Loud Thinking

LAST FIFA World Cup winning record of the 4 semi-finalists of the 2014 World Cup.

Argentina, led by Diego Maradona won last time in 1986, a 3–2 victory over West Germany. Their most recent World Cup final was in 1990, which they lost, 1–0, to Germany by a much disputed penalty. Now they have a chance after 28 years.

Brazil last won the World Cup in 2002. In the final hosted in Japan, Brazil beat Germany by a 2-0 margin to win the coveted trophy. Now they have a chance after 14 years.

Germany has won the World cup three times. The first time in 1954 against Uruguay, then in 1974 against the Netherlands and finally in 1990 to beat Argentina. Now they have a chance after 24 years.

The Dutch hold the record for playing the most World Cup finals without ever winning the tournament.
They finished second in the1974, 1978, and 2010 World Cups, losing to West Germany,Argentina, and Spain respectively. Now they can make another try to win the World Cup after 14 years.