World Cup: Brazil VS Netherlands

In the day's first match, Brazil will play the ____1____ (荷兰) at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Some are calling this game ____2____ (值得/相当于) a World Cup final. Both teams seem to be ____3____ (竞技状态很好) ahead of the game.

The ____4____ (荷兰人) have won all four of their World Cup matches so far, and Brazil coach Dunga ____5____ (描述) them as a very difficult ____6____ (对手) to play against. He says they are a solid team with ____7____ (技术上的) quality and their style of soccer is very similar to South American football.

Brazil is one of four South American teams to reach the ____8____ (八强).

The five-time World Cup champions will be without midfielder Elano, who ____9____ (进球) in each of Brazil's first two matches. He has been ____10____ (排除……的可能性) of the game against the Netherlands after ____11____ (碰伤) a bone in his right ankle during a victory over Ivory Coast. But, the Brazilians have so much talent and depth that Elano's absence is not expected to have much ____12____ (影响). They have won three matches and ____13____ (平手) with Portugal, and are coming off a convincing three-nil victory over South American ____14____ (对手) Chile.

The winner of the Brazil-Netherlands match will face either Ghana or Uruguay in the semifinals. Those teams meet in Friday's second quarterfinal(四分之一决赛) at Soccer City Stadium here in Johannesburg. 

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