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FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup Day 6 Schedule, Stream, Times, Channels: June 12

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PARIS, France — The FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup will continue on Wednesday with three more games and you can watch and stream them live on the FOX Network.

Two of the three games are available on your local FOX Network, while the other encounter will be live on Fox Sports 1 USA. Fox Sports Go will stream all three games online as well.

Kicking things off today is the Group A battle between Nigeria and Korea Republic, starting live at 9:00 am ET on Fox Sports 1 USA.

Both teams were beaten in their FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup tournament opening matches and will need to pick up three points in this game if they are hoping to stay in the hunt for a knockout round spot.

The other Group A clash today will see leaders France and Norway facing off with a second-round slot up for the taking.

Host nation France beat Korea Republic 4-0 in the opening match of the tournament, while Norway registered a 3-0 victory over Nigeria in their first game.

Live coverage of this game is on FOX Network and Fox Sports Go and kick-off time is slated for 3:00 pm.

Elsewhere on Wednesday, Germany and Spain will collide in a top of the table clash in Group B.

Game time for this one is scheduled for 12:00 pm, live on FOX Network.

In their FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup opener, Spain bagged a come from behind 3-1 win over South Africa, while Germany edged China 1-0 in their opening match of the tournament.

FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 Fixtures, Live Stream: Day 4

FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup Schedule, Live Stream | Wednesday, June 12

Nigeria vs Korea Republic, 9:00 am, Fox Sports 1
Germany vs Spain, 12:00 pm, FOX Network
France vs Norway, 3:00 pm, FOX Network

2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Day 3 Live Stream, Time: June 9

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NICE, France — The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup will continue with three more games with Brazil and Jamaica among the teams bowing into action on Sunday’s Day 3.

Group C will get underway at Stade du Hainaut with Australia taking on Italy at 7:00 am ET and live coverage is on Fox Sports 1 USA. There is also live streaming available for this game on FoxSportsGo.com, while the NBC Sports Live Extra App, Sling TV live streaming and Telemundo are also providing live coverage.

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The second Group C match will see the might Brazil taking on FIFA Women’s World Cup debutants Jamaica.

Kick-off time from the Stade des Alpes is at 9:30 am and Fox Sports 1 USA will also have the live television broadcast. FoxSportsGo.com will stream the action online.

Brazil will enter this match against the Reggae Girlz without star playmaker Marta, who has been ruled out because of an injury.

The six-time FIFA Player of the Year will not be available to face Jamaica in the opener as she continues to recover from a left thigh injury she suffered in practice last week.

Marta returned to training this past Tuesday, but manager Vadao said Saturday that she will not play.

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“She has been recovering better than expected, but she cannot start,” Vadao said at a news conference.

“Maybe she will be on the bench, but our plan is that she doesn’t take part in the game.”

Jamaica will look to star forward Khadija Shaw to lead the team’s attack.

Meanwhile, in Group D, rivals England, the third place finishers at the 2015 World Cup and Scotland, making their debut in the finals, will look to open their 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign with a win.

Match time at the Allianz Riviera in Nice, will be at 12:00 pm and live television broadcast will be on FOX Network and FoxSportsGo.com.

England enter this contest with a few injury worries, but manager Phil Neville is positive defender Demi Stokes and striker Toni Duggan will be healthy for for the match.

The last time these teams met at a major tournament, Scotland were thumped 6-0 by England in the group stages at Euro 2017.

FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 Fixtures, Live Stream: Day 4

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BYDGOSZCZ, Poland — The FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 continues on Sunday with another healthy set of fixtures, as a few teams look to play catch up in Group A and Group B.

A total of four matches are scheduled for day four with Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports Plus, Fox Sports GO, TSN2 and TSN GO among the networks providing live streaming coverage of all four encounters.

At the Gdynia Stadium CONCACAF giants, Mexico will seek to avoid a second successive defeat when they take on Japan in a Group A match at 9:30 am ET.

El Tri suffered a 2-1 defeat to Italy in their opener, which means they must beat Japan to avoid a possible an early elimination from the tournament.

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Japan, which played to a 1-1 draw Ecuador in the opener, will be looking to stay close to the top of the group with a win and the Samurai Blue are confident about picking up the three points.

Also in Group B, Ecuador will face Italy in a game that promises to be entertaining.

A victory for Gli Azzurrini, who finished third at the U-20 World Cup in 2017, would see them booking a place into the next round.

In another interesting game on Sunday, Senegal will match talents with Colombia in Group A at Lublin Stadium.

Colombia tagged Poland 2-0 in the opening game of the group on Thursday, while Senegal beat Tahiti 3-0 to go top of the group on goal difference.

Poland will aim to rebound from the early defeat with a win over Tahiti.

Besides a win, Tahiti are also seeking to end their goal drought at a FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Again, the FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament will be broadcast and stream live on Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports Plus, Fox Sports GO, TSN2 and TSN GO.

The FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 tournament runs from 23 May to 15 June.

Sunday 26 May

Group A Senegal v Colombia (Lublin, 18:00 local; 12:00 pm ET)
Group A Poland v Tahiti (Lodz, 20:30 local; 2:30 pm ET) )

Group B Mexico v Japan (Gdynia, 15:30 local; 9:30 am ET)
Group B Ecuador v Italy (Bydgoszcz, 18:00 local; 12:00 pm ET)

Belgium v Tunisia: Watch Live, Team News, Line-ups

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MOSCOW – Starting line-up and team news for the Group G 2018 World Cup match between Belgium and Tunisia here in Moscow. Watch live streaming coverage on Fox Sports Go. Live Text Commentary From Sky Sports

Belgium will be seeking a second win at this year’s tournament and they are unchanged from the side that beat Panama 3-0 in the first game.

This means the likes of two-goal hero Romelu Lukaku and Dries Mertens, who scored a blinder to open the scoring in the first contest and captain Eden Hazard all start in attack.

Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen will lead things in the heart of defense, while Kevin De Bruyne will operate from the midfield.

Meanwhile, for Tunisia, Farouk Ben Mustapha has been handed a starting place in goal, replacing Mouez Hassan, who suffered a shoulder injury in the 2-1 loss to England in the World Cup group opener.

Mustapha played most of the game against England.

In the only other change for Tunisia, Saif-Eddine Khaoui comes in at left wing for Naim Sliti.

Starting Lineups – World Cup:

Belgium: Thibaut Courtois, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel, Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, Yannick Carrasco, Dries Mertens, Thomas Meunier, Dedryck Boyata.

Tunisia: Farouk Ben Mustapha, Syam Ben Youssef, Yassine Meriah, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Anice Badri, Wahbi Khazri, Dylan Bronn, Ali Maaloul, Ferjani Sassi, Ellyes Skhiri.

Sweden v Argentina FIFA U17 World Cup Live Stream on ESPN3: 3rd Place

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(Sporting Alert) — After losing their semi-finals, Sweden and Argentina will look to leave the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament on a winning note when they take on each other in the third place game in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

Watch Sweden v Argentina FIFA U-17 World Cup Live Stream on ESPN3 @ 8:00 AM EST | Final: Mexico v Nigeria Live @ 11:00 AM EST, Also on ESPN3

Argentina were defeated by defending champions Mexico 3-0 and went down to nine players in the end in their semi-final game, while Sweden were beaten by a similar score by three-time champions Nigeria in their last four contest.

On Friday the two will now battle for the consolation third place prize at Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium and both coaches have promised to go into the game the mind-set of a championship clash.

“The defeat by Mexico has not dented our motivation,” Argentina head coach Humberto Grondona said ahead of the battle.

“We’re intent on finishing third and we’ll approach this match with the same attitude as usual. I’m very confident that we can obtain a positive result on Friday.”

Sweden forward Valmir Berisha added: “Now the world knows that the next generation of Swedish players is capable of great things, and we’re determined to end our time here with a medal.”

Argentina will be without skipper and goalkeeper Augusto Batalla, as well as defender Joaquin Ibanez, who both received red cards during the semi-final defeat against Mexico.

Meanwhile, midfielder Lucio Compagnucci believes the missed opportunity and first half sending off was to be blamed for their loss.

“It’s very painful and I feel pretty powerless, which I suppose is how you should feel after losing a semi-final,” said Compagnucci to FIFA.com.

“It was a strange game. We missed a penalty four minutes in. Then they scored, got another, and we had a player sent off. I feel very angry because the ball just didn’t want to go in.”

“If we’d put it (the penalty) away, we could have then sat back and hit on the counter,” added Compagnucci said on FIFA.com.

“It was just bad luck for Sebastian Driussi, but we all know very well that he’s helped us to win on other occasions, even if he couldn’t manage it today.”

In the final, the deciding game of the tournament, defending champions Mexico, who has looked very impressive throughout the tournament thus far, will lock horn with Nigeria, another team that has been playing like a championship side throughout the competition.

This game is also at the Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium and will be streamed live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN App at 11:00 AM ET.

FIFA Ballon d’Or Shortlist: Messi, Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Bale

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MUNICH (Sporting Alert) — Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are all on the list of leading contenders for FIFA’s Ballon d’Or award this year.

Barcelona forward Messi continues to be the slight favorite, but there are section of the media who also believes that Bayern Munich and France forward Franck Ribery, who won the UEFA’s best player in Europe for the 2012-13 season, is also a strong contender to win the honor as well.

Also on the shortlist are Real Madrid and Wales winger Gareth Bale, Manchester United and Holland striker Robin van Persie, Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure and Uruguay and Liverpool forward Luis Suarez.

Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, Vicente Del Bosque (Spain) and ex-Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes, who guided the German club to a treble last season, including the Champions League trophy, are on the coach of the year shortlist.

Ballon d’Or shortlist: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid/Wales), Edinson Cavani (Paris St Germain/Uruguay), Radamel Falcao (Monaco/Colombia), Eden Hazard (Chelsea/Belgium), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris St Germain/Sweden), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona/Spain), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich/Germany), Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund/Poland), Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich/Germany), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich/Germany), Neymar (Barcelona/Brazil), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal/Germany), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus/Italy), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich/France), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich/Netherlands), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich/Germany), Luis Suarez (Liverpool/Uruguay), Thiago Silva (Paris St Germain/Brazil), Yaya Toure (Manchester City/Ivory Coast), Robin van Persie (Manchester United/Netherlands), Xavi (Barcelona/Spain).

Coach of the year shortlist: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid/ex-Paris St Germain), Rafael Benitez (Napoli/ex-Chelsea), Antonio Conte (Juventus), Vicente Del Bosque (Spain), Sir Alex Ferguson (ex-Manchester United), Jupp Heynckes (ex-Bayern Munich), Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund), Jose Mourinho (Chelsea/ex-Real Madrid), Luiz Felipe Scolari (Brazil), Arsene Wenger (Arsenal).

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FIFA U-17 World Cup Live Streaming on ESPN3 – Oct. 18

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The following are the live games and schedule for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, 18, October.

Watch FIFA U-17 World Cup Live Streaming on ESPN3

After an exciting day on Thursday, four other teams, including Japan and Croatia go in search of wins.

The action will see complete newcomers Venezuela and Morocco, facing Tunisia and Croatia, while Panama, Uzbekistan and Russia are all also in action on the day.

“We’ll be coming up against a very well organised team with some fine players,” Morocco head coach Abdellah el Idrissi said ahead to his side’s opener and debut at the tournament.

“Croatia have always had a reputation for good football but we know them well and we’ve been working hard. We are sure we’ll do a good job and we hope to come away with a good result.”

The schedule
Group C
Croatia vs Morocco (Fujairah, Fujairah Stadium, 9:00 ET)
Panama vs Uzbekistan (Fujairah, Fujairah Stadium, 12:00)

Group D
Tunisia vs Venezuela (Sharjah, Sharjah Stadium, 9:00 ET)
Russia vs Japan (Sharjah, Sharjah Stadium, 12:00)

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Brazil vs Slovakia, More Live Streaming on ESPN3

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(Sporting Alert) — The FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament gets underway on Thursday with four games, as some of the world’s best young players gear up to showcase their talents.

Watch Live FIFA U-17 World Cup Streaming on ESPN3.com

The Game Schedule

Group A
Brazil vs Slovakia (Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 9:00 ET)
UAE vs Honduras (Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 12:00 ET)

Group B
Uruguay vs New Zealand (Ras Al Khaimah, Emirates Stadium, 9:00 ET)
Ivory Coast vs Italy (Ras Al Khaimah, Emirates Stadium, 12:00 ET)

The action will start in Group A and Group B, with the opening kick-offs sees Brazil taking on Slovakia at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi, while 2011 runners-up Uruguay and New Zealand will open in Ras Al Khaimah at Emirates Stadium.

UAE face Honduras at Sheikh Zayed Stadium and Ivory Coast against Italy at Emirates Stadium are the other games down on the schedule Thursday’s opening day.

Live Streaming of every game will be on ESPN3.com, with the action starting at 8:48 ET.

The Ivory Coast vs. Italy has been selected as the match of the day, while the player to watch on the opening day of action is Brazilian attacker Gabriel.

FIFA 2014 World Cup Schedule and Live TV Channels – Sept. 10

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(Sporting Alert) — Another loaded schedule is on the card for Tuesday as FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifying action returns to center stage.

Watch Live TV Channels: Sportsnet One, ESPN, ESPN3.com, WatchESPN, AlJazeeraSport, ESPN Deportes, Fox Sports HD, Canal+ Sport, SuperSport, ITV 1 Wales, BBC One, ITV HD, ITV 1, Gol TV USA, beIN Sport 1, Star Sports 2, RAI Uno, RAI Internazionale, Univision Deportes.

Amongst the big teams in action on Tuesday are England, Russia, Italy, Germany and Argentina.

In European Group H action at Olympic Stadium, England take on a very confident Ukraine side in Kiev and manager Roy Hodgson has admitted that he is expecting a very difficulty contest on the road.

England sit a top of qualifying group, level on 15 points with Montenegro and a victory on Tuesday would see them moving closer to Brazil.

At the same time, however, Ukraine are just a point behind the leaders and a win for them would lift them two points clear for the English side.

“It is two teams, two good teams in the group, both of which are capable of winning the group, so it’s a cup final in that respect and you have to play well enough to win that game,” the England boss said.

In Group I France, on 11 points, take on Belarus, knowing that a victory is needed to stay in the hunt for a World Cup automatic place.

Elsewhere, Group C runaway leader Germany take on Faroe Islands, while Russia are at home to Israel in Group F and Group B leaders Italy take on Czech Republic.

In World Cup qualifying action in CONMEBOL, Lionel Messi and Argentina will qualify for the World Cup with a win over Paraguay.

In CONCACAF actions, the United States and Mexico renew their rivalry, with the visitors, who recently sacked their coach following a poor run in qualifiers.

Both teams enter the contest on the back of defeats and will be hoping to bounce back quickly at the Columbus Crew Stadium.

UEFA World Cup Qualifying  – Times are EST

Group A
2:30 PM Macedonia v Scotland
2:45 PM Wales v Serbia
Group B
12:00 PM Armenia v Denmark
2:00 PM Malta v Bulgaria
2:45 PM Italy v Czech Republic
Group C
12:00 PM Kazakhstan v Sweden
2:45 PM Austria v Republic of Ireland
2:45 PM Faroe Islands v Germany
Group D
2:00 PM Romania v Turkey
2:30 PM Andorra v Netherlands
2:30 PM Hungary v Estonia
Group E
1:00 PM Norway v Switzerland
2:30 PM Cyprus v Slovenia
3:00 PM Iceland v Albania
Group F
11:00 AM Russia v Israel
2:15 PM Luxembourg v Northern Ireland
Group G
11:30 AM Lithuania v Liechtenstein
2:15 PM Slovakia v Bosnia-Herzegovina
2:45 PM Greece v Latvia
Group H
2:45 PM Ukraine v England
2:45 PM San Marino v Poland
Group I
1:00 PM Georgia v Finland
3:00 PM Belarus v France

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying

4:00 PM Bolivia v Ecuador
5:00 PM Uruguay v Colombia
8:00 PM Venezuela v Peru
9:40 PM Paraguay v Argentina

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying

8:00 PM Jamaica v Costa Rica
8:00 PM United States v Mexico
9:00 PM Honduras v Panama

AFC World Cup Qualifying

10:00 AM Uzbekistan v Jordan

CAF World Cup Qualifying

Group G
10:00 AM Egypt v Guinea
Group H
3:30 PM Algeria v Mali

FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers and Live ESPN3 Streaming and TV Channels – Sept. 6

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(Sporting Alert) — The following are the list of games in the schedule for Friday, as the FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifiers gets underway once again this weekend.

Live Streaming will be on: ESPN3.com, Watch ESPN, Al Jazeera Sport, ESPN 2 Caribbean, DirecTV Sports Latam, SuperSport 3, Setanta-i Australia, Fox Sports HD, beIN SPORT 1 HD , Fox Soccer 2Go, Fox Sports 1,  ITV HD, ITV 1 and more

Amongst the high profiled teams in action on Friday night are England, Italy, Spain, Holland and Germany, while seven other teams seek important victories to keep their hunt for a place in the Brazil tournament alive.

England, without leading striker Wayne Rooney, who picked up a head injury last weekend, take on Moldova in a game they are expected to win, but need to play well enough, even at home,  at Wembley Stadium.

Also in Group H, leaders Montenegro take on fourth place Poland, while England’s next opponents, and third placed Ukraine will face bottom placed side San Marino.

In Group A action, Scotland are confident of upsetting a very talented Belgium side, while Gareth Bale’s Wales take on FYR Macedonia on the road.

Elsewhere on Friday night, Germany play host to Austria, Ireland face Sweden in the same group, Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal travel to take on the Northern Ireland, Netherlands are at Estonia, while Finland tackle world champions Spain and Georgia host the mighty France.

Meanwhile, in CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, Mexico, needing a win, play host to a tricky Honduras side, USA are in Costa Rica for another tough game, while Jamaica travel to Panama.

FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers – Sept. 6

WORLD CUP: Europe, Qualification: Group A
19:00 – ‘ FYR Macedonia vs Wales
20:45 – ‘ Serbia vs Croatia
21:00 – ‘ Scotland vs Belgium
– WORLD CUP: Europe, Qualification: Group B
18:00 – ‘ Czech Republic vs Armenia
20:00 – ‘ Malta vs Denmark
20:45 – ‘ Italy vs Bulgaria
– WORLD CUP: Europe, Qualification: Group C 
17:00 – ‘ Kazakhstan vs Faroe Islandes
20:45 – ‘ Germany vs Austria
20:45 – ‘ Ireland vs Sweden
– WORLD CUP: Europe, Qualification: Group D
20:00 – ‘ Romania vs Hungary
20:00 – ‘ Turkey vs Andorra
20:30 – ‘ Estonia vs Netherlands
– WORLD CUP: Europe, Qualification: Group E
19:00 – ‘ Norway vs Cyprus
20:30 – ‘ Slovenia vs Albania
20:30 – ‘ Switzerland vs Iceland
– WORLD CUP: Europe, Qualification: Group F
16:30 – ‘ Russia vs Luxembourg
20:45 – ‘ Northern Ireland vs Portugal
– WORLD CUP: Europe, Qualification: Group G
20:10 – ‘ Latvia vs Lithuania
20:15 – ‘ Bosnia Herzegovina vs Slovakia
20:45 – ‘ Liechtenstein vs Greece
– WORLD CUP: Europe, Qualification: Group H 
20:00 – ‘ Ukraine vs San Marino
20:45 – ‘ Poland vs Montenegro
21:00 – ‘ England vs Moldova
– WORLD CUP: Europe, Qualification: Group I 
20:15 – ‘ Georgia vs France
20:30 – ‘ Finland vs Spain
– WORLD CUP: CONMEBOL
22:30 – ‘ Colombia vs Ecuador h2h
– WORLD CUP: CONMEBOL
00:30 – ‘ Paraguay vs Bolivia h2h
02:30 – ‘ Chile vs Venezuela h2h
04:30 – ‘ Peru vs Uruguay h2h
– WORLD CUP: Asia. 5th round
18:00 – ‘ Jordan vs Uzbekistan
– WORLD CUP: CONCACAF, 4th round
03:30 – ‘ Mexico vs Honduras h2h
04:00 – ‘ Costa Rica vs USA h2h
04:00 – ‘ Panama vs Jamaica h2h
– WORLD CUP: Africa, 2nd round, Group D 
18:00 – ‘ Ghana vs Zambia

Brazil leads Spain 2-0 at HT: FIFA Confederations Cup final

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Sporting Alert) — Brazil leads Spain 2-0 at half-time in the FIFA Confederations Cup final here at Maracana on Sunday.

Brazil v Spain Lineups, Live on ESPN and ESPN3.com

The on form striker Fred send the hosts into the lead after just two-minutes of action when he reacted quickly to a loose ball to lift over goalkeeper Iker Casillas while he was still on the ground.

Striker partner Neymar fired home the hosts second goal of the final in the 44th minute as the Brazil dominated the first half.

Fred could have also grabbed a second in the middle of the first half, but Casillas made a very good save with his foot, while Pedro saw his chance to score cleared off the line by defender David Luiz.

Spain, the Euro and World Cup champions, struggled to get their possession game going with Brazil pressing all the way and head coach Vicente del Bosque will need to make changes if his team is come back from two goals down.

Brazil v Spain

Brazil: Julio Cesar, Dani Alves, Thiago Silva, Luiz, Marcelo, Paulinho, Gustavo, Hulk, Oscar, Neymar, Fred
Subs: Jefferson, Fernando, Lucas Moura, Hernanes, Dante, Filipe Luis, Jean, Rever, Bernard, Jo, Jadson, Cavalieri

Spain: Casillas, Arbeloa, Pique, Sergio Ramos, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Xavi, Pedro, Mata, Iniesta, Torres
Subs: Valdes, Albiol, Javi Martinez, Azpilicueta, Villa, Fabregas, Soldado, Monreal, Cazorla, Silva, Jesus Navas, Reina

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Holland)

FIFA Confederations Cup final: Brazil v Spain Lineups, Live on ESPN and ESPN3

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Sporting Alert) — Fernando Torres gets the starting nod up front for Spain in tonight’s FIFA Confederations Cup final with hosts Brazil.

Brazil v Spain Lineups, Live on ESPN and ESPN3.com

Torres got the nod over Roberto Soldado, who started two of the group games, and David Villa and will play alongside Pedro and Juan Mata, who comes into the side for David Silva to play in the attacking line.

As expected Sergio Busquets, Xavi and Andres Iniesta will dictate the action from the midfield.

Brazil, in the meantime, named an unchanged side from the team that defeated Uruguay in semi-finals. It was suggested that Hulk, who has been very unimpressive in the tournament so would have made way for either Lucas Moura or Caldeira Bernard, but he keeps his place.

Striker Neymar, like many others are looking forward to the clash between his Brazil team and world champion Spain.

“I was really looking forward to a final against Spain, and I don’t think I am the only one,” Neymar said. “We have the chance to test ourselves against the best team in the world and the defending world champions.

“We feel a mixture of respect and admiration for our opponents, but we need to impose ourselves and play our game.”

Brazil v Spain

Brazil: Julio Cesar, Dani Alves, Thiago Silva, Luiz, Marcelo, Paulinho, Gustavo, Hulk, Oscar, Neymar, Fred
Subs: Jefferson, Fernando, Lucas Moura, Hernanes, Dante, Filipe Luis, Jean, Rever, Bernard, Jo, Jadson, Cavalieri

Spain: Casillas, Arbeloa, Pique, Sergio Ramos, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Xavi, Pedro, Mata, Iniesta, Torres
Subs: Valdes, Albiol, Javi Martinez, Azpilicueta, Villa, Fabregas, Soldado, Monreal, Cazorla, Silva, Jesus Navas, Reina

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Holland)