<P> In the final , Germany defeated Argentina 1 -- 0 to win the tournament and secure the country 's fourth world title , the first after the German reunification in 1990 , when as West Germany they also beat Argentina in the World Cup final . Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup staged in the Americas , and this result marked the first time that nations from the same continent won three consecutive tournaments ( following Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010 ) . </P>
<P> In the final , Germany defeated Argentina 1 -- 0 to win the tournament and secure the country 's fourth world title , the first after the German reunification in 1990 , when as West Germany they also beat Argentina in the World Cup final . Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup staged in the Americas , and this result marked the first time that nations from the same continent won three consecutive tournaments ( following Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010 ) . </P>
who won the world cup in soccer 2014
who won the world cup in soccer 2014
Germany
Germany