The 2014 World Cup final is one that will forever live in German football folklore.
Who can forget the wild celebrations of super-sub Mario Gotze who fired home that dramatic extra-time winner to secure his country world championship status for a fourth time!
The then Bayern Munich man broke the hearts of the South Americans when he rifled home an unstoppable volley after being teed up by fellow substitute Andre Schurrle with just seven minutes of extra-time remaining.
It was meant to be the day that Lionel Messi put himself on the same pedestal of fellow Argentinean great Diego Maradona in inspiring his nation to World Cup glory.
However, the script had a far different ending than he imagined, and whilst the former Barcelona superstar would eventually go on to capture the biggest title of them all some eight years later, it was ultimately heartbreak for he and his teammates at the fabled Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.
Germany's starting outfield players from the 2014 World Cup final
- Benedikt Howedes
- Mats Hummels
- Bastian Schweinsteiger
- Mesut Ozil
- Miroslav Klose
- Thomas Muller
- Philipp Lahm
- Toni Kroos
- Jerome Boateng
- Christoph Kramer
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