Manchester United's record signing laid on goals for Sergio Aguero, Erik Lamela and Federico Fernandez before scoring himself as the Rio runners up got revenge 52 days on from Mario Gotze's extra-time winner in Brazil.
Di Maria was the star and his outside-of-the-boot through ball allowed new Manchester rival Aguero to put the visitors ahead after 21 minutes, volleying home from the edge of the six-yard box.
Then Tottenham winger Lamela was the recipient of another brilliant Di Maria ball which he calmly guided into the top corner with Manuel Neuer left a spectator.
And within two minutes of the restart after half-time new Swansea centre back Fernandez made it three, nodding home a Di Maria free-kick at the far post.
Finally the £60million man capped his performance by chipping past substitute keeper Roman Weidenfeller from a tight angle to humiliate the world champions on their first home outing since the summer triumph.
Schurrle and Gotze, the architects of Germany's winner in the Maracana, scored to make the result more respectable but Argentina were easy winners despite some late pressure.
And with Di Maria having missed the June final through injury it left Argentina fans wondering what might have been.
'It can't be revenge,' Germany coach Joachim Low said. 'You can't bring the final back.'
Source: dailymail
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