1986 FIFA World Cup Final expired, Argentina celebrated their second World Cup victory in three tournaments (after winning the 1978 World Cup). <section begin=Final /><section end=Final /> <section begin=Lineups /> </includeonly><section end=Lineups /> Match rules: Four years after Argentina's victory over West Germany, both teams met again on the final of the subsequent World Cup, with West Germany winning the match 1–0 via a penalty kick. This marked the first time two World Cup finalists met twice, a record shared with Brazil and Italy, the latter two having met in the 1970 and 1994 World Cup finals. With the 1986 defeat, German manager Franz Beckenbauer
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final to reach the final. Japan reached the knockout stage by finishing second in Group B behind England, which was the only team to defeat Japan in group play. Japan then stunned the host nation, two-time defending champions Germany, 1–0 in extra time. They then defeated Sweden 3–1 to reach the final match. 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 17 July 2011 at Commerzbank-Arena, in Frankfurt, Germany, to determine the winner of 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. It was played between Japan and the United States.