The Main Event


There is the little matter of the third place play-off tomorrow, but today I'm going to focus on the main event - Germany vs Argentina. 



This fixture is a regular on the World Cup calendar.  This will be the 7th time that the teams have met in the World Cup Finals tournament.  Brazil and Sweden are the only pair of teams to have met as often. It will be the 3rd Final contested between the two - Germany took the trophy in 1990 and Argentina in 1986.    

This will also make it three World Cups in a row that Germany and Argentina have locked horns.  Germany have the better of those meetings in that they beat Argentina in South Africa 2010 and won through on penalties in Germany 2006.   However if you look back further and also consider friendlies then Argentina have the better head to head record.

In terms of goals there is nothing between the teams having scored 28 each in a total of 20 previous meetings - an average of 2.8 goals per game. 


This will be the first time that they meet on Brazilian soil - a semi neutral venue.  They have played a neutral match in South America once before and that is when Argentina beat Germany in Uruguay for a friendly.  Argentina also have victories against Germany in Mexico and and Miami.
Finally some below list of tables that are somewhat relevant to this weekend!
Enjoy!
Germany and Argentina all previous meetings
15/08/2012FriendlyGermany13Argentina
03/07/2010FIFA World CupT - Quarter FinalArgentina04Germany
03/03/2010FriendlyGermany01Argentina
30/06/2006FIFA World CupT - Quarter FinalGermany*11Argentina
21/06/2005FIFA Confederations CupArgentina22Germany
09/02/2005FriendlyGermany22Argentina
17/04/2002FriendlyGermany01Argentina
15/12/1993FriendlyGermany12Argentina
08/07/1990FIFA World CupT - FinalGermany10Argentina
02/04/1988FriendlyArgentina01Germany FR
16/12/1987FriendlyArgentina10Germany FR
29/06/1986FIFA World CupT - FinalArgentina32Germany FR
12/09/1984FriendlyGermany13Argentina
24/03/1982FriendlyArgentina11Germany FR
01/01/1981FriendlyGermany12Argentina
12/09/1979FriendlyGermany21Argentina
05/06/1977FriendlyArgentina13Germany FR
14/02/1973FriendlyGermany23Argentina
16/07/1966FIFA World CupT - Group StageGermany00Argentina
08/06/1958FIFA World CupT - Group StageArgentina13Germany FR

Most multiple meetings in World Cup Finals tournament
 7 times
19/06/1938Brazil42Sweden
09/07/1950Brazil71Sweden
29/06/1958Brazil52Sweden
03/06/1978Sweden11Brazil
10/06/1990Brazil21Sweden
28/06/1994Brazil11Sweden
13/07/1994Sweden01Brazil
6 times
08/06/1958Argentina13Germany
16/07/1966Germany00Argentina
29/06/1986Argentina32Germany
08/07/1990Germany10Argentina
30/06/2006Germany11Argentina
03/07/2010Argentina04Germany
27/06/1954Germany20Yugoslavia
19/06/1958Germany10Yugoslavia
10/06/1962Yugoslavia10Germany
26/06/1974Yugoslavia02Germany
10/06/1990Germany41Yugoslavia
21/06/1998Germany22Yugoslavia
5 times
12/06/1938Brazil11Czechoslovakia
14/06/1938Brazil21Czechoslovakia
02/06/1962Brazil00Czechoslovakia
17/06/1962Brazil31Czechoslovakia
03/06/1970Brazil41Czechoslovakia
02/06/1962England31Argentina
23/07/1966England10Argentina
22/06/1986Argentina21England
30/06/1998Argentina22England
07/06/2002Argentina01England
30/07/1966England42Germany
14/06/1970Germany32England
29/06/1982Germany00England
04/07/1990Germany11England
27/06/2010Germany41England
19/06/1974Argentina11Italy
10/06/1978Italy10Argentina
29/06/1982Italy21Argentina
05/06/1986Italy11Argentina
03/07/1990Italy11Argentina
16/06/1938Italy21Brazil
21/06/1970Brazil41Italy
24/06/1978Brazil21Italy
05/07/1982Italy32Brazil
17/07/1994Brazil00Italy
12/06/1938Italy31France
02/06/1978Italy21France
17/06/1986Italy02France
03/07/1998Italy00France
09/07/2006Italy11France
31/05/1962Germany00Italy
17/06/1970Italy43Germany
14/06/1978Germany00Italy
11/07/1982Italy31Germany
04/07/2006Germany02Italy
26/06/1974Netherlands40Argentina
25/06/1978Argentina31Netherlands
04/07/1998Netherlands21Argentina
21/06/2006Netherlands00Argentina
09/07/2014Netherlands00Argentina
06/06/1970Russia41Belgium
01/07/1982Belgium01Russia
15/06/1986Russia34Belgium
14/06/2002Belgium32Russia
22/06/2014Belgium10Russia
27/05/1934Spain31Brazil
13/07/1950Brazil61Spain
06/06/1962Brazil21Spain
07/06/1978Brazil00Spain
01/06/1986Spain01Brazil

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