On July 12, the first medalist of the 2014 FIFA World Cup will be determined in the capital of Brazil. South American and European teams were awarded the right to participate in the bronze medal match.
The entire host country of the World Cup (Brazil) could not expect that their favorites would be so brutally beaten by the Germans in the semifinals. The Brazilian squad failed one of their most important matches since 2002. In the semifinals of the planet in football, Germany beat Brazil 7 - 1. This defeat was the most crushing for the Brazilians in their history, and is also the largest in the playoffs of all world championships. This state of affairs has predetermined that the Brazilians will play in the capital of their country only in the match for third place. The captain Silva will reappear on the field, having missed the semi-final match due to the overuse of yellow cards. However, this is unlikely to be a cause for great Brazilian joy. Few of the fans wanted to see the Brazilians only in the consolation final.
The rivals of the hosts of the World Cup will be the European team of the Netherlands. The Dutch lost their semifinal match. However, the Europeans lost to Argentina only in the penalty shootout. It is worth noting that in the Brazil - Germany match, more goals were scored than in the second semi-final, even taking into account the penalty. The faded 120 minutes of the Netherlands-Argentina semi-final ended in a goalless draw, while the Argentines celebrated victory in the penalty shootout - 4 - 2. Thus, the national teams of Brazil and the Netherlands will converge in the match for third place.
It is difficult to talk about who is the favorite of the meeting. Most often it is mentioned that the team who needs the most wins. Perhaps Brazil just needs to rehabilitate itself somehow in front of the fans and the whole country, but, on the other hand, the Brazilians may not care what place they take, because everything except the first is a failure. The Netherlands can repeat the success of the last championship - once again be among the medalists of the championship (four years ago, the Europeans lost only in the final). However, the question of emotional forces remains open.
