
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella was left ruing his side's failure to take their chances after the South Americans' World Cup final defeat to Germany here Sunday.
Gonzalo Higuain missed a glorious first half chance to put Argentina 1-0 ahead while Lionel Messi also squandered a good opening in the second half.
Instead Germany, who controlled possession, struck an extra-time winner through Mario Goetze.
"It was a very balanced game," Sabella said.
"They had more possession, but we had more cutting edge, more chances.
"When there are chances in a game that is so evenly balanced you have to take them. We lacked a bit of efficiency."
Sabella meanwhile praised his players for recovering from a gruelling semi-final to take Germany all the way to the wire.
"We played a day later and extra time and the only thing I can do is congratulate my players," he said.
"The work they did was extraordinary and also congratulate Germany."
Source: AFP
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