Can Germany’s Toni Kroos add to the two goals he scored against Brazil?
Back in 2011, former England defender Gary Neville said of David Luiz “He plays football like he’s being controlled by a 10-year-old on a Playstation”. And there were certainly aspects of Playstation-style football on Tuesday put a remarkable seven goals past Brazil, including four in a breathtaking six-minute spell before half-time.
Argentina’s semi-final against the Netherlands couldn’t have been more different, with Alejandro Sabella’s team needing a penalty shoot-out to see off the Oranje. Argentina go into Sunday’s final as underdogs, with Intertops.eu match odds having the Albiceleste at +120 and Germany at +154 (all odds are subject to change).
The margin of victory is unlikely to be anywhere close to the semi-final, with Argentina having played out six tight games so far, but Jogi Löw’s Germany have plenty of firepower. Thomas Müller has already scored five goals for the second World Cup running, and two more will see the Bayern Munich player end the tournament with the Golden Boot. He is +200 for that honor, with Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez (who has six goals, but has been eliminated from the tournament) the -200 favorite.
Will we see a repeat of the 1986 final – when Argentina edged past Germany in a five-goal thriller – or will it be more like the 1990 final when the European side had their revenge with a 1-0 win?
It has been an incredible tournament so far, but a classic final would truly cap it off. Let us know who you think will win in the comments section below.
Germany v Argentina, Sunday, July 13
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TOM VICTOR (editor) is the editor and co-founder of Betting Instinct. He has written for a variety of sports sites in the past, including JustFootball, Footy Matters and BeNeFoot. You can follow him on Twitter or Google+.
