Two nations chasing World Cup glory will do battle today in a match between Colombia and Greece. The 2014 World Cup group-stage match scheduled for 12 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte and can be live streamed here free. A free Spanish language stream of the match can be found here. Free radio coverage can be found here. Additional TV coverage can be found on ABC and ESPN Deportes.
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He's the man that helped get them there. Unfortunately, Radamel Falcao won't be on the pitch this afternoon to aid his nation's cause in Brazil. He will, however, cheer his "family" from the stands.
"This is a real group, it's a family. [On Saturday] you will see that Falcao and Perea will be there with the team when they could be on holidays," said national team head coach Jose Pekerman (via FIFA). "It's always been a very united group, a family, and we deal with problems like a family. We're not talking about injuries anymore, we're talking about players. I really believe in this team, and from here on in, we're working on every situation we could come across on the pitch," he added.
Pekerman did, however, admit he would still prefer to have Falcao on the pitch. "What team that is here wouldn't want Falcao as their center-forward? That's obvious, but we want to look forward."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: A change of scenery worked against Greece's Kostas Mitroglou last season. After scoring an impressive 13 league goals for Olympiakos, a transfer to Fulham saw the 26-year-old finish the season scoreless and relegated to England's second division. With his club form behind him, Mitroglou will now turn to his national team for a boost in confidence.
Colombia's Projected Lineup (4-2-2-2): Ospina; Zúñiga, Yepes, Zapata, Armero; Sánchez, Aguilar; Ibarbo, Cuadrado, James; Teófilo
Greece's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Karnezis; Holebas, Manolas, Sokratis, Torosidis; Samaras, Tziolis, Maniatis, Karagounis, Salpingidis; Mitroglou
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored)
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