Germany and Argentina will play in the World Cup 2014 Final on Sunday as both teams look to win their first World Cup title since 1990 and 1986 respectively.
Germany enters the game firing on all cylinders and is now at the point of fire-breathing monster status as a team heading into the final. That’s what you get when you dismantle a favored team like Brazil on its home turf, 7-1.
Germany’s performance during the cup has ranged from efficient to dominant. In fact, one of the slowest performances came against the United States in a game that never felt quite within reach for the Americans. And now they’re in the finals once again with a chance to knock of one more team and take home the trophy.
Meanwhile, Argentina arrives at the final game no different than how it entered the tournament: It is very much still Lionel Messi’s team.
Messi, the biggest fish left in the World Cup pond, didn’t score in regulation during Argentina’s win in PKs over the Netherlands. If they’re going to take home the trophy, that’s unlikely to happen again. With the Argentinians funneling so much of their offense through Messi, there are two options left for them: Their best player scores, or they come up short.
The game is scheduled to kick off at 3 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the ABC network, or online through free live stream (details below).
Here is a look at Germany vs Argentina 2014 World Cup, Final: Date Time Telecast Channels.
Match:Â Brazil vs Netherlands 2014 World Cup Match, Final
Date: 13 July, 2014
Time:Â 16:00 Local | 20:00 GMT | 00:00 PKT (14 July) | 00:30 IST (14 July)
Venue:  Estádio Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Germany Possible Starting 11 Lineup (4-3-2-1): Neuer; Lahm, Hummels, Boateng, Howedes; Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Özil, Klose, Müller.
Argentina Possible Starting 11 Lineup (4-3-3): Romero; Rojo, Garay, Demichelis, Zabaleta; Biglia, Mascherano, Perez; Aguero, Messi, Higuain.
TV Coverage:Â ABC, ESPN, Tan Action, Star Sports, SkySports 1 HD, Sky Sports 3D, Fox Soccer, Al Jazeera sports, BBC Sport live, PTV Sports, ESPN Brazil, Sony Six, ESPN USA, Fox Sports
