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World Cup 2014: Brazil v Netherlands Third Place Playoff

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After the massacre at Belo Horizonte, hosts Brazil are eyeing for third place finish as they face Netherlands. Tonight their fans will wait with bated breath to see how the Samba boys will respond after the thrashing handed out by the Germans, which has now eclipsed the Maracanazo.

In a match that neither side is too keen on playing, the host nation must atone for their humiliating defeat. “Who was third?” is not something that you hear very often. Nonetheless, even Neymar has implored to his teammates to look at the third place playoffs as the finals and come out of the World Cup smiling.

Some may say the South Americans were weakened without their striker, who had to skip the semi-finals due to injuries, and coupled with their captain Thiago Silva’s suspension, the team was exposed. Whatever may be the reason for the utterly shocking result, there’s hope now with the return of Silva, and the fact that the Dutch had a day less to prepare after their distressing defeat on penalties to Argentina on Wednesday’s second semi-final.

Third place playoffs

Bronze is bitter: The South American giants must restore hurt pride by going after this conciliatory win.

At their 5th World Cup encounter, both teams will be licking their wounds but should keep their eyes on the bronze medal. However, since Holland coach Louis van Gaal has been cribbing about the unfairness of the third place playoffs and calling for it to be scrapped, it remains to be seen if the Dutch will be enthused at all about the game.

If forward Arjen Robben’s drab and dull response when he was asked about the third place playoffs, “They can keep it,” he said, is any indication of the outcome: then let’s just say that Scolari’s men can restore some of their hurt pride, and Brazil won’t break into civil unrest.

Design Credit: Akshit Bhasin

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