FIFA 2014 Third-place playoff: Brazil vs Netherlands Match Preview

After loosing the semi-final against Germany, Brazil will definitely attempt to reclaim their lost glory by facing Netherlands in the third-place playoff for this 2014 FIFA world cup on this Saturday.

Luiz Felipe Scolari had seen a dream to win the world cup trophy for the sixth time on their home ground this year. But his dream was routed out by the vicious performances of Germany in the semi final. There they have been defeated by a 7-1 score by the German team.

The host team will never forget the painful first half in which they were nothing but helpless to receive 5 goals from Germany.

For today's match Brazil has a favorable news as the captain Thiago Silva is coming back to play the game after his one match suspension. But fans will still miss Neymar as he is going to seat ideal behind the sideline for his back injury. William will play in his position.

Netherlands has lost its semi-final to Argentina but could not hold much pain as Brazil. They have to wait two hours for knowing their departure from the 2014 FIFA world cup. That game come out as a penalty shootout decision, where skill is not only the key to earn victory but have to rely on luck. Sergio Romero, the fabulous goalkeeper when blocked the ball twice the whole worlds knew that the eligible contestor for the final is nothing but the Argentina.

This match will kick off at 17:00 Local, 21:00 UK time. Live TV coverage of it can be found on ITV. So let's observe this match and be a part of history.

World Cup Final: Argentina v/s Germany On Sunday

Germany beat Brazil,and Argentina beat the Netherlands in the World Cup semi-finals,As a result World Cup final clash will be between Germany and Argentina on Sunday 13 July,

After 1990 Argentina reach first World Cup final by winning a penalty shootout against Netherlands.Goalkeeper Sergio Romero is the hero for the winning a penalty shootout against Netherlands.

On the other hand,Germany beaten Brazil with 7-1 goal in semifinal & reach the final for play World Cup final against Argentina.

So Sunday,will repeat of the 1986 final, which Argentina won 3-2, and West Germany's 1-0 victory in Rome four years later, which was their last won.

Argentina have the slight edge in all matches played between the two sides,both putting 28 goals past each other.

Argentina wins: 9
Goals for: 28

Germany wins: 6
Goals for: 28

FIFA Ranking2 014

Germany: 2
Argentina: 5

Top Scorers at this World Cup

Germany: Thomas Muller (5)
Argentina: Lionel Messi (4)

Lineup For Final

Argentina(Probable):Romero,Zabaleta,Rojo,Mascherano,Demichelis Booked,Garay,Perez,Biglia,Higuain,Messi,Lavezzi

Germany(Probable):Neuer,Lahm,Hummels,Boateng,Howedes,Khedira, Schweinsteiger,Kroos,ozil,Muller,Schürrle

World Cup: Netherlands vs Argentina Preview and PredictionLive TV info

Argentina and the Netherlands are known as the world's top giants in football zone. Tonight these two giants are face to face to ensure their berth in World Cup 2014 final at Sao Paulo.

Netherland secured their second final spot by a penalty shootout win against Costa Rica. Similarly, Argentina involved themselves in a close battle with Belgium to earn the status.

24 years have passed d to reach the last four in the world cup for Argentina. Even they will not forget the 1990's final. There they were defeated by the Germany. On the other hand Netherland has played their first semi in World Cup football in 2010. There they have lost the final to Spain in an extra-time battle.

Both teams possess a very decent history in World Cup stage.And this year they seem more luxurious.

Argentina will not forget the victory against the Dutch in 1978. There they have earned a 3-1 win by playing a very tough extra-time play and hold the World Cup trophy for the first time.

In the Netherlands, It was a great experience to get to the quarter-final round in 1998 World Cup.

Netherland have no fresh injury for this match rather Ron Vlaar is waiting to enter the game after getting well from his recent injury.

Die Maria can not be able to take on today's matches will be the toughest problem for the Argentanian site.But Sergio Aguero will play this match after recovering his injury problem, and it will definitely give a soothing mood to the teammates.

This game will start at 4 p.m. Eastern Time and can be found live on air on the ESPN network.

FIFA World Cup 2014: Brazil vs Germany Semi Final Preview and Prediction

Five time champion Brazil will definitely prove to earn the spot in the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.They will meet with another superpower in football history Germany in the 1st Semi Final in Belo Horizonte on this Tuesday. Team Manager, Luis Felipe Scolari has nothing but to start the match without his talisman Neymar. So far Neymar is the top scorer of the Brazilian site in this tournament. He will not be available in this match as he has got a back injury during the quarter-final match against Colombia.

Scolari is going to miss the captain Thiago Silva as he has already got two yellow cards in this tournament. Willian, the replacement of Neymar is not in good condition. He has received a back injury too, while training. The equation of all this things makes the final of July 13 a long way off for the hosting team.

If we await at the German Site, a dulling picture will come out before your sight as the full squad is still dealing with the flu throughout the final week.

The primary defender of the German team, Per Mertesacker could not extend his training camp for his excessive illness. His teammates Bastian Schweinsteiger continues his training staying away from the main squad. But they have no players in suspension of the upcoming match. Another great advantage for the team as they are not dealing with any fresh injury in recent time.

If we work back to their past records in the World Cup so far, we will pick out the match in 2002 World Cup,where Brazil defeated Germany in a 2-0 mark and stopped up their World Cup title.On the other hand Germany defeated Brazil in a friendly match in 2011.

The match can be found live on air on ITV & BBC for the viewer of United Kingdom, while ABC and ESPN will cover the match for the USA fans. The match will start from 17:00 (local time), 21:00 (UK time).

UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida Preview and Fight Card

UFC 175 will open its enigma at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas this Saturday, July 5. The event is one of the year's hotly advancing shows, featuring a brace of appellation fights.

The main attraction of UFC 175 is the middleweight bout of Chris Weidman and the consistently alarming Lyoto Machida. The antagonism marks Weidman's aboriginal aegis adjoin an adversary added than the one he took the band from (Anderson Silva).
Another hotly amusement of the fight night is waiting for the UFC fans as Ronda Rousey is ready to advance her almanac to a absolute 10-0 if she takes on bantamweight basic Alexis Davis, who comes in accepting won eight of her endure nine contests.

UFC 175 as well welcomes Stefan Struve aback to the Octagon and appearance one of the a lot of accepted men in alloyed aggressive arts, Urijah Faber.
On the whole, the 11-fight agenda looks as follows:

Main Card:
Chris Weidman against Lyoto Machida
Ronda Rousey against Alexis Davis
Stefan Struve against Matt Mitrione
Uriah Hall against Thiago "Marreta" Santos
Marcus Brimage against Russell Doane

Prelims:
Urijah Faber against Alex Caceres
Kenny Robertson against Ildemar Alcantara
Chris Camozzi against Bruno Santos
George Roop against Rob Font

Pass Prelims:
Luke Zachrich against Guilherme Vasconcelos
Kevin Casey against Bubba Bush

Thanks for your time. The first action begins at 7 p.m. ET.