World Cup 2014: All you need to know about Brazil vs Netherlands
Brazil are taking part in their fourth third-place playoff at the World Cup.

Brazil will play the Netherlands in the World Cup third/fourth place playoff in Brasilia on Saturday. Here's a quick lowdown of the match:Where: The 69,349-capacity Brasilia national stadium on Saturday.Probable teams:Brazil: 12-Julio Cesar; 2-Daniel Alves, 3-Thiago Silva, 4-David Luiz, 6-Marcelo; 5-Fernandinho, 17-Luiz Gustavo, 19-Willian, 7-Hulk; 21-Jo.[caption id="attachment_1613615" align="alignleft" width="380"]
Brazil are taking part in their fourth third-place playoff at the World Cup. AFP[/caption]Netherlands: 23-Tim Krul; 3-Stefan de Vrij, 2-Ron Vlaar, 4-Bruno Martins Indi, 15-Dirk Kuyt, 5-Daley Blind; 11-Arjen Robben, 20-Georginio Wijnaldum, 10-Wesley Sneijder; 9-Robin van Persie, 21-Memphis Depay.StatisticsBrazil are taking part in their fourth third-place playoff at the World Cup. They beat Italy in 1978, lost to Poland in 1974 and scored a 4-2 victory over Sweden in 1938.The Netherlands have taken part in the most unwanted game at the World Cup only once, losing 2-1 to Croatia in 1998.Despite conceding seven goals against Germany in the semi-finals, Brazil have one of the best defences and have won the most tackles (91) of any team at the tournament, according to FIFA statistics.No player has covered more ground in the World Cup than Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder. In six matches, Sneijder has run 69.6 kilometres, just ahead of Dutch team mate Arjen Robben with Germany forward Thomas Mueller third.Previous meetingsBrazil and the Netherlands have played each other 11 times overall and four times at the World Cup, including the 2010 quarter-final when the Dutch fought back to win 2-1.Reuters

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