WOW--Whose prayers will be answered? Argentine Pope Francis and his German predecessor Benedict be cheering on their teams in the World Cup final?

An Argentina versus Germany World Cup Final was hardly unlikely given each team had their own Pope behind them - even if both men have vowed to remain neutral.
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During the 1986 World Cup, Argentina had 'the hand of God' in the form of Diego Maradona, however, in 2014, the South American team can call on the support of God's right-hand man.

However, Pope Francis from Argentina is known as a fanatical football fan but he has been remarkably diplomatic during the month-long football tournament

Pope Francis, left, and his predecessor Pope Benedict, right, from Argentina and Germany respectively, have announced that they do not plan to take sides during Sunday's World Cup Final between their native countries

The football mad Argentine pontiff has repeatedly said he is remaining neutral during the month-long competition.

His German predecessor, Pope Benedict is not considered a sports fan and prefers intellectual pursuits rather than football.

Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said Sunday's final is on quite late and it is unlikely that Pope Francis and his predecessor will meet up for the match

Pope Francis has so far refused to offer any special backing for his native Argentinian team who beat the Netherlands last night on penalties.

Fr Lombardi said: 'Both would want the better team to win, without taking sides.'

Pope Francis met with his favouite team San Lorenzo last December after they won the Argentine league

Argentinian fans believe that 'their' man in the Vatican will inspire the team to victory during Sunday's final

The prospect of each team having their own Pope has captured the imagination of people on Twitter who have began speculating whether this is an advantage for either team.

Germany had no problem progressing to the final having thrashed Brazil 7-1 in the biggest semi-final win in the history of the competition.

Argentina, on the other hand, struggled against the Netherlands, relying on a penalty shoot-out.

However, divine inspiration may have helped the Argentinians as Holland's first penalty was driven straight at the keeper.