Brazil Vs. Germany Live Stream: Bernard Vs. Willian For Neymar Replacement, David Luiz Becomes Captain, Luiz Felipe Scolari Has “Big Decisions To Make” For Semi Finals

Brazil faces Germany in the first semifinal game of the Brazil World Cup. Watch the live stream here! This is the first game that Brazil will play without Neymar. With Thiago Silva's yellow card suspension, the team has already decided on David Luiz to wear the yellow captain's band, but there has been no official word about Neymar's replacement. Will Bernard replace Neymar or will Willian step up to the challenge?  Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has a few ideas up his sleeve and he has a few hours to make the last call.

According to Yahoo Sports, there has been speculations in Brazil about the 21-year-old Bernard replacing Neymar. He is the "most untested member of his attacking group" and would be a gamble if he plays on the field tomorrow.  

But Bernard is fast. At 5' 4", he is one of the fastest attackers that Brazil has and having him on the front lines can potentially create opportunities for the team.

Bernard plays for a soccer club called Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine and has only scored one goal for the Brazil national team.   

If he does join the team, he won't technically replacing Neymar. According to Yahoo Sports, it is more likely that Luiz Felipe Scolari will shift the entire lineup so that he will operate on the wing with Oscar moving in to fill the Neymar Position.   

The other man on the line is Willian, a winger for Chelsea. During the training on Sunday, Scolari hinted that the 25-year-old midfielder is the Neymar replacement of choice for the semifinal against Germany.

According to Associated Press, Willian took Neymar's position during Brazil's practice run against a local under-20 squad near Rio de Janeiro.   

"You can't compare Neymar to any other player, he has a lot of quality," Willian said to the press. "I have a different style. He is more of a striker, scores more goals, while my strong suit is to set up my teammates."

"It's a difficult situation," he said. "No player would want to have this opportunity to play because of an injury to someone so important to us on and off the field. But it happened, and we have to understand that we can get through this."

However, Daily Mail reported that Willian was limping at the end of the practice, hinting that even the most likely potential may not be fit to play. Turns out that it was his back injury "bothering" him, but he assured that it's not a big problem.

The other choices for Neymar replacement is Ramires and Hernanes.

Tune into the live stream to see who will replace Neymar at Brazil vs. Germany!

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