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[AKR]

Poor old Ghana, hopefully those cheating aholes Uruguay get taken out in style by Holland.

Good. Time to stop calling Italian diving cheats then as that was cheating big time by the Uruguayos. But then again, the rules did call for a penalty to be awarded to Ghana on the 120 minute. The Ghanian player is the idiot that missed the penalty. El jugador Uruguayo handballed the ball as he had nothing to lose. The certain goal meant Uruguay would be out. The penalty meant that Ghana might miss and Uruguay still would have a chance. So he missed and after it went to a penalty shoot out, Uruguay won. The player would be a hero for sure now in Uruguay. If it were me, I would of done the same based on the same mentality I just explained. By the way, Holland will play the winner of España y Paraguay. Uruguay will play either Argentina or Germany. Hopefully it will be Argentina.

I don't ever recall calling the Italians diving cheats, but now you mention it, they are.

I know exactly why the guy handballed it, i don't need it explaining to me. It doesn't make it right though!


Argentina wtf? They didn't seem really bothered after the second goal.

Yeah and I saw Klose try a few dives against Argentina just now. Everyone dives. Stop picking on the Italians. I know we have 4 world cup wins and your jealous, but thats life. Go pick on Brazil. They love diving too (I noticed this) and they have 5 world cup wins.

Diving is a big part of the game now and like most cheating was started by the turncoats (italians).

I hope its a Holland v Germany final with the dutch coming out on top.

Funny how the big cheating F1 was started by the British. In partiular the ones that work for McLaren, and funny as they still like cheating today. So the Italians are football cheats and the British F1 cheats

[bud]

Too bad Thomas Müller will have to sit out the next match on grounds of that stupid second yellow card (wasn't really worth a yellow, imo)...

Yeah it's stupid! They should still be ok without Mueller though!

[AKR]

Too bad Thomas Müller will have to sit out the next match on grounds of that stupid second yellow card (wasn't really worth a yellow, imo)...

Yeah it's stupid! They should still be ok without Mueller though!

Screw Mueller and his whole Deutschland. VAMOS ARRIBA ESPAÑA................................................ I hope David Villa scores a hatrick against Germany. Eins, dvei, DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[What's Burning?]

Spain and the Netherlands.

Que viva España!

[AKR]

Spain and the Netherlands.

Que viva España!

¡Absolutamente de acuerdo contigo, que viva España!

[darwin dali]

England, Germany revisited:

When German coach Joachim Low talks about his German team he keeps repeating the same words. Speed. Ambition. Discipline.

Well, here are a few more. How about fluid, fabulous, intelligent and heartwarming, full of wit and wonder? Granted, not words you immediately associate with the Germans. Yet there is no doubt about it. Low's 2010 FIFA World Cup™ side are the sexiest thing to come out of Germany since Claudia Schiffer became the supermodel face of Chanel.

And the most remarkable thing of all is that they have come almost entirely unannounced. From left field. Yes, they qualified by winning eight and drawing two of their matches from a group which included Russia and the dubious might of Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein.

But there was no suggestion that here was a team which was on the cusp of pushing back the boundaries of modern football. Yet that is precisely what Germany could do at South Africa 2010 with a team of players, some of whom might not have raised a flicker of recognition if you had stood on the corner of Munich's Sendlingerstrasse and asked the endless stream of shoppers who they were.

That is Low's triumph. Taking over an all-star team and leading them to high places like Spain's Vicente del Bosque is one thing. Building one from scratch and daring to fill it with enterprising youth is quite another. Against England, Germany scored four and it was dynamic, but much of that was put down to the dreadful performance of Fabio Capello's disjointed and apparently disaffected side.

Against Argentina, the Germans took apart a side of world-class individuals, many of whom like Lionel Messi were at their peak. How did they do it? Not by matching Argentina for flair. This German side's exhilaration does not come from fancy flicks and tricky dribbling.

It comes from the vision of 21-year-old Mesut Ozil in midfield, the energy of 20-year-old Thomas Muller, the guile of Bastian Schweinsteiger and the willingness of players such as Miroslav Klose at 32 to do the hard yards demanded of a striker in closing down the opposition. In other words, Germany attack and defend as a team. They are as near to a complete and balanced collective unit as we have seen at a FIFA World Cup in years.

England and Capello should take note of how it has been achieved, although a cautionary note is that there is still Spain to negotiate in a third successive semi-final for Germany before we can contemplate a stunning ending to what is a compelling story. Capello has committed himself to revamping England with fresh, young players. It is just what Low, paid a third of Capello's £6million-a-year salary by the way, did two years ago.

The difference is that Germany have almost 400 academies across the country nurturing promising footballers in the age range of 11-15. England have closer to four. Low had a ready-made talent pool in which to fish and in eulogising about his team's performance he was happy to explain how it came about after Germany had lost 1-0 to Spain, coincidentally Wednesday's opponents, in the UEFA EURO 2008 final.

"My team are fearless," he said. "They are not disrespectful, but they know they can play excellent football at speed. We wanted to bring younger players in after Euro 2008. Sometimes we brought in players and in some matches failed to win. That is a risk you have to take. You have to experiment. I fielded five or six young players in some matches. That is a risk I am prepared to take."

Would Capello get away with such a risk if England plunged to a string of defeats in friendlies while blooding copious youngsters? It is unlikely, but it is a lesson England, the Football Association, the fans, the media, must learn if England are to break their cycle of underachievement.

In the meantime, let us lie back and think of Germany, a football team whose artistry has brought wonder and joy to South Africa 2010.



400 vs. 4 football academies?

[AKR]

It comes from the vision of 21-year-old Mesut Ozil in midfield, the energy of 20-year-old Thomas Muller, the guile of Bastian Schweinsteiger and the willingness of players such as Miroslav Klose at 32 to do the hard yards demanded of a striker in closing down the opposition. In other words, Germany attack and defend as a team. They are as near to a complete and balanced collective unit as we have seen at a FIFA World Cup in years.

Mesut Ozil? He plays for Germany and yet he isn't German. Nor are either of his parents. Don't you think this is getting beyond a joke. Miroslav Klose was born in Poland. But at least he has a parent that is German and has German blood. Ozil is all Turkish. Not a drop of German in him. He was born in Turkey to full Turkish parents. And he isn't the only one. Cacau the star from VFB Stuttgart is Brazilian with no German blood. Out of the 23 German side squad, 11 players were not born in Germany. However being born outside of Germany is irrelevant as if you have German blood then you are German. But fact remains some of those players have no German blood at all. Ie Ozil and Cacau. And there is another who is fro Ghana. I do not remember the name but he plays for Germany and has a brother that play for Ghana. A bit of a joke if you ask me. Might as well call your post, International Side versus England.

[vaptin]

Where did Ozil grow up?

[bud]

Ozil is also Muslim.
But If you must select on blood then what about the French team then? they are almost all African blooded! Or Rooney's parents being Irish does that mean he shouldnt play for England? And what of Australia? shall Aboriginals be only allowed to represent them?

These days especially in the Western countries like the UK, Germany, France having large amount of diverse immigration means they will have eligible players that aren't "natives" so to speak.

[Jamie]

SPAIN FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AKR]

Ozil is also Muslim.
But If you must select on blood then what about the French team then? they are almost all African blooded! Or Rooney's parents being Irish does that mean he shouldnt play for England? And what of Australia? shall Aboriginals be only allowed to represent them?

These days especially in the Western countries like the UK, Germany, France having large amount of diverse immigration means they will have eligible players that aren't "natives" so to speak.

Ok but there is a fine line to be drawn. Rooney may not have English parents, but at least he was born in England. The African French, again, parents are not French, but at least they were mostly born in France. I see not one once of German in Ozil. He should be playing for Turkey. Turkey could also do with a fine player such as him.

[What's Burning?]

SPAIN FOR THE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well the octopus picked Spain so it's inevitable.

[racechick]

Come on netherlands!!!!

[myownalias]

I really don't mind who wins... I'm just happy that Germany isn't going to win... The Germans have been unbearably arrogant this World Cup!

[What's Burning?]

Germany really got out played today, I don't mind if the Netherlands win but I'm rooting for Chorizo Red.