===1954 World Cup Final v
Hungary=== Only 14 days before the final, West Germany played the favoured Hungarian
Golden Team in the first round of the tournament and suffered a 3–8 loss, which remains their largest World Cup defeat. In the final, Hungary was up by two goals after only eight minutes, so it came as a surprise that the West German team not only quickly equalised but turned the game around in the 84th minute with a goal scored by
Helmut Rahn. ===1966 World Cup Final v
England=== The strongly contested game between host nation England and West Germany went into extra time after a score of 2-2 after 90 minutes.
Geoff Hurst's
goal in the 101st minute is one of the most controversial in football history: His shot bounced off the cross-bar onto the ground and back away from the goal. After a brief discussion with the Soviet linesman
Tofiq Bahramov, referee
Gottfried Dienst awarded the goal. With the West Germans forced to press for the equalizer, Hurst converted a counterattack in the 120th minute and decided the match for England. {{football box ===1974 World Cup Final v
the Netherlands=== West Germany reached the final as host nation in
1974 and were facing their neighbours and rivals from the Netherlands. After an early penalty scored by
Johan Neeskens, West Germany turned the game around to win their second World Cup trophy. ===1982 World Cup Final v
Italy===
Paul Breitner became only the third player in World Cup history to have scored in two separate finals, but only after the Italians had already taken a 3–0 lead after 81 minutes. ===1986 World Cup Final v
Argentina=== With the highest attendance ever at a FIFA World Cup final, West Germany faced Argentina in
Mexico City. Although the Argentinian star player
Diego Maradona was closely guarded by the West German team, he assisted the decisive 3-2 scored by
Jorge Burruchaga, ensuring his country's second World Cup win. Late during the match, three yellow cards were given to Argentinians for time wasting. ===1990 World Cup Final v
Argentina=== For this re-match of the 1986 Final, Argentina played extremely defensively. Defender
Pedro Monzón became the first player ever to receive a red card in a World Cup final, only to be joined by teammate
Gustavo Dezotti 22 minutes later. Although West Germany was the dominating side with 23:1 shots, it is fitting that the rough match was decided by a penalty kick taken by
Andreas Brehme.
Franz Beckenbauer achieved the feat to lose and then win a World Cup final each as player (1966, 1974) and manager (1986, 1990). ===2002 World Cup Final v
Brazil=== With only one goal conceded during the six matches leading up to the final, hopes were on the German defence to withstand Brazil's star quality strikers. Germany's playmaker
Michael Ballack was suspended for the final after picking his second yellow card of the tournament in the
semi-final against South Korea. Two goals from
Ronaldo in the middle of the second half decided the match in favour of the South Americans and ensured their record fifth title. {{football box File:GER-BRA_2002-06-30.svg|300px rect 234 17 295 73
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Oliver Kahn desc bottom-left ===2014 World Cup Final v
Argentina=== Despite defeating host country Brazil
7–1, Germany was supported by the home fans due to
Brazil's rivalry with Argentina. This record third match-up of two teams in World Cup finals saw good chances for both sides in regular time, but stayed goalless until substitute striker
Mario Götze scored during the second half of extra time, in the 113th minute. The fourth title was the first since Germany's
reunification in October 1990. {{Football box •
Götze ==Record players==