The 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina followed the pattern of so many of the matches in the knockout phase of the tournament with strong defensive units assuming superiority over their attacking counterparts, but the action was still enthralling for most of the match. Mario Gotze's expert finish deep into extra-time to seal a 1-0 victory was perhaps a fitting finale to a game in which the Germans were arguably the better team both during the 120 minutes play and throughout the competition in Brazil.