World Cup Finals

This World Cup has brought its share of controversy for sure, but it has been an exciting Cup. It certainly will be remembered.

In the 3rd place game, Germany will be taking on Uraguay. The Germans missed attacking midfielder Muller in the game vs Spain, as the Spanish were able to control most of the game agaisnt the Germans. Uraguay was just too shorthanded, with 4 starters out, including striker Suarez, their leading goal scorer. Against the Netherlands, Forlan did all he could to carry his side, but in the end, it wasn't enough. Both teams will be at full strength for this game, and this one is hard to call, but based on biased & hated of a player, I'm going Germany.



In the final, it will be The Netherlands vs. Spain. There will be a new name added to the list of countries who have won the World Cup. This will be Spain's 1st apprearance in the finals, & The Netherlands 3rd apprearance although they have never won. Spain controlled the Germans, but the hero of the game was Puyol, a defender who headed in a corner kick. Spain's offense was unable to get going against Germany, but they did enough to win. The Netherlands beat Uraguay to get to the finals. A keeper mistake by the Dutch allowed Uraguay to stay in the game, and after the Netherlands went up 3-1, they let down their guard a bit, as Uraguay scored in extra time & threatened to tie the game in the final seconds.
Again, both teams here will be at full strength, so the Dutch defense should be more awake and alert this match, and their offense will also test the Spanish defense more than the Germans. Both teams like to possess the ball, so for the Spanish, keeping possession like they did against Germany will be key. This will be an exciting game, with my pick here being The Netherlands. They took out the number 1 ranked team in the world already & are riding a 25 game undefeated streak.

World Cup, the Semi-Finals.....Final 4

After an exciting quarter finals, we're down to 4 teams. The Netherlands, Uruguay, Germany, & Spain.

The Netherlands vs. Uruguay. The Netherlands got to the Semi's by going through the heavily favored Brazil. The Netherlands is the only team left that has won every game so far this tournament & in fact are unbeaten in their last 24 games. Uuaguay got here by going through Ghana & are also undefeated in the tournament, having a draw in the 1st round. I'm gonna rant for a second, as Ghana deserved to be here. Suarez (who I hate as a player) stopped a for sure goal in the last few seconds of their overtime quarterfinal game, Ghana misses the pk, and Uruguay wins in a shootout. FIFA should have banned Suarez for the last 2 games, since Uraguay was heading home before he punched the ball out of the goal. That being said, Netherlands will be missing defender Greg van der Weil and midfielder Nigel de Jong.

Uraguay will be missing striker Suarez, defender Jorge Fucile, and possibly Diego Godin & Diego Lugano out with injuries.

I am pulling for the Netherlands again, Ghana game, you can bet that all of Africa will be backing the Dutch as well.

Germany vs. Spain. Germany got to the Semi's after destroying Argentina 4-0. The German speed & youth was able to counter the Argentine defense, with about 25 minutes to go, to send them packing for home with 3 quick goals. Miroslav Klose and Thomas Muller have 4 goals in this World Cup, but Klose has a total of 14. Klose has 2 games to get 2 goals and become the all time leading World Cup Goal scorer.

Spain's striker David Villa is the leading goal scorer of the tournament with 5. But, the problem with Spain is that Villa is about the only one scoring. Villa has scored almost all of Spain's goals, which is a worry, especially with how the Germans are looking to shut him down. Spain got here by beating Portugal, in a game that could have gone either way, with blocked PK's for both sides in the span of just a couple minutes.

Both teams are good an possessing the ball, but in the end, Germany's physical style of play & speed is going to be too much for punchless Spain to overcome.