ALL THE MAKINGS OF A DREAM FINAL WITH HOST COUNTRY BRAZIL TAKING ON GERMANY. THE GERMANS ARE THE MOST COMPLETE TEAM AT THIS YEAR'S WORLD CUP BUT NEED TO GET OVER THIS SEMI-FINAL STUMBLING BLOCK THATHAS PLAGUED THEM IN THE PAST. THE GERMANS HAVE THE BEST GOALTENDER IN THE WORLD IN MANUEL NEUER. HE GETS THE NOD OVER JULIO CESAR OF BRAZIL. COUPLE THAT WITH THE BRAZILIANS PLAYING WITHOUT SUPERSTAR NEYMAR ( due to back injury ) & THIAGO SILVA ( suspended with two successive yellow cards ) AND BRAZIL WILL HAVE TO FIND OTHER OPTIONS. HULK HAS PLAYED WELL AND HAS HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES IN THE LAST TWO GAMES. WITH NO NEYMAR ON THE FIELD THERE WILL BE LITTLE NEED FOR THE GERMAN DEFENSE TO HAVE TO DOUBLE TEAM ANYONE. THIAGO SILVA IS THE HEART OF THE DEFENSE FOR BRAZIL AND HIS ABSENCE PUTS MAJOR PRESSURE ON HIS REPLACEMENT, DANTE. IF GERMANY PLAYS THEIR FUNDAMENTALY SOUND TEAM GAME THEY SHOULD CREATE MORE SCORING OPPORTUNITIES THAN BRAZIL. THOMAS MULLER WILL HAVE A SOLID HEIGHT ADVANTAGE IN THE BOX ON SET PIECES AND COULD HAVE A HUGE GAME. BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER IS THE GLUE IN THE MIDDLE AND SHOULD HELP ORCHASTRATE A GERMAN VICTORY. I LIKE GERMANY BY A GOAL BUT THEY NEED TO STAY FOCUSED IN THE RAUCOUS ENVIRONMENT AS THE CROWD WILL BE 95% BRAZILIAN FANS!