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Match info:
France vs Germany
Competition – FIFA World Cup (last 8)
Stadium – Estadio do Maracana
Date: 4th July 2014
Kick-off time – 17:00 GMT+1
Germany meet France at the Estadio do Maracana this Friday evening in the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup.
France made it to this stage by winning Group E with 2 wins and 1 draw. They then went on to defeat Nigeria 2:0 in a game where they scored two late goals.
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.
Recent form:
Both sides are unbeaten in 7.
The last 16 draw looks like this:
The winner of this tie will go on to face Brazil or Colombia who play at 21:00 GMT+1 on Friday evening.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 4 times in recent years and France have come out on top most often.
The last 4 meetings between these two sides finished 1:2, 2:1, 0:0 and 3:0.
Possible line-ups
France (4-5-1)
Germany (4-3-2-1)
Bookmakers make Germany favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: France (2/1) Draw (9/4) Germany (8/5) Gamingtips Prediction – France 1:1 Germany
France come into this tie in excellent form having conceded just 2 goals so far in the tournament while scoring 10. Germany have also conceded just 2 goals and scored a total of 7 within the 90 minutes of play. This game will ultimately come down to which side can take their chances – both sides have been defending very well and although both sides struggled against African teams, they have looked very good going forward in a couple of their matches. Germany are slight favourites with bookmakers to come out on top and they will need to show more flare going forward than they did against Algeria if they are to come out on top. The winner will go on to play either Brazil or Colombia who meet at the Estadio Castelao later on Friday evening (21:00 GMT+1).
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