Germany football team coach Joachim Low is of the opinion that the current Brazil squad has little of the flair that is traditionally associated with the country's national team.
Low said that he was expecting a physical encounter when the teams face each other in the World Cup semifinal on Tuesday.
According to the BBC, Low said that Brazil, who has committed 96 fouls at the World Cup and picked up 10 yellow cards, is playing more robustly than any other team at the tournament.
The German said that there is little left of that traditional Brazilian style of football, adding that at the end of the day it is up to the referee to come up with the correct punishment.
German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger agreed with his manager's assessment, saying that he is all for a healthy hardness but some of Brazil's fouls have been over the limit.
The Bayern Munich player also said that Brazilians are not only football magicians and hard tackling is part of their game.
Schweinsteiger added that Germany has to be careful and so does the referee.