Brazil and the Netherlands are the unlucky losers who have to play out a match that you can’t imagine any of the playing or coaching staff want to participate in, just to decide who officially finishes third at the 2014 World Cup.
The reception the Brazil players receive when they take to the pitch on Saturday will be interesting after they were booed off after their 7-1 humiliation at the hands of Germany on Tuesday. Will the players have even recovered from that to put any effort into a meaningless game?
The Netherlands drew their second consecutive 0-0, this time with Argentina, but without being able to bring on Tim Krul for the penalty shootout, their dull two-hour affair ended with the South Americans going through to the showpiece final.
One can expect both coaches to make a number of changes to their sides and these matches usually have a few goals in them, perhaps some entertainment in front of goal as only one game in the knock-out round at Brazil 2014 has seen more than 3 goals, with three 1-0′s and two 0-0′s.
Here is a look at Brazil vs Netherlands 2014 World Cup, Third Place: Date Time Telecast Channels.
Match: Brazil vs Netherlands 2014 World Cup Match, Third Place
Date: 12 July, 2014
Time: 16:00 Local | 20:00 GMT | 01:00 PKT (13 July) | 01:30 IST (13 July)
Venue: Estádio Nacional de Brasilia, Brasília
Holland (Possible, 5-3-2): Cesar, Marcelo, Silva, Alves, Luiz, Gustavo, Fernandinho, Hulk, Oscar, Fred, Willian.
Argentina (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Cillessen; Indi, Vlaar, Vrij; Blind, Wijnaldum, Guzman, Kuyt; Sneijder; Robben, Van Persie.
TV Coverage: ABC, ESPN, Tan Action, Star Sports, SkySports 1 HD, Sky Sports 3D, Fox Soccer, Al Jazeera sports, BBC Sport live, PTV Sports, ESPN Brazil, Sony Six, ESPN USA, Fox Sports
