Jérôme Boateng's shirt from the World Cup quarter-final in Rio de Janeiro – the foundation on the road to Germany's fourth World Cup title.
At the legendary Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, two great footballing nations met in the quarter-final of the 2014 World Cup. Germany and France delivered an intense, tactically shaped duel at the highest level.
As early as the 13th minute, Mats Hummels headed home the decisive 1:0 from a Toni Kroos free kick. From then on, the German defence around Jérôme Boateng stood firm and gave the attack-minded French barely any chances.
The narrow win took Germany into the semi-final, where a few days later the historic 7:1 against hosts Brazil followed. In the end came the World Cup triumph – and this shirt is a testament to that golden summer.
