After beating France at the quarterfinal match, Germany is now advancing to the semi-finals facing off with the host Brazil on Tuesday, 08 July 2014 at the Estadio Mineirao Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Germany is the first country to qualify for four successive semi-finals. The team wears this streak of advantage as armor against their opponents. The presence of Manuel Neuer has become the power of the team towards their success in this year's World Cup with his outstanding and intimidating performance as a forward. The athlete was actually dubbed as The Super Sweeper Keeper due to the fact that he possesses an exceptional agility and sharpness as a player.
On the other hand, Neymar's absence due to his injury will debilitate Brazil's World Cup chances. "Unfortunately, he's not going to be able to play [the rest of the World Cup]," as stated by the team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar. "It's not serious in the sense that it doesn't need surgery, but he'll need to immobilize it to recover."
The question what will the team's tactics be and how will they cope up with Neymar's absence still hangs in the air. Given the situation, Scolari will have to reformat the team's game play and formulate a new and functional system that will make them able to win the World Cup with Neymar missing the rest of the tournament.
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