On July 5, all the semifinalists of the football world championship were determined in Brazil. Of the four teams, two South American teams and two European teams were in the decisive stage of the tournament.
The first national team to have the opportunity to play in the 2014 FIFA World Cup semifinals was the German national team. In the quarterfinal match, the Germans defeated the French with a minimum score of 1 - 0. The rivals of Lev's wards were determined in the meeting between Brazil and Colombia. The hosts of the World Cup won with a score of 2 - 1. Thus, the first semi-final pair has a gorgeous football sign - Brazil - Germany.
The match between the Brazilians and the Germans will begin on July 9 at 00:00 Moscow time in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte. It is very difficult to single out a favorite in such a confrontation. We can say that the native fans will have the advantage of the Brazilians, however, the five-time world champions came to the semifinals with problems in the composition (Neymar and captain Silva will not be on the field). Germany did not suffer significant losses before the semifinals. In this pair, only one thing is clear - it is impossible to predict the winner, only the game on the clearing of the Mineirao stadium will reveal the winner.
The first semi-finalist of the second pair was determined in the match between Argentina and Belgium. Messi's team scored a 1 - 0 minimum win and joined the other South African team in the semi-finals. The rivals of the Argentines will be the Dutch. The Netherlands national team was able to defeat Costa Rica in the quarterfinals only in a series of penalty shootouts.
The second semi-final pair is no less gorgeous in terms of the sign of the meeting. Netherlands - Argentina - fans hope that this match will become a real decoration of the football world championship. As in the first semi-final pair, the favorite is unclear. The match will take place in the city of Sao Paulo at the arena of the same name. The game starts on July 10 at 00:00 Moscow time.
An interesting moment can be noted among the semifinal pairs. At different times, these teams played among themselves in the World Cup final. Thus, Brazil defeated Germany in the final of the 2002 World Cup, and Argentina beat the Netherlands in the decisive match of the 1978 World Cup. The fans will be able to find out very soon how the confrontation in the current semi-final pairs will end.
