DHAKA: Germany and Argentina have engaged in the much-waited 2014 Fifa World Cup final match at Estadio do Maracana on Rio De Janeiro on Monday.

The game kicked off at 1:00am BDST.

Both teams look to win their first World Cup title since 1990 and 1986 respectively.

Germany are favorites after destroying Brazil in the semifinals, but Argentina are trying to win the title for South America and stop a European team winning the World Cup in the continent for the first time.

Both teams have made it through to the Final following dramatic semi-final wins, but in very different circumstances.

Germany's win was dramatic mainly due to the shock of how comprehensively they destroyed hosts Brazil. That 7-1 win left the footballing world in a state of shock, and has made Germany big favorites to win the World Cup trophy this year.

Argentina meanwhile played out a tense and often drab semi-final against the Netherlands. That game ended goalless, with only a handful of shots on target throughout the two hours of play. However, the climax was extremely dramatic as Holland were unable to repeat their penalty heroics performed to defeat Costa Rica in the quarter-finals, and they crashed out as Argentina snatched the place in the Final.

This is the third World Cup Final between these two sides; the first came in 1986 when Argentina won 3-2. However, four years later in Italia 1990, West Germany gained their revenge by defeating their fierce rivals 1-0.

Neither side have won the tournament since then, but what is certain, is that more than two decades later, one of them will walk away with the trophy again on Sunday.

Germany Squad
Neuer (gk)1, Höwedes 4, Hhummels 5, Khedira 6,  Schweinsteiger 7, Özil 8, Klose 11, Müller 13,  Lahm (c) 16, Kroos 18, Boateng 20.

Argentina Squad
Romero (Gk)1, Garay 2, Zabaleta 4, Biglia 6, Perez 8, Higuain 9, Messi (C) 10, Mascherano 14, Demichelis 15, Rojo 16, Lavezzi 22.

Courtesy: christianpost.com, fifa.com

BDST: 0100 HRS, JUL 14, 2014