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Brazil captain Thiago Silva will also miss out due to suspention and will be replaced by Dante with David Luiz taking the captain's armband.
Key clash: Oscar (Brazil) v Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
With Neymar injured Oscar will revert to his preferred No 10 role and he will be looking to constantly put pressure on Schweinsteiger who, despite being one of the world's best midfielders, will have his questionable fitness tested by the Brazilian.
One to watch: Marcelo (Brazil)
The Real Madrid left-back has enjoyed a good tournament for the Selecao, but that could come to a crashing halt against Philipp Lahm. Germany's Mr Versatile, Lahm has been deployed as a holding midfielder and at right-back during the tournament, though Joachim Low is expected to opt for the latter in a bid to stop Marcelo's rampaging runs down that side.
Head-to-head record: Played 21 Brazil Wins 12 Draws 5 Germany Wins 4
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