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Semi Final: Brazil v Germany 08/04 9pm KO
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Germany's odds have shortened following news of Neymar's injury, to the extent that they are now slight favourites with the bookies to progress:
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Brazil 17/10
Germany 13/8
I don't know what to make of this tie. Before the tournament we were looking at the sides best players Neymar and Reus squaring up. Now neither will be taking part.
Germany are a different side to that of two years ago, who at one point appeared to be charging to the Euro 2012 title. However their (still relatively young) players look assured, even if the margins of victory have been small.
Brazil basically have that home support, a huge benefactor. I'm disappointed in Fernandinho in particular for resorting to the roughhouse tactics when it's clear he is capable of more. And what has happened to Oscar in recent months?
General
Brazil 17/10
Germany 13/8
I don't know what to make of this tie. Before the tournament we were looking at the sides best players Neymar and Reus squaring up. Now neither will be taking part.
Germany are a different side to that of two years ago, who at one point appeared to be charging to the Euro 2012 title. However their (still relatively young) players look assured, even if the margins of victory have been small.
Brazil basically have that home support, a huge benefactor. I'm disappointed in Fernandinho in particular for resorting to the roughhouse tactics when it's clear he is capable of more. And what has happened to Oscar in recent months?
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I feel if the Germans get the first goal they can see it out as they did against France.
There are few sides who could deal with such losses at this stage. Take Bobby Moore and Bobby Charlton out of the England side and they almost certainly lose the semi-final to Portugal in 1966; take Muller and Beckenbauer out the German side and Holland win the world cup in 1974. And so on.
Brazil weren't going to beat Germany with or without Neymar and Thiago Silva.
Or until they get the referee to sort out their disadvantage. The lack of bookings for them throughout the tournament has been a joke.
They dive as thought it's a national sport and foul without recrimination.
Anyone but Brazil to win it for me, this is not the Brazilian football that we have come to love over the years.
As for the final not taking place? I think that is a little extreme!
This. I could never see Brazil winning this one. Germany will easily walk over them to the final. The only team I predict can stop Germany is Holland.
They didn't want to win big against USA in case you hadn't noticed and they clearly underestimated both Ghana and Algeria who both played extremely well and had great managers who prepared them perfectly. I can't see this very weak Brazil team with Scolari win against Germany hungry for their first title in 20 years. Germany will rip Brazil apart.
ive been hearing this every round of the knockouts, so far chile and columbia have failed to live up to peoples predictions
Germany have ripped no one apart except an extremely poor portugal who were reduced to 10 men very early on
That is quite the stat.
Astonishing also that since 1950 on only 3 occasions has the World Cup Final not involved either Brazil or Germany/West Germany. In 1978, 2006, and 2010.
With one or the other progressing this time it will mean 14 of the last 17 World Cup Finals has involved either country with 2002 being the only time they met each other.
I agree with this statement.
Really??
I cannot see your scenario happening, but there we go.
The third place match will take place, and if I am right in the two teams that will contest it, Brazil will finish fourth, as Argentina will beat them.
I also agree with this statement.
Brazil did not play football in their last game, it was brutal.