The German football team before the start of the World Cup in Brazil was one of the main favorites to win the World Cup. Lev's wards were able to justify their status, showing, perhaps, the most team football among all the national teams of the championship.
Team Germany fell into the same group as the Portuguese, the US team and the Ghanaians. It was Quartet G. The Germans played the first match in the tournament in a very organized manner. They were able to defeat Portugal with a crushing score of 4 - 0. The second match of the group stage was not so bright. The Germans were opposed by the unyielding Ghanaians. Lev's wards were able to be content with only a draw in the match with the Ghana team (2 - 2). The final match in the group stage was played by Germany against the USA national team. In a tense struggle, the Germans won with a minimum score of 1 - 0. This allowed Germany from the first place in Group G to advance to the playoffs of the World Cup.
At the 1/8 finals, Germany experienced certain problems with Algeria. 90 minutes of the meeting ended in a goalless draw. Only in extra time did the Germans manage to gain the upper hand (2 - 1).
In the quarterfinals, Germany faced more eminent rivals - the French national team. The Germans were able to win another victory with a minimum score of 1 - 0. This was enough to reach the semifinal stage and play against Brazil there.
Germany showed its best football at the tournament in a game with the hosts of the championship. The devastating score of the semi-final 7 - 1 in favor of the Europeans made them talk about the Germans as the main and unconditional favorites of the championship.
In the final, the German team was opposed by Argentina. It was a match of equal opponents, but the Germans turned out to be cooler. Despite the fact that in 90 minutes of the meeting the winner was not revealed (0 - 0), the audience still saw the goals during the playing time. Mario Götze scored the only winning goal in the second overtime, which made Germany the four-time world champion in football.
The final performance of the Germans can be called triumphant. The German national team was a very organized team, and not just a collection of 11 famous and talented players. The victory of the Germans was a well-deserved result of the coaching work, as well as the activities of the German Football Federation.
