«The Seeds of Victory», David Pflugi's fifth work in honour of a Football World Cup, was the first one to be created entirely on location in the host country. It was signed by the players of the German and Argentinian national football teams at Rio's São Januário stadium on July 12th 2014.
The sculpture, measuring 8m in length and 3 m in height, took on different forms when viewed from different perspectives, showing amongst others a small child, a football and Rio's famous Christ the Redeemer statue.
The creation of the work began on October 1st 2013 and took place in the regions of Esplanada, Salvador and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In July 2020, tragedy struck: The sculpture was destroyed in a fire. Its remains have been integrated into the Victory Work «From the Ashes».
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Signed by the German players
July 12th 2014
- Manuel Neuer
- Kevin Grosskreutz
- Matthias Ginter
- Benedikt Hoewedes
- Mats Hummels
- Sami Khedira
- Bastian Schweinsteiger
- Mesut Oezil
- Andre Schuerrle
- Lukas Podolski
- Miroslav Klose
- Ron-Robert Zieler
- Thomas Mueller
- Julian Draxler
- Erik Durm
- Philipp Lahm
- Per Mertesacker
- Toni Kroos
- Mario Goetze
- Jerome Boateng
- Shkodran Mustafi
- Roman Weidenfeller
- Christoph Kramer
Coach: Joachim LOEW
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Signed by the Argentinian players
July 12th 2014
- Sergio Romero
- Ezequiel Garay
- Hugo Campagnaro
- Pablo Zabaleta
- Fernando Gago
- Lucas Biglia
- Ángel Di María
- Enzo Pérez
- Gonzalo Higuaín
- Lionel Messi
- Maxi Rodríguez
- Agustín Orión
- Augusto Fernández
- Javier Mascherano
- Martín Demichelis
- Marcos Rojo
- Federico Fernández
- Rodrigo Palacio
- Ricky Álvarez
- Sergio Agüero
- Mariano Andújar
- Ezequiel Lavezzi
- José María Basanta
Coach: Alejandro SABELLA
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Signing Germany
