Sunday July 13

Germany vs. Argentina – Draw

For the casual observer, it really could not have worked out any better. The World Cup final Sunday in Brazil will pit the tournament's best team against the world's best player. Germany, led by a potent offensive attack that has proven to be dominant and even devastating at times, will face off against Lionel Messi and Argentina. But while all eyes will be on Messi, Argentina also boasts two talented forwards in Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero. The latter two have picked up the scoring slack in the knockout stage where Messi has been shut out after four group stage goals. Besides that, the Argentina defense has been surprisingly dominant, as they haven't allowed a goal since the group stage. I see this match going down to extra time and both teams play close to the vest.