Argentina grabbed the lead four minutes into the second half when Roberto Ayala's header rocketed past keeper Jens Lehmann. The Germans found themselves in a similar position as 1986 when they were minutes from elimination. 2006 World Cup in Germany - Quarterfinalsġ6 years after their last World Cup meeting, Germany and Argentina found themselves playing for survival in the quarterfinals at the 2006 World Cup. Adding insult to injury, Argentina became the first nation that failed to score in a World Cup final as they only registered one shot on goal to Germany's 16. Replays, however, showed Sensini touching the ball before making contact with Völler. Andreas Brehme converted the penalty with six minutes remaining and the Germans held on to win their third World Cup. The decision enraged the Argentine players as they surrounded Mexican referee Edgardo Codesal in protest. Down a man, the Germans utilized a relentless attack and were finally rewarded for their efforts when the referee deemed Roberto Sensini's foul on Rudi Völler to be worthy of a penalty kick. The 1990 final featured the World Cup's first two sendings off when Argentina's Pedro Monzón was shown a straight red card for his cynical challenge on forward Jurgen Klinsmann in the 65th minute. With the German's limiting space for Diego Maradona, fearful of the superstar's offensive prowess, midfielder Jorge Burruchaga found himself on the receiving end of a beautiful Maradona pass from the halfway line and broke away from the German defence to score the winning goal. But goals from Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Rudi Völler in the span of seven minutes vaulted the Germans back into the match with nine minutes remaining. Argentina found themselves on the verge of winning their second World Cup after going up 2-0 with just over a half hour left in the game. While the second match produced a lackluster 0-0 during the 1966 World Cup, their third meeting at the tournament was a classic. Germany would eventually win the group, while Argentina finished bottom after only accumulating two points from their lone victory (opposed to the current three points awarded for victories) against Northern Ireland. Despite Argentina's surprise start when they scored the opening goal three minutes into the contest, Germany went on to dominate the game and came away with a 3-1 victory. It wasn't a classic by any means, but the group stage match at the 1958 tournament between Germany and Argentina was the first of six meetings at the World Cup. Here's a look at some of their past meetings at the World Cup: 1958 World Cup in Sweden - Group Stage
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