Two of the best teams in international football go into their final group matches in danger of being bounced from the World Cup.
Germany and Brazil, both early favorites for the title, struggled through their opening two matches. The teams have a combined nine World Cup titles, Germany are the defending champions and Brazil are still trying to redeem itself from a humiliating 7-1 loss in the 2014 semi-finals, in which they were the host nation.
Germany were shocked in their opening match in Russia by Mexico, and they needed a goal in stoppage time from Toni Kross to pull out a 2-1 victory over Sweden. To avoid elimination in the first round of the World Cup for the first time since 1938, Germany need a strong showing on Wednesday against South Korea in a wide-open Group F finale at Kazan Arena.