The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match of the 2014 World Cup. The match between Germany and Argentina was played at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 13 July 2014. With the match goalless after 90 minutes, it went to extra time, in the second period of which Germany broke the deadlock. Mario Götze, who had come on as a substitute shortly before the end of normal time, received André Schürrle's cross from the left on his chest before volleying a left- footed shot (pictured) into the net to secure a 1–0 victory for Germany. Their win was their fourth World Cup title and the first since German reunification, as well as the first World Cup win by a European team in the Americas. Götze was named the man of the match, and Argentina's Lionel Messi was awarded the Golden Ball as FIFA's outstanding player of the tournament. Joachim Löw, Germany's manager, labelled his side's win as the culmination of a project that had begun ten years previously under his predecessor Jürgen Klinsmann.

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1898:

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat set the first official land speed record, averaging 63.16 km/h (39.245 mph) over 1 km (0.62 mi) in Achères, France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_speed_record

1913:

The Jew's Christmas, the first American film to include a rabbi as a character, was released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jew%27s_Christmas

1916:

The French defeated German forces around the city of Verdun- sur-Meuse in northeastern France, ending the longest and one of the bloodiest battles in the First World War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Verdun

1996:

The school board of Oakland, California, passed a controversial resolution officially declaring African-American Vernacular English to be a separate language or dialect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English_and_education

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far-flung: 1. Distant or remote in relationship, space, or time. 2. Widely distributed, wide-ranging, or widespread. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/far-flung

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The internet's gone wild watching movie stars on trial While they're overturning Roe v. Wade. Now all of my friends are missing again 'Cause that's what happens when you fall in love You don't have the time, you leave them all behind And you tell yourself it's fine, you're just in love. And I don't get along with anyone Maybe I'm the problem.   --Billie Eilish https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Billie_Eilish