Every four years the football fraternity comes to a standstill and all eyes turn their attention towards the FIFA World Cup. As is tradition, the former and future hosts make it known to the watching world, through a friendly international, that with less than 90 days to go, the showpiece event is creeping ever closer.

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The winners of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Germany, will take on the previous holders of the trophy, Spain, who won their maiden crown in South Africa in 2010 in what is expected to be an epic showdown between two of the top six sides in global football.

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With a firm focus on the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in England this weekend, there are only four scheduled fixtures for fans to choose from in the Premier League this weekend.

Salzburg will face off with Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 second-leg game at the Red Bull Arena on Thursday.