"This means so much. A lot of people didn't think Argentina would get to the Final but we knew what players we had, very good players individually. The match was about seeing who make a mistake and nobody did," Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero said with so much happiness after he came off the bench and scored one on their side. He was obviously ecstatic at reaching the Final.

            The Oranje team was eliminated from a major tournament on penalties as Argentina converted all four of their kicks.

The replacement of Ezequiel Layezzi during the shoot-out, Maxi Rodriguez, was one of the Argentina's successful penalty takers; he is now looking forward to playing in a World Cup Final at the age of 33. "It is impressive. We know the pain we have been through, and we deserved some kind of happiness," he said. "Now we have to play the final but that is what we have dreamt of ever since we left Buenos Aires. We must make the most of it and let's hope that the last 90 minutes are on our side," he said.

Maxi added: "I dedicate this is to my family and all of Argentina, to everyone who is crying like us, who have had a dream since they were little and now might be able to see it fulfilled."

            Coach Alejando Sabella of Argentina knows a well-rested Germany will have the advantage against the South Americans in Sunday's 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final.

            Sabella's best advanced to the Maracana showpiece in an extra-time and penalty shoot-out battle with the Netherlands also known as "Oranje" that the Argentina coach described as like a war.

            The fact that the Germans enjoyed an extra day's rest and effectively had their 7-1 greatest victory over Brazil that wrapped up inside half an hour could be alarming, Coach Sabella explained.

"Some of our players are sore, beaten, tired - the results of a war, so to speak," said Sabella. "We have a final to play, with one day less to prepare and against a team like Germany, but with work, humility and seriousness, we'll do all we can to make it all the way to the top."

"Germany throughout their entire history have always shown physical might, tactical, mental prowess, and have always had players with a certain South American touch," he added.

"The match is extremely difficult and I repeat the fact they haven't played extra time and we've played two, and played one day after Germany. Germany is always a very difficult hurdle to overcome."

"We'll see if it's a minor issue, the fact we played after and the Germany game was decided in the first 45 minutes, so they could ease off in the second half, whereas we had to spend all the effort, and every last drop of sweat to reach the World Cup final."

Team Argentina is now chasing their third World Cup title, last reached the final in Italy back in 1990 when they lost against West Germany with a score of 1-0.