Germany vs Brazil
Four years after suffering a 7-1 defeat in the hands of Germany in the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup, Brazil will now look to get over the ghost of their past as they prepare for another title bid in the upcoming Russia 2018 football games.
Germany did not only beat the online gambling heavyweights back then, but they also humiliated them—and a nation—big time on their own soil. It left the national team emotionally scarred and Brazil into a state of despair.
Betting odds will be against the Selecao once again, but they know they need to do this now and get over the hard part, especially if they are going to cross paths in Russia. It’s a psychological gamble that Brazil manager Tite is willing to take.
Just like in 2014, Brazil will be without Neymar who is recovering from foot surgery. However, make no mistake; the Brazilians are a much better and more balanced team now under Tite than they were during that painful day.
In fact, Brazil have only one defeat as they ran riot in the South America qualifiers and remain unbeaten in eight games in all competitions, the latest a 3-0 win against Russia in a friendly.
Barcelona duo Paulinho and Philippe Coutinho are expected to give Brazil an offensive boost, just like they did against Russia. Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino is also projected to start and have a featured role for the team after coming off the bench last time out.
Germany, on the other hand, head into this match in high spirits. They are favoured to win at odds of 1X2 @ 2.42, and it sure helps they are unbeaten in all competitions since Euro 2016—that’s a 22-game unbeaten run for Joachim Low’s men!
And who could forget their 100 percent record in the qualifiers after winning all ten games?
Thomas Muller and Mesut Ozil were ruled out for the match at Berlin, but the Germans are still oozing with quality. Not to mention they have Toni Kroos and Sami Khedira—who both scored in their meeting in 2014—ready to haunt Brazil again.
Indeed, for the World No.1 Germany, facing World No.2 Brazil is an important match in which they can make a statement in their quest for back-to-back World Cup titles.
Nonetheless, this game is undoubtedly more crucial for Brazil. As coach Tite said: “We are in a building period and emotionally it will be important. Against Germany, we will want to play football, to be competitive, mentally strong, and put an idea in play. We are looking to impose our way of playing.”
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