Group F is one of two groups in the competition in which all four participants were also present in South Africa 2010 and to show how strong the group is, all four nations advanced out of their groups. Both Germany and Portugal were later knocked out by eventual champions Spain, while Ghana proceeded to the quarter finals at the expense of the USA in a tensely contested 120 minutes. Events contrived to deny Africa its first nation to reach the semi finals as Luis Suarez blocked a goal bound shot with his hand in the dying minutes of the game. Asamoah Gyan missed the resulting penalty and Uruguay advanced after the penalty shoot-out. From the attacking talent that Germany have combined to the minor defensive crises they are going through and Cristiano Ronaldo set to start, everything points towards a high scoring game. There will be goals in Salvador.
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With Marcel Shmelzer ruled out and Phillip Lahm needed to fill up a midfield void due to fitness issues surrounding both Bastian Schweinsteiger and Real Madrid’s Sami Khedira, Die Mannschaft may have to play with an unfamiliar defense consisting of four centre backs. News from the Portuguese camp indicate that Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit enough to play and given that Portugal have lost three times to this opponent in the last four major tournaments, Paulo Bento will be glad to have his talisman fit and firing.
Germany qualified for Brazil with 9 wins out of 10 matches and this is reflected in the odds for a Germany win which is priced at 2.15. Portugal, on the other hand, had to go through the playoff route and a win for Cristiano Ronaldo and co is pegged at 3.90. I really think Portugal have a shot at getting something out of this game but Germany have way too many talents not to trouble Paulo Bento’s men and although both teams are yet to draw in any of the last four competitive matches between them, odds of 3.30 are available for those who fancy the punt.
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Joachim Leow’s Germany rarely fire blanks and Cristiano Ronaldo always looks like he will score anytime he plays making the Over/Under goals market in this match something of a sure bet – if there is anything like that in football. Odds of 2.00 will represent a sound investment for over 2.5 goals to be scored at the Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova. This bet would have paid out in three of Portugal’s last four matches and an incredible thirty five out of Germany’s last forty two games.
Possible Lineups
Germany (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Boateng, Hummels, Mertesacker, Durm; Khedira, Lahm; Muller,
Gotze, Ozil, Podolski
Portugal (4-3-3): Rui Patricio; Pereira, Bruno Alves, Pepe, Coentrao; Moutinho, Carvalho,
Meireless; Nani, Ronaldo, Almeida
Prediction
Germany 2 – 2 Portugal $13 with Bet365 – Join Now for a $200 FREE BET – Limited Offer
