The teams meet weeks after the final on September 3rd in a friendly game in Düsseldorf. So, the World Cup history would favour Germany, but then again it favoured Brazil on Tuesday night.Īnd whoever loses will not have to wait long for the chance to get a small measure of revenge. The Argentinians were humbled 4:0 thanks to two goals from Miroslav Klose, one from Thomas Müller and one from Arne Friedrich. Lionel Messi, 19, was on the substitutes' bench.Īnd in 2010, the sides met once more in the quarter-final, but this time things weren’t so close. Two high scoring and attacking teams going head-to-head for a chance. In the 2006 World Cup quarter-final, the Germans won again, this time in a penalty shootout 5:3. First things first, this quarterfinal matchup between Germany and Argentina has the potential to be the game of the tournament. Andreas Brehme scored from the penalty spot. Germany hit back with two to equalize, before Diego Maradona ended the German dreams.įour years later the sides met again in the World Cup final. David Villa of Spain celebrates scoring the opening goal during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Round of Sixteen match between Spain and. Argentina won 3:2 thanks to goals from José Luis Brown and Jorge Valdano. Argentinas coach Diego Maradona hugs Argentinas striker Lionel Messi after the 2010 World Cup quarter final Argentina vs Germany on Jat. Then, in 1986 they met for the first time in a World Cup final. Germany scored their only victory on Argentine soil in 1977 in Buenos Aires, winning 3:1 In the 1966 World Cup, the teams met again playing out a 0:0 draw in Birmingham. Argentina opened the scoring against the defining champions, but Germany hit back through Helmut Rahn and Uwe Seeler to win 3:1. The first clash between the sides was in the 1958 World Cup in Malmö. Read on, for more info on the Germany National Football Team for the FIFA world cup 2010. I’m hoping it stays that way,” president of the German Football Association (DFB) Wolfgang Niersbach said. The German football team was meticulous going about the group stage qualifiers, winning every single match except for two ties against the Finnish side. “Lately, the Argentines have won the friendly games and we’ve won the competitive games. In the last three World Cup meetings, Germany has prevailed, winning in the 1990 final and the quarter-finals in 20. In 20 meetings, Germany has won just six and lost five, while Argentina has won nine times.īut in the six times the teams have met in World Cups, Germany has lost just once – the 1986 final. At first glance, the statistics would favour an Argentine victory on Sunday night.
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