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.