Who won fifa world cup 2014

The 2010 World Cup finished with a However, the overall competition in South Africa was an exciting one set against a backdrop of a vibrant nation, embracing one of the biggest sporting events in their history. If you are wondering who won the World Cup 2010 in the end, it was Spain: Spain World Champions – The Road to Victory Early Exchanges The host nation opened the tournament in positive fashion with a 1-1 draw against Mexico and had the honour of scoring the opening goal through Siphiwe Tshabalala after 55 minutes. Unfortunately, the South Africans couldn’t maintain their momentum and were eliminated after defeats to Uruguay and France. Uruguay and Mexico progressed from their section but in Group B, Argentina were looking ominous after three straight wins over Nigeria, Greece and South Korea. Other form nations included Spain and the Netherlands who progressed from Group H and Group E respectively while Germany were efficient if unspectacular as they edged out Ghana. Only Argentina and the Dutch managed to qualify for the knockout phase with a 100% record and it seemed as if they were the teams to watch in the next round. Round of 16 Spain struggled in their opening group and that meant a tough round of 16 tie against near neighbours Portugal. It was always going to be a tense affair and the game was settled by a single David Villa strike. Meanwhile, the Netherlands dominance in group E meant they had a relative easy match against Slovakia and the win was more comfor...

The 23-year-old, who plays for Monaco, scored six goals in five matches as his side reached the quarter-finals, where they lost to hosts Brazil. Rodriguez finished ahead of Germany forward Thomas Muller, who netted five goals as his side won the tournament. Argentina's Lionel Messi, who won the Golden Ball for the tournament's best player, was in a tie for third. James Rodriguez facts Born on 12 July, 1991 in Cucuta, Colombia Began career at Envigado, joined Argentine club Banfield in 2009 and moved to Europe with Porto the following year Won the 2012 Portuguese Golden Ball, given to the best player in the Primeira Liga, at the age of 20 - the youngest player to achieve the feat Had won three successive league titles with Porto by the age of 21 Moved to Monaco for £38.5m in 2013, making him the second-most expensive Colombian in history, after Radamel Falcao His four goals were matched by Brazil striker Neymar and Netherlands forward Robin van Persie. Rodriguez's goals helped Colombia progress further than they had before at a World Cup. He scored against Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan as they topped Group C before netting twice, one a sublime volley, during the 2-0 last-16 win against Uruguay. Rodriguez's final goal was a late consolation from the penalty spot as Colombia lost 2-1 to Brazil. Germany's Manuel Neuer, 28, won the Golden Glove awarded to the best goalkeeper at the tournament, while France's 21-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba won the best young player prize. Wor...

Germany's players celebrate after their team won the 2014 Fifa World Cup final football match between Germany and Argentina, after forward Mario Götze (C) scored during extra time. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images Germany's players celebrate after their team won the 2014 Fifa World Cup final football match between Germany and Argentina, after forward Mario Götze (C) scored during extra time. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images The Bayern Munich player, 22, who came on as a substitute, delivered a worthy strike to secure his exciting side their fourth World Cup and their first major tournament victory since 1996. Their urbane coach Joachim Löw had been under pressure to deliver silverware with his golden generation of players and victory sparked wild celebrations when captain Philipp Lahm thrust the trophy into the night sky. A Brazilian World Cup that started amid fears over protests and corruption but became a paean to the best of international football concluded with a tense final and a dramatic denouement. Brazilians among the 74,738 fans inside the rebuilt Maracanã backed Löw's side, hoping neighbours Argentina would not lift the ultimate prize on one of their sacred football sites. "Whether we have the best individual players or whatever does not matter, you have to have the best team," said Lahm, after the match. "And at the end you stand there as world champions – an unbelievable feeling." Argentina's And with Germany unable to hit their earlier heigh...

The Germans headed into the final of the La Albiceleste beat the Netherlands 4-2 on penalties in their semi-final encounter after a 0-0 draw. It had seemed written in the stars that Argentine icon However, Germany had other ideas, as Joachim Low's men secured a memorable 1-0 victory over Argentina. The two nations met at the Maracana Stadium on 13 July 2014. The game headed into extra-time after both sides failed to get the better of one another in 90 minutes. Die Mannschaft's Mario Gotze scored an iconic 113th-minute effort thanks to Andre Schurrle's assist to break Messi and Argentine hearts. The former Bayern Munich midfielder latched on to Schurrle's astute cross and chested the ball down before striking past Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero. In doing so, Germany were crowned the 2014 FIFA World Cup winners. The 2014 FIFA World Cup winners made a shock exit from this year's tournament Germany were knocked out at the group stage Germany exited the 2022 FIFA World Cup at the group stages for the second consecutive time. They were eliminated from Group F of the 2018 World Cup after a 2-0 defeat to South Korea 2-0 and a 1-0 loss to Mexico. 3395 Thomas Müller: “If this was my last game, it was a huge pleasure. I've done it with love”, tells Yet, Hansi Flick's men suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Japan in their opener. They drew 1-1 with Spain and beat Costa Rica 4-2. However, it was not enough as Japan beat La Roja 2-1 in their final group game to push the Germans out of th...