DHAKA: Diego Maradona is confident that Argentina have what it take to beat Germany in Sunday's World Cup final at the Maracana.

Joachim Low's men hugely impressed in the semi-finals with a 7-1 win over hosts Brazil, while Argentina needed penalties to see off Netherlands in their final-four encounter.

Nevertheless, Maradona believes the semi-final results could prove to be beneficial for Alejandro Sabella's side as he thinks Germany could get complacent, reports goal.com

"The match against Germany will not be a mission impossible. It is not impossible to beat them," Maradona said during his show on Telesur.

"The German egos will be enlarged by their 7-1 win over Brazil. Their overconfidence could be a good thing for Argentina."

The Argentina icon then went on to praise Javier Mascherano following his sublime performance against Holland on Wednesday - a showing he believes was vital given that Lionel Messi seemed "a bit tired".

"Argentina against Netherlands were Mascherano and 10 more players. He was like a pitbull out there on the pitch," Maradona added.

"Messi was not at the level we have come to expect from him against Holland. I think that he felt a bit tired."

BDST:0923 HRS, JUL 11, 2014