last eight

brazil v. france:
a charming match
dida will be the difference in victory or defeat
henry’s time is now or…
how will zidane and other legends like cafu and ronaldo conclude their lore?
Brazil 3 - France 4

Argentina v. germany:
the “final match” before the final
i am going to warn you ESPN will talk about germany’s defense and they might be right but they have lehmann a sleeping giant thus far and when he is tested he will awake but will he awake in time?
this is my favorite matchup:
germany has been the most entertaining team to watch
argentina has been the most entertaining team to read about
names you will hear over and over: ballack, crespo, messi, klose… and germany’s little left back might make a play or so
Germany has emotion in this match and argentina has style
Argentina 1 – Germany 3

England v Portugal
the –ards v. the –gos
if this game were against the dutch I could talk about the traditional 4-3-3 that they play
i do not know much about Portugal…
imagaine if Portugal and spain were one nation they would be the brazil of Europe
england is scrappy…
portugal is hungry…
what gives?
lampard is due
rooney is due
an old soccer empire awakens
England 2- Portugal 1

Ukraine v. Italy
Shevchenko saves the day
Looks lopsided yes because Italy has a sexy team but Ukraine will become the cinderella team of the last week and a half of the cup
Ukraine 1 – Italy 0