Top 5 international friendlies to watch

Portugal vs Netherlands: UEFA Euro 2012
The match will be played at the neutral site in Geneva

#2 Germany vs Brazil (March 28)

Germany vs Brazil: FIFA World Cup 2014
Germany and Brazil will lock horns at the iconic Olympiastadion in Berlin

The first thing that comes to mind once your eyes roll over this fixture is that fateful night in Belo Horizonte when Germany meted out a soul-crushing 7-1 defeat to hosts Brazil en route to becoming the world champions. And even though almost four years have passed since that epic clash, the memories remain vivid.

But here they go again; Germany and Brazil locking horns at the iconic Olympiastadion in Berlin albeit there's little to fight for this time around. Both sides are through to Russia 2018 safe and sound, and this should be a small preview about which of these sides are better prepared for the tournament proper.

Whilst most of the stars from either side have made the cut into their respective squads to give this a glamorous appeal, the biggest miss here would be Neymar, who's currently serving his time in the treatment room in Brazil after fracturing his toe during a league game with PSG. A similar issue had kept him out of their semi-final clash that night, and I have already mentioned what happened to Brazil without him.

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