FREE PLAY - FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 Germany - Portugal Monday, 16 Jun 2014, 18:00 CET WORLD: World Cup 2014 Bet: o2.5 -125 (BOOKMAKER) Jeffrey Brandes biggamepicks trendbetting Analysis by HOODEENEE This is great derby match in Group G which also includes USA and Ghana. Germany is considered one of the main favorites for the title, while Portugal is also among the favorites. The truth is they are not under a lot of pressure. The Germans have three triumphs in World Cups history, in 1990, 1974 and 1954. They placed third in the last two Mundials and were runners-up in 2002. The Germans easily passed the qualification phase for this World Cup and won 9 matches out of 10. They played three friendly matches in the last two months as a preparation for the final tournament. Germany won convincingly over Armenia (6:1 on 06.06), while playing to a draw with Cameroon (2:2 on 01.06) and Poland (0:0 on 13.05). The midfielder Marco Reus got an ankle injury on the last friendly match and will miss the entire competition. The goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, the defender Philipp Lahm and the midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger were out of action due to injuries and their current form is under doubt. If they have recovered from injuries they are expected to be in the starting eleven. Portugal has never played in a final in the World Cup. In Germany 2006 they ended on the fourth place, while their biggest success is a third place in 1966. They had problems during qualification for this World Cup and had to go through play-offs to secure the placement. However, they showed stability and managed to eliminate Sweden. Portugal played three friendly matches in the last three weeks and won convincingly over Ireland (5:1 on 11.06), while they also won 1:0 against Mexico and played to a scoreless draw with Greece. But Portugal played these friendlies without some of their best players such as Pepe, Raul Meireles and Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo is still doubtful for this match, but I strongly belive he will play. He had knee and thigh problems during the preparation period and his recovery is still questionable. Portugal depends on him a lot, so it will be a big handicap if he cannot give a maximum effort in this World Cup. Almeida will probably be in the attack, while Ricardo Costa could replace Pepe in defense. Germany (world champion in 1954, 1974 and 1990) won the last three meetings in these big tournaments. Here are the results: 09.06.2012. Germany - Portugal 1:0 - Euro 2012 19.06.2008. Portugal - Germany 2:3 - Euro 2008 08.07.2006. Germany - Portugal 3:1 - World Cup 2006 As we can see, this world cup offer great matches...only one was under 2.5 goals. Thats could be not only because of the new revolutionary Adidas ball, but also because of very good weather conditions. This is simply match where must count on big numbers of goals. i suggest to place this bet right now, cause odds dropping on this bet. Probable lineups Germany: Manuel Neuer; Per Mertesacker, Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng and Benedikt Höwedes; Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philipp Lahm; Toni Kroos, Mesut Özil and Lukas Podolski; and Thomas Muller Portugal: Rui Patrício; Joao Pereira, Pepe, Bruno Alves and Fábio Coentrao; Miguel Veloso, Rául Meireles and Moutinho; Nani, Hélder Postiga and Cristiano Ronaldo
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