World Cup 2010 team news: Uruguay v Germany

Venue Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, Saturday 7.30pm Referee B Archundia (Mex) Odds Uruguay 4-1 Germany 4-5 Draw 14-5 TV ITV1 Radio BBC 5 Live Uruguay Manager Oscar Tabárez Fifa ranking 16 Doubtful Forlán (thigh) Injured Lugano (knee) Suspended None Germany Manager Joachim Löw Fifa ranking 6 Doubtful Klose (back), Lahm (virus), Podolski (virus) Injured None Suspended None Match pointers • One of the three previous World Cup meetings between these sides was the third-place play-off in 1970 which (West) Germany won 1-0 • Uruguay's loss to Holland in the semi-final was their first international defeat of 2010 • This is a record fifth appearance in a World Cup third-place play-off match for Germany – they have won three times (1934, 1970 and 2006) and lost once (1958) • Uruguay have not beaten a European team at the World Cup since triumphing 1-0 against the Soviet Union in 1970 • Goalkeepers Hans-Jörg Butt and Tim Wiese and defenders Serdar Tasci and Dennis Aogo are the only German players who have not yet played at this World Cup