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2014 FIFA World Cup Final

 * Nominator(s): &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 10:05, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

This article is about the 2014 edition of the FIFA World Cup, the most prestigious tournament in football, as well as one of the most-watched sporting events in the world. The 2014 tournament featured a few surprises, most notably Germany's 7–1 demolition of the hosts Brazil in the semi-final, which is covered in this article's "Route to the final" section. The final itself was between two old hands, Germany vs Argentina, with five wins between them and meeting in their third final. As ever, any and all comments welcome and I'm happy to return the favour with reviews on other FACs. Just let me know! &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 10:05, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

Support from TRM
I think that's it for now, mostly trivial stuff I should have picked up before (but hey, GAN isn't FAC), however the media reaction thing which we saw being an issue at the 1968 Euro final is something we need to consider here. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 20:14, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * "who qualified through the qualification" maybe not so great repetition-wise.
 * Changed to "emerged from". &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "found himself" perhaps not so encyclopedic.
 * Reworded. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "which Germny broke" typo.
 * Fixed. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I can imagine "collected ... on his chest" being queried...
 * Reworded. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The one ref in the infobox could be moved to the main body if the temp/humidity etc was mentioned there.
 * Done. I've also done the same trick re the weather 6.5 km away as at 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final, given that we don't seem to have an reliable "sunny" / "fair" / "cloudy" source from the stadium. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 09:38, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "edition of the FIFA World Cup" maybe pipe FIFA out of here so we don't have three FIFAs in one sentence.
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "The 32nd and final spot" only just thought, realistically it was the 1st slot wasn't it?
 * OK, I've reordered it to mention Brazil first. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "the Maracanã Stadium.[13][14] The stadium" repeat of stadium?
 * Fixed. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "third special ball" special?
 * Reworded. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "Thomas Müller took the" no need to repeat Thomas.
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "after a headbutt on" after he headbutted....
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "their first since 1990 and their first since" repetitive.
 * Reworded. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "by Lionel Messi'had been" something odd here.
 * Fixed. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "But it was..." not sure if we're supposed to start sentences with But...
 * I think I was told in a previous FAC that it's OK these days. I've reworded to include a "however" anyway. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * " a 3–2 win and the group win" win win repeat.
 * Reworded. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "closing ceremony" link, general or specific?
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "32 of the dancers wearing dresses decorated in the colours of the 32 participating" 32 of the dancers wearing dresses in the colours of each of the participating...
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "studs-first tackle" does the world know what a "studs-first tackle" is?
 * I've removed "studs-first", the prose can probably stand without it. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 09:38, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "followed by a break upfield by" overlinked.
 * You made the same point at the GAN, and I thought it was OK in this instance, because the two links point to different terms in the glossary. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Any chance we can find a source describing the kit of the teams?
 * I have switched to the BBC source for the "Report" link. I've also spent some time today fiddling around with the formation SVG so that it conforms with the 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 setups indicated by the BBC. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 22:19, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: FA co-ords like to see where the positions of the players are referenced.... Might be as simple as the BBC "team lineup" page, but forewarned is forearmed...
 * I have switched to the BBC source for the "Report" link. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 22:19, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I wonder if we need to do a quick look around for foreign coverage of the final for the post-match section? I know we have reactions of the players/managers, but per our experiences on the Euro finals, we should look to include German and Argentine (as a minimum) press reactions, and better still, other worldwide reactions?
 * I've added some comments about German and Argentine press. NOt sure about any others, although I did find a nugget about a Chinese photographer winning a prize for a post-match snap of Messi eyeing the trophy.
 * "Guinness World Records state" italics.
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 09:38, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I think I've looked at all your points now. Thanks &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 22:20, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * My concerns addressed, both at the GAN and here so I'm happy to support this now. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 12:44, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Support by Lee Vilenski
I'll begin a review of this article very soon! My reviews tend to focus on prose and MOS issues, especially on the lede, but I will also comment on anything that could be improved. I'll post up some comments below over the next couple days, which you should either respond to, or ask me questions on issues you are unsure of. I'll be claiming points towards the wikicup once this review is over.


 * Lede
 * the Americas. - you link here, but our article is just at Americas. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:37, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * becoming the third successive World Cup holders to be eliminated in the group phase. - maybe worth mentioning who defeated them there? Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I have added the two teams that beat them to the lead. ALthough in fact, these are not the same two teams that qualified for the next round; I have given the full detail on this down in the Background section. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:37, 8 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Prose
 * Perhaps mention a little more about the groups, "groups of four with teams playing each other once", I'd like to see some info, either saying "round-robin", or similar. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:37, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * spots through qualifying rounds - pipes to redirect Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski  (talk • contribs) 12:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Fixed. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:37, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * +Teamgeist Berlin (2006) and the Jo'bulani - our articles don't have these spellings. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski  (talk • contribs) 12:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I have removed the MOS:TM + sign from the Teamgeist. As for Jo'bulani, I think that's correct... our article at Adidas Jabulani mentions that name as the ball used for the final, in its "Colouring" section. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:37, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The images are a little disappointing, do we not have a suitable image of Mario Götze or Nicola Rizzoli? Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * There's loads of commons images com:Category:Final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup which could be incorporated IMO. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I have added images to First half, Second half and Extra time. That doesn't really leave room for a pic of the ref, but we do now have two angles of Gotze scoring his goal. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 13:19, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Is Chengdong Economic Daily the same as Economic Daily? Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure to be honest, it seems quite difficult to find information on what it is. I've realised that it should have been the Chengdu Economic Daily, I copied that wrong. It's quite possible it is linked to the National Business Daily, which is apparently published by a Chengdu Daily Newspaper Group. That would suggest it's separate from the main Economic Daily, but again can we be certain? I've corrected the error anyway. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:37, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Statistics table needs a header. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:37, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Additional comments
 * You have a reference to the Daily Mirror, is this suitable? Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Per WP:DAILYMIRROR, this is not explicitly blacklisted, as there was "no consensus" in RS discussions. My take is that for a quick comment about the Argentine press putting pictures of Messi on their front cover it's probably safe enough, but let me know if you think it's no good. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 12:37, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Additionally, if you liked this review, or are looking for items to review, I have some at my nominations list. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 13:53, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Happy to support on this one, I've left some comments above, but nothing really preventing a support. I'd like to see some more images, especially with the amount open on commons. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 12:04, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I have had a look at all your points I think. Cheers &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 13:19, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Comments Support from ChrisTheDude

 * "Gonzalo Higuaín had a chance to score for Argentina in the first half, when he was one-on-one....." - you either don't need that comma or else you need one after Neuer to end the clause. I'm inclined towards the former
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "The stadium underwent an extensive rebuild prior the 2014 World Cup" - the word "to" is missing
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "Portugal's Pepe was shown a red card in five minutes later" - the word "in" should not be there
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "Germany's last group game was against the US" => "Germany's last group game was against the U.S."
 * Actually, per MOS:USA, one can write it either with or without dots at one's discretion. And "US" would actually be mandated if we were also talking of the UK or the USSR in the same sentence. But actually, I've decided the abbreviation isn't really necessary anyway so I've expanded it out to "United States". &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "with the match played on 30 June at the at the Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre" - bit of a stutter in that sentence
 * Good grief! &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "There was no goals during normal time" => "There were no goals during normal time"
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "Argentina played the Netherlands in the semi-final, in a game on 9 July" => "Argentina played the Netherlands in the semi-final on 9 July"
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "The next three kicks, by Messi, Arjen Robben and Ezequiel Garay were" - needs a comma after Garay to close the clause started by the one after "kicks"
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "included singers Carlinhos Brown, Wyclef Jean, Alexandre Pires, Ivete Sangalo and guitarist Carlos Santana" => "included singers Carlinhos Brown, Wyclef Jean, Alexandre Pires and Ivete Sangalo and guitarist Carlos Santana"
 * Done, although I've amended the second "and" to be an "as well as" so it doesn't sound repetitive
 * " Vladimir Putin – whose country hosted the next World Cup," - clause starts with a dash and ends with a comma, the two should match
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Higuain is spelt wrong early in the second half
 * Done (and diacritics added elsewhere where they were missing). &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * In the post-match section there's a random apostrophe after Der Spiegel
 * Done. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * That's what I got - nice work. An enjoyable read and brought back good memories of watching the 7-1 game in the corporate hospitality suite at the Emirates Stadium (true story :-)) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:36, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Amazing. I watched that on the telly and my brain had literally exploded, literally, pieces everywhere, before half-time.  Corporate hospitality is the way forward....!! The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 20:42, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Yep, me too. I had a mate who couldn't watch the game, and I was updating him with the score over WhatsApp. When I started saying 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0 he basically thought I was winding him up. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:31, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I think I've looked at all your points now. Cheers &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Support -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 16:21, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

source review - pass
Will conduct. 14:53, 14 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Is Daily Mirror really a high-quality RS?
 * No major formatting issues noted

Spot checks:
 * " Their second game was against Iran at the Estádio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte on 21 June. Barney Ronay of The Guardian described Iran as producing a "stirring performance against an Argentina team of all the attacking talents", and the match remained goalless until the 90th minute" - checks out
 * "The two sides had met each other six times previously in the World Cup," - checks out
 * "Messi was awarded the Golden Ball, FIFA's award for whom they considered the tournament's best player, while Neuer was given the Golden Glove for best goalkeeper" -
 * "Germany were forced to make a late change to their line-up when Khedira sustained a calf injury during the warm-up prior to the match" - checks out.

So my only real question is if Daily Mirror is high-quality enough for FA usage. Hog Farm Talk 04:56, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Lee also raised this issue above, and I did say at the time that per WP:DAILYMIRROR this is not formally deprecated (as the Mail or the Sun would be), and the statement is fairly uncontroversial. Since it's come up twice now though, I've hunted around to switch it out and I've managed to now cite directly to all the individual papers that feature Messi on the front page. So hopefully that's OK for you. Cheers &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 09:55, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Image review - pass
Cheers. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 08:48, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * File:Germany and Argentina face off in the final of the World Cup 2014 -2014-07-13 (6).jpg - appears suitably licensed and has alt text.
 * File:Deutsches Fußballmuseum 2015 3.jpg - ditto.
 * File:CFK y Angela Merkel 2.jpg - ditto.
 * File:Cámaras - Acción - 140713-8653-jikatu (14479326838).jpg - ditto, perhaps caption could use "nine" instead of "9".
 * File:Germany and Argentina face off in the final of the World Cup 2014 -2014-07-13 (37).jpg - license and alt text fine, why are we using  here though?
 * I initially made the image above this one 1.2 for clarity, because that one is taken from some distance and the players looked very small at the normal size; I then made this one 1.2 more to match the other one than anything else, which isn't really necessary. So I've pushed this image back to normal size but left File:Cámaras - Acción - 140713-8653-jikatu (14479326838).jpg as 1.2. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 10:06, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * File:Goldegotze.jpg - appears suitably licensed and has alt text.
 * Football kit supports alt text so you could describe each one in words.
 * File:GER-ARG 2014-07-13.svg - could use alt text.
 * File:Philipp Lahm lifts the 2014 FIFA World Cup.jpg - appears suitably licensed and has alt text.
 * all looked at, including a tweak and reply to your upright point above. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 10:06, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok, good, I'm happy with the changes. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 11:52, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

Support from Igordebraga

 * Support Great job on an article I even thought of working on once, having helped the preceding national embarrassment become a GA. igordebraga ≠ 05:58, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks,, much appreciated! &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 15:44, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

- just checking on the status of this nomination. It's been open for almost a month now, and has four supports plus the usual source and image checks. Is there anything that's holding up its promotion? Thanks &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 09:55, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Amakuru, nothing stands out, I think just sit tight while a coord walks through it. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 13:06, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

Ian Rose (talk) 13:46, 26 October 2021 (UTC)