Germany v Brazil #GermanyVsBrazil2014 Prediction +GERvsBRA2014

http://siegfriedwalther.blogspot.com/2014/07/gervsbra-germanyvsbrazil2014-result.html   

 

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#Brazil #BRA

 

#Germany #GER

 

 

I said in an earlier posting on this blog, if you want to have a world war, you have to invite the Germans, and similarly,  a World Cup semi-without the Germans is unthinkable.

Yes, Brazil, have 5 World Cup Titles to Germany's 3, but they do not have Germany's superb record of consistent excellence.: I quote from an earlier blog.

 

 "17 Appearances in World Cup Finals. 3 Wins

• 4 Times Runners UP
• 3rd place on 4 occasions
• 222 goals in World Cup Finals (prior to 2014), More than any other side in the world

• Even Brazil, with 5 World Cups, and Italy with 4, have no answer to Germany's record at World Cup Finals.
• Germany have only once failed to reach the last eight in their 17 previous World Cup appearances. That came in 1938, when they were knocked out in the first round by Switzerland after a replay. "

No nation comes close to Germany's record of consistency at World Cups.

It doesn't seem to matter whether Germany turn up to the World Cup with a team regarded as capable of winning the trophy, or with a team regarded as below-par, they still seem to take their "reserved" place in the quarters or semi's with monotonous regularity.

Since their last win, in 1990, Germany have only gone on to make the final once - in 2002 when they lost to Brazil.

 

Whatever it is that the Germans have which reserves their place in the last rounds of the world cup, (depth? talent? discipline?  healthy senior and junior league domestic leagues), the opponents they have then encountered, particularly after 1990, have managed to prevent Germany from adding a fourth star to their shirts.

 

HEAD TO HEAD 12-3

Brazil will be aware of Germany's tournament record. But they will focus instead on Germany's more recent lack of achievement from this stage of the competition onwards. In addition, the head to head record between the two countries favours Brazil by some margin:

 

Brazil have won 12 of their 20 games, Germany have won only 3

 

 

As stated above, their last #WorldCup encounter was in the 2002 final and Brazil won that by 2 goals to nil. That said, the 2002 German team was widely considered below par by German standards, and little was expected of them in Germany itself.

 

It's not clear why Germany's record against Brazil is so poor. Other European sides like Italy and France are almost on a par head to head. France lead Brazil 3-1 in victories at the World Cup. It has been suggested that perhaps Germany approach matches with Brazil with an abundance of caution instead of playing their natural game.

 

3 factors favouring a Brazil win:

Whatever the case, these are the factors which do not operate in Germany's favour for Tuesday's match:

• Brazil have home ground advantage. Yes, this can be turned on its head if the visiting side start well. It could silence the crowd. The weight of expectation of home fans can be turned into pressure by visitors. Ultimately, however, you just have to look at the World Cup History to see how often the winners have won the title in front of home crowds.

 

• Brazil's record over Germany should give them a psychological edge.

• Germany's record in the semi-finals of the last two world cups, and the European Championship two years ago, suggests that they may be vulnerable to pressure at the final hurdle.

Factors which could favour Germany

• Germany have a well balanced team, full of depth, experience and discipline. Although, only their game against Portugal demonstrates as much at this World Cup, Germany are superb on Defence and on Attack. Their counter-attack is lethal.

 

• Germany arguably have the best goalkeeper at the World Cup: Manual Neuer. (See link to Article below)

This pic is a humorous look at the line up for the National Anthems....   FRAvsNEUER....

 
• Germany's Thomas Müller, although a midfielder, is one of the leading scorers at this year's world cup and is in dangerous form. He and highly experienced striker Miroslav Klose, are two of the many Germans capable of scoring and exploiting Brazil's defence, which some have described as average. Germany have many players capable of finding spaces in the Brazilian midfield and defence.

 

• Germany are capable of scoring early, and if they repeat what they did in 2010, where they defeated England 4-1 & Argentina by 4-0, they could, instead of defending that lead, follow up with a lighting fast second goal. That could silence the crowd and reverse home ground advantage.
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•  Brazil are without their chief striker, Neymar (injured) and Thiago Silva, their inspirational Captain. 

 

• Germany showed what they are capable of in the 2010 World Cup, but peaked to early. They have certainly not set this World Cup alight with anything close to that form. Since most of the players from 2010 are all still there, this more experienced side may well step up a gear, particularly on attack.  

• Germany are well-drilled and dangerous from set-pieces play. Their ability to score from free-kicks and corners could make the difference in a tight match.

 

All in all, I believe that, despite home ground advantage, the scales are slightly tipped in Germany's favour for this encounter.

 

 PREDICTION: Germany will win by 2 goals to 1 in regular time.  #GERvsBRA +GERvBRA #GermanyVSBrazil2014

 

 

 Siegfried Walther 06 July 2014

Other articles:
GERMANY HAPPY WITH OZIL'S WIDER ROLE
http://au.eurosport.com/football/germany-happy-with-ozil-s-wider-role_sto4316390/story.shtml

"CORTANA" APPARENTLY MORE ACCURATE THAN PAUL THE OCTOPUS. PREDICTS WINS FOR GERMANY & ARGENTINA
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fifa-world-cup-2014-germany-will-beat-brazil-argentina-will-best-netherlands-semi-finals-1455518

NEUER LAUDED AS WORLD'S BEST GOALKEEPER

http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/brazil-2014/group-g/fifa-world-cup-2014-germany-s-manuel-neuer-lauded-as-world-s-best-goalkeeper-1.1356565

ALL FALLING INTO PLACE FOR RUTHLESS GERMANS

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/worldcup/brazil-vs-germany-world-cup-2014-match-preview-its-all-falling-into-place-for-ruthless-germans-9587177.html

See also link on this blog to: Pilot with guide dog....
http://siegfriedwalther.blogspot.com/2014/06/pilots-white-sticks-guide-dogs-jokes.html

ANOTHER 2-1 PREDICTION IN FAVOUR OF GERMANY
http://www.tsmplug.com/news/brazil-vs-germany-preview-lineups/

Brazil v Germany Fivesee
http://fivesee.com/2014/06/4035/brazil-vs-germany-fifa-world-cup-semifinals-2014.html

Tried to find a pundit favouring Brazil, so far no luck. Brazil, fans, please post a link in the Comments if you wish. Let's hear from you. But in the meantime, just to show some lack of bias, here's a prediction from a very good friend of mind who lives in Aussie:

Willem Kilian 2-1 Brazil (sorry Sieg) :D

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http://fivesee.com/2014/07/4074/argentina-vs-holland-fifa-world-cup-semifinals-2014.html

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