Germany vs France Live Stream: Watch Online World Cup 2014 Football on ESPN
Germany will play France on Friday in the first of four World Cup 2014 quarterfinal matches set to take place over Friday and Saturday.
Germany are hotly tipped as potential winners this year, however, France have been in excellent form and could cause an upset here today if they can maintain their form. The game is scheduled to kick off at 12 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on ESPN 2.
These two teams have met three times before in World Cups and their games have always been extremely dramatic and exciting. Germany coach Joachim Low has said ahead of the game: "France versus Germany has always been a classic."
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In those three previous games there have been an amazing 17 goals scored, which equates to an average of 5.7 goals per match.
However, their meetings have not always been about the goals. In 1982 when the teams met, Frenchman Patrick Battiston left the field on oxygen with three cracked ribs, two missing teeth and a damaged vertebrae after a terrible challenge from Germany goalkeeper Harald Schumacher.
The controversial goalkeeper remained on the pitch and went on to save two penalties in the penalty shootout after the game ended 3-3 in regular time.
Today's game will be the 26th match between the countries, with France edging the head to head record. France have won 11, Germany have won 8, and there have been 6 draws between them.
In their three previous World Cup games, France won 6-3 in 1958, but West Germany won 5-4 on penalties in 1982 after a 3-3 draw in regular time. In 1986, West Germany again won 2-0 in the World Cup semifinals.
France will come into this game with confidence though, having already scored 10 goals at this World Cup, which in fact equals their total goal tally from the previous three World Cup campaigns combined.
Today's big game between Germany and France will kick off at 12 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on ESPN 2 or online through ESPN live stream by clicking here.
