1986 FIFA World Cup Final gained the rather unwanted distinction of having lost a World Cup final as both a player and a manager. (Beckenbauer had played in West Germany's defeat in 1966.) However, four years later he led Germany to the Gold medals and then became winner of the World Cup both as player and as manager (he also won as player in 1974). The two teams met again in the 2014 final for a record breaking third time in which Germany won the honors as 4th time champion. 1986 FIFA World Cup Final The 1986 FIFA World Cup Final was the final and
2014 FIFA World Cup game in the United States. According to FIFA, over one billion people tuned in worldwide to watch the final between Germany and Argentina. The 2014 FIFA World Cup generated various controversies, including demonstrations, some of which took place even before the tournament started. Furthermore, there were various issues with safety, including eight deaths of workers and a fire during construction, breaches into stadiums, an unstable makeshift staircase at the Maracanã Stadium, a monorail collapse, and the collapse of an unfinished overpass in Belo Horizonte. The houses of thousands of families living in Rio de Janeiro’s slums were cleared for redevelopments