By Satuk B. Kutlugun and Can Erozden
ANKARA
The FIFA World Cup 2014 Final will be the clash of two different continents and two different game styles.
The final that will be played between Germany and Argentina will be the team play against the talent show, Germany's 11-man demolition squad against Argentina's wonderboy Lionel Messi and his friends.
The final that will be played between Germany with its 11-man demolition squad renowned for its team work and the all-star show of Argentina with wonderboy Lionel Messi and his friends.
Argentina's "number 10" Lionel Messi has already spooked the Germans, by commenting that this will be the game of their lives.
"We knew it was possible. Our people, the Argentinians, have carried us here, but the dream is not over yet. Tomorrow we want to win, and we are ready!" said Messi, only a day before the final, quoted from a fifa.com article.
Argentina will also look to the estimated 100,000 fans, who have rushed their way to Brazil's capital Rio de Janeiro for the game in Maracana Stadium for their support.
Messi fancies his chances to do what his idol, Diego Maradona did 28 years ago, winning the trophy against the Germans in front of 73,500 fans when Argentina beat West Germany 3-2 in 1986 under Maradona's leadership to claim the World Cup.
Likewise, Germany are confident ahead of their clash for the ultimate title in football.
Germany's coach Joachim Loew said the team "can write history" tonight against the Argentinians, winning the trophy for the first time in South American soil.
"Regardless of what has happened in the past, it is a matter of winning now and we know we can write history," said Loew.
No European teams were able to claim the trophy in South America, failing four times before.
Argentina cruised past Group F, beating Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran and Nigeria while the Germans topped their group as well, dominating Portugal 4-0, drawing with Ghana 2-2 and beating the U.S. 1-0.
Argentina eliminated Switzerland 1-0 after extra time, thanks to their winger Angel Di Maria's goal in the 118th minute.
Germany needed extra-time to eliminate Algeria as well, beating them 2-1.
In the quarter-finals Argentina beat the tournament's dark horse Belgium 1-0, and the Germans beat France with the same score.
Germany absolutely crushed host nation Brazil, beating them with an incredible score of 7-1, boosting their confidence level. The score was 5-0 after just thirty minutes, allowing them to seal the win.
Argentina faced their most diffcult test in the semi-finals, and eliminated Netherlands on a penalty shoot-out, thanks to their goalkeeper Romero's heroic performance.
This is the twentieth edition of the FIFA World Cup, Germany participated 18 times and Argentina took part 16 times.
Germany lifted the cup three times before, in 1954,1974 and 1990, while Argentina were the victors twice - in 1978 and 1986.
This is Argentina's fourth World Cup final, while this World Cup marks Germany's eighth final.
While the Germans played 105 games in the World Cup Finals, Argentina took to the field 76 times. Germany's legendary player Lothar Matthaus played 25 of those 105 games, while the icon Diego Maradona played 21 times.
Germany's Miroslav Klose became the all-time goalscorer in the semi-finals against Brazil, reaching a total of 16 goals.
While the Germans found the net 17 times in this tournament, Argentina just needed eight goals to reach the finals.
The match will reach an estimated global television audience of around one billion.
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