Germany's Per Mertesacker misses training
Netherlands through to semi-finals of World Cup
Argentina defeat Belgium and will play Netherlands in semi
Injured Neymar backs team-mates to win World Cup
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Newcastle manager Alan Pardew believes Brazil will beat Germany on Tuesday night, even without the injured Neymar and the suspended Thiago Silva.
"If anyone can expose them, it might be Germany in what promises to be a mouth-watering semi-final. They are great party poopers, but even without Neymar I still think Brazil have enough to beat them," says Pardew in his column in the Independent. , external
"From a neutral point of view, you would hope that the drama and intensity continues but with the referee taking a stronger hand from the start."
Hunter McGaughey:, external Tim Howard has been the best keeper at the World Cup and has been great at Everton
Skezzzaaaaaa:, external where do you even start? After this World Cup your spoilt for choice... Some award winning saves have been made
Philipp Gerstenberg:, external you cannot just look at the World Cup so it's got to be Neuer. He has transformed the GK position
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Image source, TwitterMany players left for Brazil hoping to make their mark on the greatest stage of all - and, arguably, no set of players made more of an impact than Colombia. Their sparkling performances en route to the quarter-finals explains why there was a sea of humanity to greet the squad on their return to Colombia after defeat by Brazil.
Germany are the first country to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup in four consecutive tournaments, but they have reached the final only once (2002) in their past three appearances.
This will be only the second meeting between these two nations at the World Cup.
The first was in the 2002 final when Brazil won 2-0, with Ronaldo scoring both goals.
Image source, Gary LinekerMatch of the Day presenter Gary Lineker:, external There are worse places to spend a day off. Stunningly beautiful Buzios!
There are more than 48 hours to go until the first semi-final of the World Cup, but that doesn't mean we can't start chatting about it.
Brazil will host Germany on Tuesday at 21:00 BST and with Neymar unavailable for Brazil because of injury, the Germans are many people's favourites.
But the five-time winners have advanced to the final in each of their last six World Cup semi-final appearances, so we should perhaps not start writing them off now.
If you can't decide who the best goalkeeper in the world is, then why not check out our video compilation of the best saves of the World Cup so far?
Image source, BBC SportAlgeria's Rais M'Bohli, Costa Rica's Keylor Navas, Germany's Manuel Neuer and Brazil's Julio Cesar have all made the cut with some outstanding saves.
Dean Gripton:, external The best GK in the world isn't even at the World Cup. Petr Cech
Greg Bernard:, external I think K. Navas should definitely get the golden glove - Neuer's good but doesn't lead the team from behind like Navas
Frederick Roe: , externalThibaut Courtois. Undisputed, at just 22 years young
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Former Liverpool, Aston Villa and England striker Stan Collymore says he "dreams of a day" when England players care enough to cry.
In his Daily Mirror column,, external Collymore writes: "Brazil players cannot stop crying. The emotional strain of living up to expectation this summer has hit this Selecao squad so hard that their emotion has been raw.
"But I love the fact these lads care so much for their country - they do not want to let anyone down - and it just leads me to wonder if we will ever see an England team with such strong emotion?"
Southampton centre-back Dejan Lovren says he wants to move to Liverpool, who offered £20m for the 25-year-old Croatia defender earlier this week.
The bid was rejected but Lovren said his "head is already at Liverpool".
Saints have seen Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw, plus coach Mauricio Pochettino, leave this summer.
"Look, I'd gladly stay in Southampton if the club had any ambitions, if they kept the key players," Lovren told Croatia paper Sportske Novosti.
Alejandro Sabella's amusing half-faint on the touchline as he watched a Gonzalo Higuain shot hit the crossbar has, unsurprisingly, resulted in the Argentina boss becoming the centre of a number of memes (internet funnies).
Sabella can now be seen limbo dancing in Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal video and bungee-jumping, among other things.
Image source, MemesThe Netherlands posed more of a goal threat than Costa Rica during their quarter-final clash on Saturday - but the Dutch were caught offside 13 times - more than in any World Cup game since records began in 1966.
Image source, Getty ImagesJames Wolff: , externalMmm, best Goalkeeper in the world? I'd have to say Louis Van Gaal
JD: , externalIf we talking World Cup then Neuer is the best, Navas has been the best at this tourn outside the World Cup Casillas
Jason Lewis:, external Hugo Lloris, great shot stopper, fantastic distribution, quick to read play off his line & desire to win
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The BBC will show the World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Germany live on television.
The host nation, who will be without their talismanic striker Neymar, face Germany at 21:00 BST on Tuesday in Belo Horizonte.
The second semi-final, between the winners of Netherlands v Costa Rica and Argentina v Belgium, takes place the following day.
Image source, Getty ImagesBrazil's Hulk and Germany's Philipp Lahm will face each in Tuesday's semi-final
Lukas-Podolski.com, external Brazil! What a country, full of great footballers. Like @ClaroRonaldo and @10Ronaldinho - 2 idols of mine!
Image source, Lukas PodolskiAlgeria's players received a rapturous welcome home after having reached the last 16 of the World Cup.
Napoli's Ghoulam Faouzi, external tweeted: Memories of an unforgettable day thank you to the Algerian people for the reception and support of all our fans
Image source, Algeria fansFormer Chelsea defender Ashley Cole is set to move abroad but has not agreed terms with Roma, says his agent.
The 33-year-old is a free agent having not been offered a new Stamford Bridge contract and has been linked with a lucrative move to the Italian club.
But his agent, Jonathan Barnett, told BBC Sport: "Nothing has been done yet and we are taking our time. Several clubs are interested but at the moment we are just talking to clubs based abroad."
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Hanna:, external Manuel Neuer would be if he had discipline but the romantic in me says Tim Howard.
Abdu Wasike: , externalThe keepers have been imperious but for a losing cause...Talk about Enyeama, Howard, Keylor Navas, Rais M'Bolhi and Vincent Enyeama stands out.
Kyle: , externalManuel Neuer without a doubt.