Everything comes down to its last straw as Argentina faces Germany on the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final to be held today, Sunday, July 13 at Estádio Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro. Almost 75,000 fans and supporters will be watching on the said venue and over 3 million viewers from around the globe will be viewing from the national telecasts.
VENUE: Estádio Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
TIME: 20:00 BST // 15:00 EST
WATCH IT LIVE : BBC UK and ESPN US and UNIVISION
Two flags have come down to cut the mustard of obtaining the 2014 World Cup Championship Title. Whoever wins on the match will be getting the chance to touch an 18-carat gold trophy, where two athletes raise the Earth, and their names listed at the base.
Reportedly, Captains Lionel Messi and Philipp Lahm are set to battle for the win. Both had come from a tough journey and they are expected to give their all. Every cloud has a silver lining they say; a reason for the two teams to compete to death. Will Argentina grab their third championship title? Or Germany gets it?
Argentina won against Netherlands (4-0) and Germany against Brazil (7-1), on their last games. According to the reports, despite Brazil's - being the host country - cry over spilt milk, they shall continue to support the Germans versus their neighbors as it would be unacceptable to cheer for the Argentinians, led by Alejandro Sabella.
Brazil-Argentina feud seems to heat up, still, due to Argentina adding insult to injury. According to Telegraph, the finalist had been bashing abominable comments against Brazil. They obnoxiously sang an adapted Bad Moon Rising as, "How do you feel Brazil..., having your daddy at home?" it begins. "Maradona was greater than Pele." - pertaining to their long living bitterness from the last match ups.
Germany's on best of both worlds, then. The team congregates all Brazilians and their fellowmen rooting for them all the way. Players' experience wise, they have the advantage, undoubtedly. The team had 17 goals prior to the final game. The highest recorded scoring team, indeed. In fact, they need 2 more goals to precede their 19 predecessors.
The red/yellow/black team players lead the overall score sheets. Mainly, Thomas Müller (who goaled 5 times) and André Schürrle (who goaled 3) top the scoring records higher against Argentina's well-known Lionel Messi, who only goaled 4. Moreover, Germans landed on the same top spot on their assists; Toni Kroos (4) and Müller (3) versus Gonzalo Higuaín and Messi (1).
In some other news regarding the 2014 World Cup, series of controversies had been circulating including - unacceptable and unreasonable penalty calls of referees (including Mazic, Osses, O' Leary, Nishimura, and Irmatov), unstable architectural and engineering building works (including Group B and H match incidents), protests against the event that costs an arm and a leg (US$14 billion, reportedly), and Luis Suarez' issue of biting an Italian player during the Uruguay-Italy match up.
Protests against the Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and FIFA President Sepp Blatter were assembled due to the controversial US$14 Billion fund - to establish several stadiums, to renovate arenas, and US$900 million for security.
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