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Belo Horizonte, Brazil (SportsNetwork.com) - Brazil is one win away from reaching the World Cup final at the Maracana on Sunday, but the hosts will have to overcome a stern test from Germany in the semifinals on Tuesday at the Estadio Mineirao. You can catch all of the action live on TSN 1050, TSN 690, TSN 1200, TSN 1260 and TEAM 1410. Much of the focus surrounding this match has centered on how Brazil will cope without two of its most important players against the Germans as both Neymar and Thiago Silva will take no part in Tuesdays showdown. Silva, Brazils captain and one of the best defenders in the world, will miss the game through suspension because of an accumulation of yellow cards after he was booked in the second half of Brazils 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Colombia. Neymar has been one of the faces of this World Cup and head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari must now find a way to replace the four goals and one assist that the 22-year-old tallied in helping his side reach the last four. The Barcelona star was ruled out for the rest of the tournament after suffering a fractured vertebra in a collision with Colombias Juan Zuniga, and he will likely be replaced by Willian in Scolaris starting lineup on Tuesday. Brazil has been very reliant on Neymar at times during this tournament, but Willian believes that despite the absence of his superstar teammate, his side is even stronger because of the adversity the team now faces. "Neymar sets the standard for us. He is capable of deciding any game, so playing without him will be difficult," Willian said. "We know the quality that we have. We are all very sad at losing him but we are now even stronger after what happened and we can continue to pursue our dream." Scolari is likely to replace Silva with Bayern Munich defender Dante, a man who knows his German opposition very well. Dantes knowledge of Germany could prove to be important, but as Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger pointed out, that understanding of the opponent cuts both ways. "I hope he starts, we know him very well and know his strengths and weaknesses, but he also knows how we play," said Schweinsteiger, who is a teammate of Dante at Bayern. Brazil is receiving much of the attention ahead of this semifinal, while Germany has quietly gone about its business and will be making a record fourth straight appearance in the last four at a World Cup. Germany coasted through Group G to reach the knockout round, but Joachim Lows team had a much more difficult time with Algeria than expected in the round of 16, needing extra time to dispatch the Desert Foxes, 2-1. The Germans were much more clinical in knocking off France, 1-0, in the quarterfinals, and Lows men will no doubt be full of confidence ahead of the showdown with Brazil. These two heavyweights last met in the 2002 World Cup final, with Brazil emerging as 2-0 victors to claim a record fifth Jules Rimet trophy. But Schweinsteiger feels as though this is a much different Brazil side than the one that most people have become accustomed to, and that his German teammates should expect a physical game. "The Brazilians here arent the magicians of old, the team has changed and so has their playing style," said Schweinsteiger. "Hard challenges are definitely a part of their game, its something we have to be careful of and the referee too." This Brazil side has certainly not resembled the great Brazil teams of old, which played with a creativity and flair that hasnt been exhibited by this edition of the Selecao. However, that certainly doesnt mean that Scolaris men pose less of a threat to the Germans, even without Neymar and Silva. Playing the host nation at this stage of the World Cup is a difficult task, and Germany knows all too well what it feels like to go out at this point in the tournament. German captain Philipp Lahm was a member of the last two World Cup teams for Germany, both of which lost in the semifinals. The thought of losing in the last four for a third successive World Cup and playing in another third-place match is a thought that the defender isnt interested in entertaining. "I really do not need that, thats something I want to rule out," Lahm said. Fake Penguins Jerseys . -- Masahiro Tanaka knows that first appearance in a spring training game for the New York Yankees will be scrutinized. Cheap Penguins Jerseys . Fognini won 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 after Argentinas Carlos Berlocq had beaten Andreas Seppi 4-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-1 on the outdoor clay surface. 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Zimmermann will make 32 starts for a third consecutive season and the Nationals have won each of his last 10 starts with the right-hander going 7-0 with a 2.06 ERA in that span. Washington defeated Miami, 3-2, in Zimmermanns last start on Sept. 20 and he gave up two runs -- one earned -- in six innings of work. He has given his club at least six innings over the past 11 outings. He is 6-2 in 16 starts at Nationals Park and has made that many starts in his career against the Marlins. Zimmermann is 6-3 with a 3.68 ERA in this series and 2-0 in five starts against Miami this season. Stephen Strasburg got his playoff tune-up out of the way for the Nationals in Saturdays 5-1 triumph and delivered six scoreless innings of two-hit ball with seven strikeouts and one walk. Hes been unbelievable for this past month and pretty much all year long, Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper said of Strasburg. Dating back to Sept. 13, the Nationals have won 12 straight games started by a regular member of their rotation. Asdrubal Cabrera drove in three runs for Washington, winners in 12 of the last 15 games. Washington is 74-11 when scoring four or more runs. Nationals outfielder Denard Span had two hits Saturday and broke Crristian Guzmans record for the most multi-hit games in a season with his 58th.ddddddddddddHe also tied Guzman for the most hits in a season (183). The Marlins havent been to the playoffs since winning the 2003 World Series and lost for the seventh time in 10 tries on Saturday. One game after recording a 15-7 rout at Nationals Park, the Marlins fell back into the loss column and starter Nathan Eovaldi pitched well in defeat, allowing two runs in seven innings of work. Casey McGehee had two of Miamis four hits. We just couldnt get anything going on Strasburg today, Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. Miami hopes to have a stronger Jose Fernandez back in 2015 and a healthy Giancarlo Stanton in order to compete in what was a weak NL East this season. Fernandez was out with an elbow issue and Stanton suffered damage to his face and teeth after getting hit by a fastball at Milwaukee on Sept. 11. Stanton and Fernandez are the future of the franchise and so is starting pitcher Henderson Alvarez. Alvarez is 12-6 with a 2.70 earned run average and makes his 2014 finish this afternoon. Alvarez has won two straight starts and is 6-1 in his past seven decisions, including Tuesdays 2-0 win over Philadelphia in which he posted 7 2/3 shutout innings. Alvarez defeated the Nationals with seven scoreless innings in a 3-0 win on July 29, but is only 1-3 with a 2.61 ERA in seven career starts against them. The Nationals swept a four-game set in Miami last weekend and are 12-6 in the season series. ' ' '