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Match info:
Brazil vs Germany
Competition – FIFA World Cup (last 4)
Stadium – Mineirao Stadium
Date: 8th July 2014
Kick-off time – 21:00 GMT+1
Brazil meet Germany at the Mineirao Stadium this Tuesday evening in the first semifinal of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Brazil made it to this stage by winning Group A with 2 wins and 1 draw. They then went on to defeat Chile in penalties in what was an enthralling game.
Most recently Brazil defeated Colombia 2:1 in the quarterfinals.
Germany finished top of Group G with 2 wins and 1 draw. They then went on to defeat Algeria in extra-time after a disappointing 0:0 draw after 90 minutes.
Most recently Germany defeated France 1:0 in the quarterfinals.
Recent form:
Both sides are unbeaten in 7.
The draw looks like this:
The winning team will go onto play either Argentina or Netherlands who play on Wednesday.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 4 times in recent years and Brazil have come out on top most often.
The last 4 meetings between these two sides finished 2:3, 3:2, 1:1 and 2:0.
Possible line-ups
Brazil (4-2-3-1)
Germany (4-3-2-1)
Bookmakers cannot separate these two sides.
Odds: Brazil (9/5) Draw (11/5) Germany (9/5)Gamingtips Prediction – Brazil 2:2 Germany
The big news coming into this tie is that Neymar is out of the World Cup after breaking a bone in his back – he will be out for approx. 6 weeks. Brazil’s Captain Thiago Silva also misses this tie through suspension. Germany are pretty much at full strength – they will be without Shkodran Mustafi after he suffered an injury in the semifinal against France. Ultimately this match could go either way – Brazil without Neymar is the big question and effectively what has swayed the market to make Germany slight favourites on betting exchanges to come out on top in this tie. Both sides have much strength in depth and Brazil may just be able to edge it given they have home advantage and have more experience playing in this type of climate. The winner will go on to play either Argentina or Netherlands who meet at the Arena de Sao Paulo onWednesday evening (21:00 GMT+1). Neymar Artwork created by Linda Lindsay
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