Uruguay vs Germany World Cup Third Place Play-offs

Germany vs Uruguay Third Place Playoffs: Uruguay and Germany battle for third place in Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Both parties should forget their grief in the semifinals to capture bronze at the mondial stage.

The coaches of both teams insist they take this game seriously as they look to end the tournament on a high. Germany coach Joachim said that after the semi-final against Spain (1-0 loss), "I have got to try to wake up the team. We will approach the match seriously".

Uruguay has shown an uncanny ability to package this World Cup, claiming a place in the semi-final was already a surprise, grabbing third place would be a miracle for the small country (3,000,000 people).

Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez knows his team will do everything they can to defeat Germany. "This is a very difficult game," he said.

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