[GERMANY-ARGENTINA: Reaction] Mario Goetze came into the World Cup as one of Germany’s stars, but he found himself on thebench for the last three matches of the World Cup. When he came on late in regulation of Sunday’s final against Argentina, his coach, Joachim Loew, told him togo out and decide the World Cup, which he did, becoming the first sub to score the winning goal in the history of World Cup finals.

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