germany did all the pressing
:51:25. > :51:33.and Argentina should be in front. certainly. Better chances have
:51:34. > :52:03.certainly gone to the team in blue. I think they both appreciate
:52:04. > :52:13.each other, don?t they? That time when players have to
:52:14. > :52:16.stretch it out a little bit more. Three minutes of the first half
:52:17. > :52:20.of extra time to go. Boateng, moving in laboured
:52:21. > :52:47.fashion out to that one. Mascherano suffered a concussion
:52:48. > :52:50.in the last game. There's a big difference
:52:51. > :53:09.in height with these two. Nothing quite
:53:10. > :53:11.so troubling this time. Argentina supporters have
:53:12. > :53:13.decided the time is now. They're going to lift their team
:53:14. > :53:48.as best they can. Out came Mascherano to snuff out
:53:49. > :54:11.the threat. Similar situation,
:54:12. > :54:13.same old players every time. If it's not Mascherano,
:54:14. > :54:29.it?s Schweinsteiger or Boateng. If it's not Mascherano,
:54:30. > :54:31.it's Schweinsteiger or Boateng. Just a few snapshots of the tension
:54:32. > :54:33.around the Maracana stadium. A lot of people have come
:54:34. > :54:44.a long way to see He was lucky
:54:45. > :55:17.because he miscontrolled it. Looked as though he had the
:55:18. > :55:20.chance to poke it back to Aguero. It's just there where
:55:21. > :55:33.he lost control of it. I think once they've taken it that
:55:34. > :55:43.will be it for the first period That will do it
:55:44. > :55:50.for the first 15 minutes. It is getting more and more tense
:55:51. > :56:05.all the time and still we wait. Three out
:56:06. > :56:08.of the last four games have gone to Germany were only taken all
:56:09. > :56:13.the way by Algeria in the last 16. One big quarter
:56:14. > :56:16.of an hour left or penalties. Which you would assume
:56:17. > :56:22.Germany will win! That's just the way it goes, but
:56:23. > :56:27.Argentina are pretty handy from the spot, too, as they showed against
:56:28. > :56:35.the Dutch in the last round. Romero, a saver of two Netherlands
:56:36. > :56:41.penalties. I don't think the man at the
:56:42. > :56:44.other end would lack confidence. He said hopefully!
:56:45. > :57:07.as though Boateng might be beaten Although there is an argument
:57:08. > :57:11.the other way, of course. Some sort of drama guaranteed,
:57:12. > :57:32.anyway. He got a knock a few minutes
:57:33. > :57:45.earlier from Mascherano. It was Mascherano who actually
:57:46. > :57:49.caught him and he is on a card. That warrior spirit is being
:57:50. > :58:07.dragged out of tired legs. About to say lots of room for Lahm
:58:08. > :58:44.to gallop into, but it's not When you gallop forward
:58:45. > :58:48.as a full-back, A dozen minutes of the World Cup
:58:49. > :58:58.finals left, I would think so. Aguero has jumped
:58:59. > :59:11.into Schweinsteiger, free kick. That really is fortunate that the
:59:12. > :59:43.referee has not seen that clearly. Mascherano's tackle just before
:59:44. > :59:54.on Schweinsteiger as well. Look at that, that's the evidence,
:59:55. > :59:59.goodness me. Argentina fell apart towards
:00:00. > :00:03.the end of the second half. Pedro Monzon and then Dezotti
:00:04. > :00:05.and Andreas Brehme scored That's not just a second yellow
:00:06. > :00:21.card, it's a straight red card He is the nonplaying substitute
:00:22. > :00:28.and he is being led away They have a head injury
:00:29. > :00:52.of their own to worry about. Just looking at the scuffle in
:00:53. > :01:05.front of us in the technical area. You would want Schweinsteiger
:01:06. > :01:07.on because he would take a pen, So would Aguero
:01:08. > :01:23.and he really shouldn't be on. Should have been Argentina down
:01:24. > :01:38.to ten for the rest of the match. Biglia is there to stop a run
:01:39. > :02:02.down the week. Schweinsteiger is back
:02:03. > :02:07.on his feet and saying, get me on. What a reception from Germans
:02:08. > :02:20.and Brazilians in the Maracana. Schweinsteiger's last
:02:21. > :02:23.four international goals To qualify that,
:02:24. > :02:38.with eight and a half minutes to go, The German substitutes
:02:39. > :02:49.getting to their feet. My mind is going back to 2006 after
:02:50. > :03:07.the penalty shoot out in Germany. We hope it doesn't end
:03:08. > :03:13.in those scenes. It wouldn't befit the final
:03:14. > :03:15.of the tournament generally played One of the new batch
:03:16. > :03:55.of brilliant German talent. He has put them in front
:03:56. > :03:58.in the closing minutes of the Fantastic first touch
:03:59. > :04:17.and it's a brilliant finish. Didn't even look where
:04:18. > :04:23.the goalkeeper was, That's a goal worthy
:04:24. > :04:31.of winning the biggest final round. Mario Gotze, brought up at Borussia
:04:32. > :04:46.Dortmund, moved to Bayern Munich. Up goes Muller with the header.
:04:47. > :05:01.the biggest prize you can get? Argentina have to throw the lot
:05:02. > :05:17.at Germany now. Think of
:05:18. > :05:20.the chances Argentina have missed. The likes of Higuain and Messi
:05:21. > :05:23.missing them. Manuel Neuer with
:05:24. > :05:47.a huge throw to Schurrle. Jumping Germans right
:05:48. > :05:57.around the ground. Just can't get the ball
:05:58. > :06:11.at the moment, Argentina, Messi can't work it to Palacio,
:06:12. > :06:30.cleared by Boateng. Lionel Messi can't keep the ball
:06:31. > :06:50.in play. Schurrle got in the early ball,
:06:51. > :06:55.which was key. What a sensational finish
:06:56. > :07:00.from that angle. What a chip through
:07:01. > :07:03.and what a finish into the goal. There isn't another goalkeeper
:07:04. > :07:16.in the world who can do that. And he looks it, he absolutely
:07:17. > :07:23.wants to be part of the action. Ozil has run the ball
:07:24. > :07:27.across the line. Three and a half minutes
:07:28. > :07:36.for Argentina to find Rojo is playing as a left-winger
:07:37. > :07:56.for Argentina now. Neuer has had to go back to
:07:57. > :08:01.his goal. The goalkeeper knew exactly
:08:02. > :08:06.where this was going. Nothing the other goalkeeper
:08:07. > :08:24.could have done about that goal. Another German substitution,
:08:25. > :08:26.I think. I'm guessing he won't
:08:27. > :08:44.play up front either! They will do now
:08:45. > :08:49.if the referee sees the substitution 90 seconds remain of the World Cup
:08:50. > :09:48.final. Argentina need all their warrior
:09:49. > :09:56.spirit now and a stroke of luck. Ozil coming off I think
:09:57. > :10:31.for Mertesacker. You may argue they now have
:10:32. > :10:56.centre backs on now with Howedes. Neuer, how quick he is,
:10:57. > :11:12.he?s off the line, ready, alert. Joachim Low is managing to look
:11:13. > :11:17.as cool as anybody possibly could Wondering away, about to become
:11:18. > :11:25.the World Championship winning coach, if his team can hold out
:11:26. > :11:36.for two more minutes. Two minutes remaining of
:11:37. > :11:40.Alejandro Sabella's spell in charge Argentina free kick and this
:11:41. > :12:17.really is last chance saloon. They have only been fleeting
:12:18. > :13:02.from Lionel Messi. Officially the world Player
:13:03. > :13:09.of the Year this year. It's not been the final he would
:13:10. > :13:13.have wanted it to be, Lionel Messi, unless he can put this in against
:13:14. > :13:16.the best goalkeeper in the world or Presumably Schweinsteiger
:13:17. > :13:19.has to go off. Those Argentina players will race
:13:20. > :13:51.in if there's a rebound. The other thing, that free kick is
:13:52. > :14:07.a long way out to beat Neuer. Mario Goetze has asked
:14:08. > :14:16.the question of referee Rizzoli. The first World Cup win
:14:17. > :14:23.for the reunified Germany. The referee has had another look
:14:24. > :14:28.at both watches. They're screaming for fulltime
:14:29. > :14:35.on the touchline. Another muted cheer
:14:36. > :14:43.from the Germany's substitutes. But he doesn't have
:14:44. > :15:12.to give any more! One Goetze goal has the whole of
:15:13. > :15:18.Germany, its leaders and power brokers, beaming from ear to ear.
:15:19. > :15:22.Not a night for the world's best individual to shine. But a night
:15:23. > :15:29.when the world's best international team put it all together as a team
:15:30. > :15:33.again. You might argue that the goal that wins the game is possibly the
:15:34. > :15:41.most difficult chance of the night, bearing in mind the one that's went
:15:42. > :15:46.before it. Argentinian tears are one side of the story. The German
:15:47. > :15:51.celebrations will carry on. They've been a long time in the making.
:15:52. > :15:57.They've seen this team grow. They've grown together. Six of the
:15:58. > :16:00.team five years ago won the European under-21 championship, Neuer,
:16:01. > :16:03.team five years ago won the European Boateng, Hummels, Howedes, Khedira,
:16:04. > :16:07.Ozil. They've all come through together,
:16:08. > :16:10.Ozil. They've all come through that man, Joachim Low, who's done
:16:11. > :16:15.what his long-time ally Jurgen Klinsmann couldn't quite do. He's
:16:16. > :16:19.taken Germany to the top of the world. Lothar Matthaus, once upon a
:16:20. > :16:23.time, had his hands on the crown. This is Phillipp Lahm's time. Once
:16:24. > :16:39.more Germany's time. Now, all eyes on the middle of that
:16:40. > :16:46.pack for the big moment. They have the model that really now is the
:16:47. > :16:53.envy of the world. From the schools, to the parks, to the Bundesliga and
:16:54. > :16:58.beyond, now on the biggest stage of all in the Maracana, a European
:16:59. > :17:03.team, for the first time, winning the World Cup on South American
:17:04. > :17:09.soil. They are history makers, this German team. They might go on to a
:17:10. > :17:20.few more records yet. In football, Germany rules the world again.
:17:21. > :17:29.It has been a magnificent World Cup, won by a worthy goal in the
:17:30. > :17:48.marvellous city of Rio. Thank you Brazil. Danke.
:17:49. > :17:55.So, after a 24-year wait, once again, Germany have their hands on
:17:56. > :17:59.the trophy. They are the world champions. Good night.