Argentina should have won the 2014 final, says German legend Matthaus

German legend Lothar Matthaus said Argentina were the team that should have won the World Cup in 2014 and the Germans benefited from goalkeeper Manuel Neuer's foul on Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain in the final.

Argentina and Germany met in the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Joachim Low's side beat La Albiceleste to win the title as the only goal was scored by Mario Gotze in the extra time of the match. 

However, speaking of his World Cup memories, Matthaus mentioned Argentina should have won the title.

"The 7-1 semi-final victory over Brazil in 2014 was the most important thing in that World Cup. Argentina should have won the final, but the referee did not award a penalty for a foul by Manuel Neuer. We were lucky," Matthaus said while talking to Argentine newsportal Infobay.

The former German footballer said the World Cup in Qatar would be different from the size of the country with all the stadiums being beautiful and the country having the best infrastructure in place.

"Anyone can win the World Cup only if the coach, the federation and the team do everything very accurately," Mathews said. He added that the suspension of league matches for the World Cup would be a new experience.