Exploiting Technology to Increase Our Knowledge: World Cup final Match 2014, Germany vs Argentina

The 2014 World Cup has came down to a final match. The match will be played between Germany and Argentina on Sunday, in Rio de Janeiro at 4 p.m. in local time or at 02.00 a.m. WIT (western Indonesian Time). It will be broadcast on TVone and ANTV. Don't miss to watch it, guys!! (for football lovers).

Bellow is a glance at the two sides :

World Cup Resume

Germany :

18 appearances, 3 Championships (1954, 1974, 1990), 4 runners-up (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002), 4 third places (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010).

Argentina :

16 appearances, 2 championships (1978, 1986), 2 runners-up (1930,1990)

Coach

Germany : Joachim Low
Argentina : Alejandro Sabella

How they got there

Germany :

2 - 1 in group stage (def. Portugal 4 - 0; tied Ghana 2 - 2; def. US 1 - 0); def. Algeria 2 - 1 in round of 16; def. France 1 - 0 in quarterfinals; def. Brazil 7 - 1 in semifinals.

Argentina :

3 - 0 in group stage (def. Bosnia 2 - 1; def. Iran 1 - 0; def. Nigeria 3 - 2); def. Switzerland 1 - 0 in round of 16; def. Belgium 1 - 0 in quarterfinals; def. Netherlands 0 - 0 on penalty kicks in semifinals.

Statistics

Germany : 64 attempts on target, 17 goals (14 open play, 3 set piece), 71 fouls committed, 4 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Argentina : 61 attempts on target, 8 goals (7 open play, 1 set piece), 64 fouls committed, 6 yellow cards, 0 red cards.

World Cup Head-to-head history

Germany leads, 4-1-1 (does not include 1-1 tie with East Germany in 1974).
Argentina def. Germany 3 - 2 in 1986 final. Germany def. Argentina 1 - 0 in 1990 final.

Player to watch

Germany : Thomas Muller
Argentina : Lionel Messi

Estimed Line-Ups :

GERMANY (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Lahm, Mertesacker, Boateng, Howedes; Khedira, Schweinsteiger; Kroos, Ozil, Muller; Klose.
ARGENTINA (4-3-3): Romero, Zabaleta, Garay, Demichelis, Garay, Rojo, Mascherano, Biglia, Pérez; Messi, Higuaín, Lavezzi

Prediction :
Germany vs Argentina, 3 - 1

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