Germany vs Argentina: Germans see win as a sign ofworldwide might

On the day of the Final, the winners of the FIFA World Cup Trophy beat everything and everyoneelse. For the 4th time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, Germany have laid hands on the mostprized trophy in football. Away from the action itself, a number of impressive gamers have actuallybeen acknowledged with individual awards, pioneered by Argentina's Lionel Messi, called thetournament's finest player by FIFA's Technical Research Group.

A real captain and a real matchwinner. There can be no finer compliment to Argentina skipperLionel Messi, who was so influential in his group's course to the Final. With some questioning justhow influential he would be in Brazil after a requiring period for Barcelona and concerns over atroublesome hamstring, he silenced the doubters by simply being his typical inspirational self. Hemesmerised at the Maracana by scoring and establishing another in the 2-1 win over Bosnia andHerzegovina. He scored late on versus Iran to send out the team through to the Round of 16 andafterwards included two in the 3-2 win over Nigeria. He didn't stop there. He played the ball toAngel Di Maria, who scored in the 118th minute of the match against Switzerland to send themthrough to the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals he brushed house a charge to assist his side defeatthe Dutch. And while the individual accolade could be scant reward for a runners-up medal, he canbe justifiably pleased with his performances at this FIFA World Cup.

Colombia's No10 made an immediate effect at Brazil 2014, scoring in the eleventh hour in their 3-0win over Greece, earning the Budweiser Man of the Match Honor at the same time. He selected upthe exact same award in the next match, a 2-1 win over CA?te d'Ivoire, finding the target once again.The Monaco man was at it again in the last group game against Japan, getting in the fray as asecond-half replacement, yet making time to develop two objectives for Jackson Martinez and ratinghimself. Rodriguez then made history when he scored two times in the 2-0 win over Uruguay,ensuring Colombia certified for the quarter-finals of a FIFA World Cup for the very first time. Therehe tasted defeat for the first time versus Brazil, but converted a consolatory penalty and made astanding ovation from the crowd in Fortaleza for his efforts.

After winning the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup with Bayern Munich, the28-year-old now has the adidas Golden Glove to contribute to his growing collection. The GermanyNo1 was in fine kind for the Nationalmannschaft during Brazil 2014, conceding simply 4 goals inseven games and impressing FIFA's Technical Research Group with his shot-stopping ability, hiscommanding presence and his capability to start attacks from his own penalty area. Certainly, hehas been referred to a 'sweeper-keeper' by sections of the media for his efficiencies at this WorldCup, featuring lots of evidence of his desire to come off his line and play exact passes when underpressure.

The France midfielder was thought aboutto be the choice of the players born after 1January 1993 at this World Cup. TheJuventus midfielder played in all 5 of worldcup 2014 Les Bleus' video games, havingan effect in the 5-2 win over Switzerland bycreating a goal for Karim Benzema thenscoring in the 2-0 win over Nigeria, wherehe was named as the Budweiser Guy of theMatch. In selecting up this award, he haswon the Golden Round award at the FIFAU-20 World Cup and the Young Playerhonor at succeeding tournaments.

The Group C winners who reached thequarter-finals were offered this honor, notonly for gathering just five yellow cards intheir 5 matches at Brazil 2014, howeverfor scoring highly in the requirements setby FIFA's Technical Research Group,which consists of favorable play, respecttowards the opponent and matchauthorities, as well as the behavior oftheir group officials and supporters.