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Germany aims to rebound against Uruguay in third-place match

When two-time World Cup winners Uruguay takes on three-time champions Germany at Port Elizabeth on July 10 in the third-place game, you can bet both teams are going to be disappointed whatever the outcome. Uruguay and Germany were hoping to be playing on Sunday not Saturday to add to their World Cup trophy cabinets. However, after both squads lost by one goal in the semi finals and the best finish they can hope for in South Africa is third.

Typically, third place games can be quite hard for players, managers, and fans to get up for and some players honestly don’t want to play in them. Many teams have an all-or-nothing attitude when it comes to the World Cup and it’ll be interesting to see if Uruguay and Germany play their regular starters or give some other players a chance of getting some experience.

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However, once the whistle blows and the kickoff takes place, the anguish of losing the semi final is usually replaced by professionalism as the players focus on the task in front of them. For Germany’s striker Miroslav Klose, the game offers him another opportunity, and perhaps his last one, to equal Ronaldo’s all-time World Cup scoring record of 15 goals. Klose goes into the game with 14 after scoring four in this year’s tournament.

But word out of the German camp is that Klose may have to miss the game due to a back injury and midfielders Sami Khedira and Mesut Oezil are said to be suffering from minor injuries. Midfielder Thomas Mueller, who is tied with Klose for the team lead with four goals, will be eligible to play after sitting out the team’s 1-0 semi final loss to Spain due to suspension.

Another player who’ll be taking the game seriously if he’s healthy enough to play is Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan, who leads his team with four goals. Forlan stated he’s looking forward to the match and finishing the tournament on a positive note. The team should also be boosted in the attack with the return of Luis Suarez who missed the 3-2 semi final loss to Holland due to a red card he received against Ghana in the quarterfinals. Defender Jorge Fucile is also back after being suspended for the last game and defender Diego Lugano should be fit enough to play.

Germany vs Uruguay Odds and Predictions

The two teams have met eight times in the past with Germany winning six of them and drawing the other two. They’ve outscored the South Americans 23 to five in those games. Ladbrokes has the Germans listed as solid favourites with odds of them winning set at 18/25. A win for Uruguay is posted at 41/10 and the odds of a draw after 90 minutes are 53/20.

If the players have their heart in it, Germany has the talent to stay undefeated against Uruguay even though the Uruguayans may be hungrier in this contest. It all really comes down to the mental state of the Germans. But the Uruguayans have shown they’re not to be taken lightly as they always seem to be hanging around at the 90 minute mark. If Suarez and Forlan are back together and Klose can play, we might see a few fireworks here with the Germans coming out on top 3-2.

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