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Brazil Leads USA 2-0; Firmino and Neymar Score

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NEW JERSEY — World superstars Neymar, Philippe Coutinho and Alisson are among the starters for Brazil for tonight’s international football friendly clash against the United States at MetLife Stadium.

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Despite the fuss about his below-par performance at the FIFA World Cup tournament this past summer, Neymar has been named Brazil’s permanent captain by coach Tite and the Paris Saint-Germain is looking forward to leading the team.

“My responsibility is even bigger now due to the captaincy but if you don’t play [good] football there’s no need of it,” the forward said.

Neymar will start in the attack alongside Roberto Firmino and Douglas Costa and the trio will be a handful for the USA backline.

Philippe Coutinho will suit-up alongside Casemiro and Fred in the midfield, while Liverpool’s midfielder Fabinho stars at right back.

Alisson, as expected, starts in goal with Thiago Silva, Marquinhos and Filipe Luis are in defense.

Meanwhile, the USA head into this game with a youthful squad that includes Julian Green, Antonee Robinson and Weston McKennie.

Wil Trapp will lead the the home side.

In the meantime, with Clint Dempsey now retired from international football, Bobby Wood is currently the focal man in front of goal.

Tim Weah, Gyasi Zardes and Alex Bono are among the substitutes for the United States.

Video Highlights: Belgium Tops Brazil 2-1, World Cup 2018

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Belgium continued its impressive run at the 2018 World Cup after collecting a 2-1 victory over Brazil in the quarterfinals at Kazan on Friday.

An own goal by Fernandinho and a flawlessly finish from Kevin De Bruyne gave Belgium a 2-0 lead over Brazil at halftime and the European side held on to knock out another South American nation at the World Cup.

Belgium took the lead in the 13th minute after a corner from Nacer Chadli was met at the near post by Vincent Kompany, whose flick hit the shoulder of Fernandinho and out of the reach of keeper Alisson.

De Bruyne made it 2-0 for Belgium when he linked up with Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku on a swift counterattack and finished off the move with a superb strike from the edge of the area in the 31st minute.

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Substitute Renato Augusto pulled a goal back for Brazil in the 76th minute, but the five-time champions were unable to beat Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois a second time.

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Neymar and Co. had several opportunities to score, with veteran centre-back Thiago Silva hitting the post early, while Augusto missed a glorious chance in the second half.

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez praised his team after the game and said his players executed the game place perfectly.

“Sometimes you have to accept that Brazil has got this finesse, that quality, and that they’re going to break you down, and (Belgium) just refused to accept that,” Martinez said.

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“The execution was perfect. These boys deserve to be something special back home in Belgium.”

The victory on Friday sees Belgium advancing to a World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1986, and will next face 1998 World Cup champion France in St. Petersburg.

The last two other spots will be decided in Saturday’s quarterfinals, which will see host nation Russia taking on Croatia and England battling against Sweden.

Neymar, Coutinho Guide Brazil To 3-0 Win Over Argentina

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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Sporting Alert – Neymar led Brazil to a 3-0 rout of Argentina in a CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying game on Thursday night.

Philippe Coutinho and Neymar scored first-half goals to give Brazil a 2-0 lead at the interval before Paulinho added a third for the home side early in the second half.

The win Thursday night saw Brazil moving one point clear of Uruguay at the top of the CONMEBOL Standings with 21 points, while Argentina continues to sit in the bottom half of the standing with 16 points.

Brazil grabbed the lead in the 25th minute when Liverpool playmaker Coutinho blasted past Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero into the top of the net from 19-yards out.

Coutinho picked up the ball on the left-hand side before dribbling to the centre of the Argentina box and then fired home a powerful shot into the goal.

Brazil went 2-0 up shortly before the halftime whistle when Neymar picked up a through ball and finished with a low shot past Romero.

Paulinho round out the scoring in the 58th minute for Brazil, firing home from just outside the six-yard box.

GOALSCORERS: Philippe Coutinho (25′) Neymar (45’+1′) Paulinho (58′)

In the earlier game on the night, Colombia and Chile battled to a 0-0 draw.

The contest saw forward Radamel Falcao making his first appearance for Colombia in 13 months.

Elsewhere, Sebastián Coates and Diego Rolan found the net in the first half and Uruguay edged Ecuador 2-1, with Felipe Caicedo also scoring in the first half.

In fact, Rolan scored what turned out to be the game winner for Uruguay one minute after Caicedo had equalized for Ecuador in the 45th minute

Copa America Group Standings On June 7

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ORLANDO, FL, Sporting Alert – Group points standings after the opening round of group games in the 2016 Copa America tournament, which were completed on Monday with the Group D fixtures.

Heading into the second round of group matches, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Panama and Mexico have all picked up victories in their opening games at the tournament and are now just one win away from booking quarterfinal places.

At the same time, however, the likes of USA, Jamaica, Uruguay and even defending champion Chile all face elimination from the tournament and can’t afford to lose again in any of their next two fixtures.

Copa America Group A
Clubs P W D L FA Pts
1. Colombia 1 1 0 0 2-0 3
2. Costa Rica 1 0 1 0 0-0 1
3. Paraguay 1 0 1 0 0-0 1
4. USA 1 0 0 1 0-2 0

 

After beating USA 2-0 in their opening game, Colombia could book a quarterfinals place on Tuesday with a win over Paraguay in the second game of Group A.

The South Americans, however, will be without star midfielder and captain James Rodriguez, who suffered a shoulder injury in the victory against the U.S. and has not recovered fully.

The Real Madrid player was one of the scorers in the tournament opener – netting from the penalty spot – and he will be somewhat disappointed to miss the clash with Paraguay.

Costa Rica and Paraguay played to a 0-0 draw in their Group A opening match and they sit behind Colombia in the standings on one point each.

Host nation USA, though, is in deep trouble and could be dumped from the 2016 Copa America tournament on Tuesday with a defeat against the Costa Ricans.

Copa America Group B
Clubs P W D L FA Pts
1. Peru 1 1 0 0 1-0 3
2. Brazil 1 0 1 0 0-0 1
3. Ecuador 1 0 1 0 0-0 1
4. Haiti 1 0 0 1 0-1 0

Peru is the surprised leader in the Group B standings after one game, with group favourite Brazil and Ecuador both on one point and Haiti waiting to get off the mark.

Peru tagged Haiti 1-0 in the opening contest last week, but face a sterner opponent in Ecuador in the second match day.

However, a win for them in their next fixture would see them securing an early passage into the quarterfinals with six points.

Brazil takes on Haiti in their second game of the tournament and will start heavy favourite to beat the CONCACAF side, which would eliminate them from this year’s Copa America.

Copa America Group C
Clubs P W D L FA Pts
1. Mexico 1 1 0 0 3-1 3
2. Venezuela 1 1 0 0 1-0 3
3. Jamaica 1 0 0 1 0-1 0
4. Uruguay 1 0 0 1 1-3 0

Mexico and Venezuela are leading the way in Group C after the completion of the first round of group fixtures.

El Tri looked very confident in their 3-1 victory over Uruguay in the opening game of the group last week and lead the standings on goal difference. Next up for them is a clash with fellow CONCACAF opponents Jamaica, which suffered a defeat to Venezuela in their opener.

Mexico will move into the quarterfinals with another three points, while the Reggae Boyz would be facing elimination with a defeat.

Venezuela can also earn a place into the last eight with a win over Uruguay, although the South Americans are the bookies favourites to bounce back from the Mexico defeat.

Striker Luis Suarez is expected to miss the second game as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury.

Copa America Group D
Clubs P W D L FA Pts
1. Argentina 1 1 0 0 2-1 3
2. Panama 1 1 0 0 2-1 3
3. Bolivia 1 0 0 1 1-2 0
4. Chile 1 0 0 1 1-2 0

Top-ranked and tournament favourites Argentina and Panama took the early lead in Group D after the first round of group matches with identical 2-1 wins on Monday night.

With leading forward and captain Lionel Messi sitting on the bench for the entire game, Argentina went out and beat Chile 2-1 in the rematch of last year’s final, which was won by the Alexis Sanchez led hosts on penalties.

Argentina will face Panama in the second game of the tournament, with Chile facing Bolivia, which suffered a late defeat to Panama in their Group D opener on Monday.

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Brazil 2016 Copa America Team Roster

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – Here is Brazil’s team roster for the 2016 Copa America tournament in the United States from June 3-26.

Despite the absence of leading forward Neymar, the South American giants still have a very strong and talented squad heading into this year’s tournament.

Among the listed stars included are Barcelona right-back Dani Alves, Chelsea winger Willian, Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho and Zenit St Petersburg striker Hulk.

There is also a place in the squad for 19-year-old Gabriel Barbosa, after the Santos striker caught the eyes of Dunga and his coaching staff.

Experienced playmaker Kaka, who plays for MLS outfits Orlando City, is also among the highlighted names in the 23-man squad.

Filipe Luis, Miranda, Luiz Gustavo and Marcelo Grohe, who was recently called up as a replacement goalkeeper for Ederson, are available as well for Dunga.

One of the players looking to have a good tournament is Paris Saint-Germain young centre-back Marquinhos.

The 21-year-old is reportedly hoping to leave the French champions this summer in his search for more first team football, and he knows that a few quality performances at the upcoming Copa America could open the doors for a move to another club.

Besides Neymar, the likes of David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Douglas Costa, Roberto Firmino, Oscar, Lucas Moura, Fernandinho, Dante and Rafinha are also out of the tournament.

Brazil will play in Group B alongside Peru, Haiti and Ecuador.

The multiple World Cup champions, have won four out of five Copa America titles between 1997 and 2007 – making them them the most successful nation.

As expected, Dunga’s side is one of the favourites to lift the trophy this year.

Full Brazil Squad:

Goalkeeper: Alisson (Internacional); Diego Alves (Valencia); Marcelo Grohe (Gremio)
Defender: Dani Alves (Barcelona); Fabinho (Monaco); Douglas Santos (Atlético Mineiro); Filípe Luís (Atletico Madrid); Gil (Shandong Luneng); Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain); Miranda (Inter Milan); Rodrigo Caio (São Paulo)
Midfielder: Casemiro (Real Madrid); Elias (Corinthians); Luiz Gustavo (Wolfsburg); Lucas Lima (Santos); Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool); Renato Augusto (Beijing Guoan); Willian (Chelsea); Kaká (Orlando City SC)
Forward: Gabriel (Santos); Hulk (Zenit); Jonas (Benfica)

Turkey v Brazil Starting Team, Live Scores

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ISTANBUL, Turkey (Sporting Alert) — Leading defender Thiago Silva starts on the bench for Brazil in tonight’s football friendly international clash with Turkey at Ataturk Olympic Stadium.

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Silva recently returned from injury for Paris Saint-Germain and is expected to get a run out with the national setup as the game goes on.

Brazil’s back four, with Silva on the bench and Dani Alves not in the side, consist of Danilo, Miranda, David Luiz and Filipe Luis.

Fernandinho, Oscar and Luiz Gustavo start in midfield, while Neymar leads the attack alongside Willian and Luiz Adriano.

Douglas Costa, Casemiro, Marquinhos, Alex Sandro, Conceicao Anderson Talisca and Philippe Coutinho are all on the substitutes bench.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan leads the list of starters for Turkey.

Hamit Altintop, Mehmet Topal, Umut Bulut, Mevlut Erdinc, Ozan Tufan and Bilal Kisa all start as well for the home side.

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Turkey team: Demirel, Kaya, Koybasi, Irtegun, Tufan, Kisa, Altintop, Turan, Topal, Bulut, Erdinc. Subs: Tekin, Inan, Buyuk, Ozyakup, Erkin, Sahan, Ekici, Camdal, Sen, Potuk, Aziz, Ayhan, Babacan

Brazil team: Diego Alves, Danilo, Miranda, Luiz, Luis, Fernandinho, Oscar, Gustavo, Willian, Luiz Adriano, Neymar. Subs: Rafael Cabral, Douglas Costa, Casemiro, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Alex Sandro, Mario Fernandes, Firmino, Anderson Talisca, Coutinho, Fred, Neto

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Tevez is back for Argentina; plus Nov. 12 friendly fixtures

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Carlos Tevez is back in the Argentina squad for Wednesday’s friendly against Croatia and the Juventus forward is hoping to use the exhibition to established a place in the team again.

International Friendly
1:30 pm Turkey v Brazil
2:00 pm Norway v Estonia
2:30 pm Holland v Mexico
2:45 pm Argentina v Croatia
2:45 pm Belgium v Iceland

The former Manchester United and Manchester City striker has not played for Argentina for more than three years, with his last appearance coming at the 2011 Copa America tournament.

However, Tevez’s form with Juventus this season has been difficult to overlooked by new coach Gerardo Martino and the player revealed that he’s delighted to get a fresh start.

This beginning with the national setup starts at the Boleyn Ground in London against Croatia on Wednesday, where the forward is expected to battle with Sergio Agüero and Gonzalo Higuain for a starting place alongside Lionel Messi.

“When you are not in the squad, you always miss it, but I am not stupid and I knew earlier was not the right moment to be back,” Tevez was quoted by Ole newspaper.

“I’m very happy to be back. I take it as a prize for this present time in my career.

“To me, it has more value than in past times. There is a new coach and I hope I can do well.”

Martino admits that Tevez, who he believes has been probably one of the top three best players in the Serie A in the past two seasons, could no longer be ignored.

“He has probably been one of the three best players in the past two Italian league seasons, so he deserves a place in the squad,” said Martino.

“It is a great chance for Carlos to make the most of this opportunity but also for me as a coach to be with him. He’s back.

“I need to see him in ­training but I want to give as many minutes to as many players as possible. I followed what happened in the months leading up to the World Cup [with Tévez].

“I have my own approach and philosophy but the reaction has been great.”

Meanwhile, fellow South American giant Brazil, will also be in action on Wednesday night when Neymar and co. take on Turkey in a friendly.

The two nations will clash in Istanbul and Brazil’s attacking midfielder Willian is expecting a difficult contest at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium — noting that Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan will be one of the players to watch.

“Turkey are not a team to be taken lightly,” Willian told the Turkish newspaper Milliyet.

“This game is a good opportunity to test ourselves. We have watched Turkey’s previous games and they are a side that can spring a surprise.

“They also have players of the highest quality such as Arda Turan. We have to be careful,” the Chelsea player added.

Also in action on Wednesday night is the friendly clash with Netherlands and Mexico at Amsterdam ArenA.

New Holland head coach Guus Hiddink has not been off to the best start since replacing Louis van Gaal after the 2014 FIFA World Cup and he will be using the game exhibition against Mexico to fine-tuned some things.

The Netherlands have just three points from three games in the European 2016 qualifying campaign, and Hiddink said that he would quit if his side failed to beat Latvia at the Amsterdam Arena on Sunday.

Neymar scores all 4 goals in Brazil win over Japan

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SINGAPORE (SportingAlert.com) — Striker Neymar scored all four goals, including a second half hat-trick in Brazil’s 4-0 victory over Japan in an international football friendly game on Tuesday in Singapore.

The Barcelona forward opened the scoring in the 18th minute when he finished well after being played through on goal by strike partner Diego Tardelli.

The forward then scored three more goals in the second half as Brazil won it’s fourth straight friendly game since losing 3-0 to the Netherlands in the 3rd place playoff clash at the 2014 FIFA World Cup at home.

Neymar and Brazil’s second goal game in the 48th minute following another through ball pass this time from Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho, while he completed his hat-trick with an easy tap home from close range in the 77th minute after Coutinho’s shot was pushed into his path by goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima.

The fourth goal game nine-minutes from time when substitute Kaka floated in a cross for the captain to leap high and head home past Kawashima. That goal saw him surpassing World Cup winning forward Bebeto as Brazil’s 5th all-time leading goal scorer with 40 goals from 58 caps for the senior national team.

Brazil came into the game on good form after blanking fellow South American arch rivals Argentina 2-0 in another exhibition on Saturday as Dunga makes his second spell with the national team.

Brazil: 1. Jefferson 2. Danilo 3. Miranda 14. Gil 6. Filipe Luis 17. Luiz Gustavo 22. Elias 19. Willian 11. Oscar 46’9. Martins Diego Tardelli 10. Neymar. Subs: 12. Rafael 5. Romulo 8. Josef Souza 7. Robinho 13. Juan Jesus 15. Dodo 16. Mario Fernandes 18. Augusto Everton Ribeiro 20. Kaka 21. Philippe Coutinho 23. Grohe Marcelo.

Japan: 1. Eiji Kawashima 21. Kosuke Ota 16. Tsukasa Shiotani 3. Gotoku Sakai 6. Masato Morishige 8. Junya Tanaka 22. Taishi Taguchi 17. Ryota Morioka 7. Gaku Shibasaki 9. Shinji Okazaki 19. Yu Kobayashi. Subs: 12. Shusaku Nishikawa 2. Hiroki Mizumoto 4. Keisuke Honda 5. Yuto Nagatomo 11. Yoichiro Kakitani 13. Hajime Hosogai 14. Yoshinori Muto 15. Daisuke Suzuki 18. Mike Havenaar 20. Daigo Nishi 23. Shuichi Gonda

Colombia v Brazil Friendly International Channels

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MIAMI, Fla. (Sporting Alert) — Brazil will take on Colombia in a high-profile friendly football international at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium here on Friday night.

TV Channels Carrying Live Coverage: beIN Sports USA, beIN Sports 4 HD, beIN Sports 11 HD, beIN Sports 13 HD, beIN Sports Connect Arabia, SporTV, Globo, SuperSport Maximo, SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 3.

Re-appointed head coach Dunga, who replaced Luiz Felipe Scolari as Brazil boss after the World Cup, confirmed that Barcelona forward Neymar would captain the national team in the absence of the injured Thiago Silva, and the 22-year-old leads the attack tonight.

Also starting Brazil are Luiz Gustavo, David Luiz, Willian, Oscar and Diego Tardelli.

Among the substitutes are Robinho, who was recalled to the squad,  Fernandinho, Everton Ribeiro and Marquinhos.

Manchester United forward Radamel Falcao starts on the bench, but Real Madrid’s attacking playmaker James Rodríguez is in starting for Colombia.

Falcao, who is with Manchester United on loan from Monaco, missed the World Cup, while Rodríguez, who scored the last time these two teams met, was one of the stars of Brazil 2014.

Juan Cuadrado and Jackson Martínez are also in Jose Pekerman starting team.

Colombia have won four of its last five games, but did lose 2-1 the last time these two met.

Friday night’s game is a replay of the FIFA World Cup quarter-final.

At the same time, Brazil have dropped its last two games, after losing the third round playoff contest to the Netherlands, this was after being hammered 7-1 by World champions Germany in the Cup semi-finals.

Brazil XI: Jefferson, Miranda, Maicon, Filipe Luis, David Luiz, Willian, Ramires, Luiz Gustavo, Oscar, Diego Tardelli, Neymar. Subs: Danilo, Elias, Everton Ribeiro, Fernandinho, Gil, Marcelo, Marquinhos, Philippe Coutinho, Rafael, Ricardo Goulart, Robinho

Colombia XI: Ospina, Zapata, Armero, Valdes,  Zuniga, Sanchez, Ramírez, Cuadrado, Rodríguez, Gutierrez, Martínez. Sub: Aguilar, Mejía, Ramos, Bacca, Carbonero, Vargas, Alvarez, Guarín, Quintero, Muriel, Falcao, Arias, Ibarbo

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: ESPN3 Live Streaming

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(SportingAlert) — Watch FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup live streaming coverage on ESPN3.com, with the final round of group matches at Canada 2014 set for Tuesday evening.

Watch FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Live Streaming on ESPN3

In Group A, at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, leaders Korea DPR take on hosts Canada, with the former only needing a draw to progress.

The second game in the group with see third place Ghana facing Finland, who are yet to registered a point. This game will be played at the Moncton Stadium.

In Group B, South Americans Brazil go in search of their first victory at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup when they battle with group leaders Germany. The Germans have four points from their opening two games, while Brazil only have one.

Elsewhere in the group, second place USA take on China PR at Moncton Stadium, with the Americans looking for a victory they could see them toping the group if Germany fail to beat Brazil.

Match schedule

Group B
Brazil v Germany (Montreal, Olympic Stadium, 3:48 PM EDT)
USA v China PR (Moncton Stadium, 3:48 PM EDT)

Group A
Korea DPR v Canada (Montreal, Olympic Stadium, 19.00, local time)
Ghana v Finland (Moncton Stadium, 20.00, local time)

Brazil v Netherlands Team News; Live Coverage

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BRASILIA (SportingAlert) — As expected, head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari makes a host of changes to his Brazil side for today’s World Cup third-place playoff game with the Netherlands in Brasília.

Kick-off at 4:00 PM ET. Watch and Listen live streaming on: Univision, TalkSport Radio, ESPN3.com and UnivisionDeportes.com, ESPN and WatchESPN. Live TV Channels and More Here | Live World Cup Scores Updates

The starting lineup sees the return of captain Thiago Silva in defense after a one game suspension.

Coming into the starting team as well are Jo, Maxwell, Paulinho, Ramires and Willian, with the likes of Hulk, Fred, Fernandinho, Marcelo, Bernard and Dante, all making way from the team that played against Germany in semi-finals.

For the Netherlands, captain Robin van Persie does start, despite suggestions that he could be rested for this fixture.

However, Nigel de Jong, who started against Argentina in the semis, makes way this time round, with Jordy Clasie, who replaced him in the second half getting the start this evening in the Estadio Nacional.

Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, Daley Blind, Dirk Kuyt and Georginio Wijnaldum all start as well in a very strong looking Netherlands team.

Brazil: Cesar, Maicon, Thiago Silva, Luiz, Maxwell, Paulinho, Gustavo, Ramires, Oscar, Willian, Jo.

Holland: Cillessen, Kuyt, Martins Indi, De vrij, Vlaar, Blind, Wijnaldum, Clasie, sneijder, Robben, Van Persie.

TV Channels for Brazil v Netherlands World Cup third-place

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BRASILIA, Brazil (SportingAlert) — TV Channels and live broadcast for 2014 Watch the World Cup third-place playoff match between Brazil and the Netherlands at Estadio Nacional on Saturday.

Kick-off in Brasília will be at 4:00 PM ET, (17:00 local time), with several broadcasters listed to stream the game. Amongst the live broadcasters are ESPN, WatchESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Deportes, Univision Deportes, STV Scotland, The ITV Player, TalkSport Radio, ITV 1 UK, BBC Radio 5 Live, UTV beIN Sports 1 HD, beIN Sports 2 HD, beIN Sports 11 HD, beIN Sports 13 HD, Globo, Watch ESPN Brasil, BandSports, SporTV, FOX Sports 1 Brasil, Band, NOS Live Streaming, Nederland 1, RTE 2, RTE Player…

The Netherlands and Brazil both suffered disappointing defeats in their semi-final games and the two football powerhouses will be looking to finish off their 2014 World Cup campaign on a winning note.

For Louis van Gaal, this will be his last game in charge as head coach of the Dutch team, as he will be stepping into his new role in the English Premier League as Manchester United manager.

In the meantime, Luiz Felipe Scolari will be hoping for a better result from the one against Germany in the semi-finals when the World Cup hosts were humbled 7-1, with five of those goals coming inside the opening 30-minutes of contest.

Scolari is also fighting to save his job as boss of Brazil, with reports coming from Brazil saying that the former World Cup winning boss could be axed if his team put in another performance like the one against Germany.