The football team (soccer in the US) from Germany has earned the top spot after beating out Argentina in extra time. Substitute Mario Gotze scored the winning goal in the 113th minute after receiving a cross from teammate Andre Schurrle. This team is the first European team to win a FIFA World Cup in the Americas.
This is Germany’s football team’s fourth championship: 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014.
“It was the best moment of my life I have to tell,” Schurrle told ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap. “I’ve never felt like this. I didn’t know where I am when Mario scored because I knew we had some time left and we need to defend. And then when the referee blow the whistle, it just overcome me. I had to cry. I couldn’t stop it. It was crazy. I just want to feel this moment and to celebrate.”