World Cup 2014 TV Schedule: Brazil vs. Netherlands, July 12
Will Brazil be able to recover from its 7-1 loss to Germany and rally against the Netherlands?
Will Brazil be able to recover from its 7-1 loss to Germany and rally against the Netherlands?
It鈥檚 the match no team aims for: third place. After coming so far in the tournament, with two hugely disappointing losses, the Netherlands will take on Brazil at聽4:00 p.m. EST聽at Est谩dio Nacional de Brasilia in Bras铆lia.
After a defeat that will go in the history books, the big question is whether the Brazilians will come into the match looking to prove themselves?
With key players Neymar and Thiago Silva out against Germany, Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari faced an uphill battle, but no one expected it to be that bad. Mr. Scolari told a聽press conference聽on Tuesday,
Brazil鈥檚 mindset will be key to any chance of victory. The Netherlands comes into this match with the edge.
The Netherlands lost in a close shootout against Argentina, 4-2. The Dutch have never won a World Cup before and this year looks like a step backwards after making it to the finals of the last Cup tournament and losing to Spain 1-0.
Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal isn鈥檛 hiding his聽frustration at having to play聽a third place match:
The match will air on ESPN and Univision and live streams will be available on each broadcaster鈥檚 website.