FIFA World Cup 2014 - Final & 3rd Place Play-off [12th - 13th July] **spoilers**

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I'm expecting a dominant win for the BBC. They're by far the classier outfit - ITV have looked poor all tournament.
 
From other thread, didn't notice this one!

I haven't the foggiest how tonight's game is going to go.

Two teams that got worse as the tournament progressed.
One team just been humiliated in front of their home crowd with a score to settle.
One team whose manager doesn't even want to be playing the match.

I'd like to say there will be plenty of goals, but I'm not sure we can trust Fred with that and Brazil also have Silva back presumably so the defence should be more solid. I reckon Brazil will be trying too hard to win, that they get hit on the break a few times.

2-0 Holland ;p

edit: Skybet are only offering 9/1 for Brazil to score 4 or more, who on earth would take such low odds wtf.
 
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This could end up being the better game, Brazil are desperate to win to save a little face so should attack and Holland have really nothing to win so have no particular reason to play dull backwards passing nonsense football. Against Argentina they didn't want to go behind because a final was up for grabs, poor decision and style and lost them the game but without that too scared to attack thing, they might just play like they did against Spain, all out attack.


Germany vs Argentina, a lot of people are talking about Argentina's solidity as a reason it will be difficult. But good teams don't completely buckle when put under pressure like some people seem to be expecting Germany to. Crap teams need space and time, great teams can be almost as good in tight spaces and Germany have multiple players who won't panic in such situations. Likewise Argentina faced a bunch of crap teams and/or teams like Holland who refused to put the ball anywhere near their strikers with zero quality trying to pick out those passes. Germany have better quality, the best attacker in the competition so far and a pretty decent defence.

If Argentina sit back I see Germany taking the lead, Argentina pushing forward to get another but conceding more easily as they leave themselves more open.
 
I can't say either game really excites me but I think the final will be a cagey affair with the game ending in normal time either 1-0 or 2-1.

Most people seem to be favouring Germany based on the 7-1 thrashing of Brazil but I do think people need to remember their group games against Ghana who outplayed them and the USA who matched them as well as their last 16 match against Alegria who could've easily been 2 or 3-0 up within 30 minutes before writing off Argentina :)
 
It was a bit embarrassing how they held up Neymar's shirt during the national anthem last match, if they worship him that much then it's no wonder they capitulated after going a few goals down.
 
What a pointless game, playing to decide who finishes 3rd and 4th. Who gives a damn.

Bring on tomorrows game.
 
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