Germany v Spain Betting

Wednesday 7th July 2010
Germany v Spain - Semi-Final
Durban, 19:30 GMT

	Germany	Spain
Scorers		Puyol 73
Lineups	Manuel Neuer Arne Friedrich Jerome Boateng (M Jansen 52) Philipp Lahm Per Mertesacker Sami Khedira (M Gomez 81) Bastian Schweinsteiger Mesut Ozil Lukas Podolski Miroslav Klose Piotr Trochowski (T Kroos 62)	Iker Casillas Gerard Pique Carles Puyol Joan Capdevila Sergio Ramos Andres Iniesta Xavi Hernandez Xabi Alonso (C Marchena 90) Sergio Busquets David Villa (F Torres 81) Pedro (D Silva 85)
Corners	6	7
On Target	2	4
Fouls	9	7
Offside	2	1

Germany faces Spain in the Semi Final of the 2010 World Cup in what promises to be a thrilling encounter. The Germans had been written off by many coming in to the tournament but have proved all their critics wrong, none more so than during the knock out stages where they have put four goals past each of England and Argentina.

With a proven World Cup pedigree and the current team playing with an impressive blend of discipline and flair, this Germany side really does look World Cup winning material and long term favourites, Spain, will have their work cut out if they are to stop this German side.

The betting for this game is incredibly close with bookmakers finding it difficult to split who of the two they fancy to progress to the final in Johannesburg on Sunday, 11th July.

The spotlight will firmly be on Miroslav Klose and David Villa in this match, with the strikers battling it out for the Golden Boot. Klose is currently on four goals, whilst Villa leads the Top Scorer Betting with five goals and both will be looking to add to their tally in order to help their team rech the final.

Germany | Spain

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Germany Form

The Germans rattled four goals past Argentina in their quarter final, the third time this World Cup they scored four goals in a game. The Germans are the top scorers in the competition and Mirolsav Klose is just one goal short of equalling Pele's record.

Date	Time	TV	Match Preview & Odds	Venue
13th June	19:30	ITV	Germany 4 - 0 Australia	Moses Mabhida Stadium
18th June	12:30	BBC	Germany 0 - 1 Serbia	Nelson Mandela Bay
23rd June	19:30	ITV	Ghana 0 - 1 Germany	Soccer City Stadium
27th June	15:00	BBC	Germany 4 - 1 England	Free State Stadium
3rd July	15:00	BBC	Argentina 0 - 4 Germany	Green Point Stadium

Spain Form

No team has ever won the World Cup having lost their first match of the tournament, a stat Spain will be trying to re-write after they lost to Switzerland in their first game. The Spanish were less than impressive against Paraguay and will need an improved performance over the Germans on Wednesday.

Date	Time	TV	Match Preview & Odds	Venue
16th June	15:00	BBC	Spain 0 - 1 Switzerland	Moses Mabhida
21st June	19:30	ITV	Spain 2 - 0 Honduras	Nelson Mandela Bay
25th June	19:30	ITV	Chile 1 - 2 Spain	Loftus Versfeld Stadium
29th June	19:30	BBC	Spain 1 - 0 Portugal	Green Point Stadium
3rd July	19:30	BBC	Paraguay 0 - 1 Spain	Ellis Park Stadium

Latest Team News

Midfielder Sami Khedira sat out training on Sunday for Joachim Low's Germany side but it is thought to have been just a precaution and the Stuttgart playmaker is likely to line-up against Spain on Wednesday. Thomas Mueller will miss the match through suspension.

Vicente Del Bosque has no injury worries ahead of Wednesday's semi-final, but Fernado Torres continues to look out of form. Torres scored the decider in the European Championship final between these two teams two years ago.

Germany v Spain Result

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