The second time in 40 years, German and Uruguay met to fight over third place World Cup.At a meeting in Mexico in 1970 World Cup, Germany won 1-0. The last meeting was the second in the World Cup in Mexico in 1986. Uruguay can only hold Germany 1-1.
Overall, German and Uruguay met eight times in every tournament since 1962. Germany won six times, Uruguay has not even once.
At the last meeting in Bochum, in October 1993, Germany won with five goals without reply. Germany is a nightmare Uruguay.
History of struggles over the third place is also not aligned to Uruguay. Before Germany was defeated in the struggle for third place at the 1970 World Cup, Uruguay unschooled in a similar failure in the World Cup in 1954. They defeated Austria - German allied brothers.
Germany snatch third place four times, and failed only once, when the French were defeated at the 1958 World Cup. Finally, when it hosted the 2006 World Cup, beat Portugal 3-1 Die Mannschaft.
Like four years ago, the Germans wanted to amuse themselves with a third place the second time consecutively. Uruguay wants to erase their bad history, and satisfy supporters by defeating Germany first time in 48 years.
Oscar Washington Tabarez, Uruguay coach says his team will play all my heart to treat the failure to reach the final.
"We almost reached the final. Now we will not be sorry if you had to go home as the winner of third place," he said.
Two players; Thomas Müller in the German camp, and Luis Suarez on the part of Uruguay, has been able to play after serving the sentence. Both the semi-final matches, when teams beat their respective opponents.
Müller predicted to be a starter in the German midfield. Suarez possibility can not be a duet with Diego Forlan, who suffered a thigh injury when the Dutch defeated Uruguay 3-2.
Müller and potentially add to the collection tally Klose. Both have collected four goals. Forlan, also collected four goals, the possibility of sitting in the bleachers.
However, if medical tests show a few hours before the game Forlan could be played, coach Oscar Tabarez will certainly reduce the Atletico Madrid striker.