Semi Finals

Benni and I watched the semi-finals in the Cappadocia region in Turkey which is in the central part of the country. The landscape is highly unusual and this is where the early christians built underground cities to protect themselves from Roman persecutions.

The Holland-Uruguay game was a pretty good game. I had predicted 3-1 for Holland but the Uruguayans scored in injury time to make it 3-2. The Dutch are a very strong and well-balanced side. They have had some lucky breaks so perhaps this is the year they will go all the way.

The game between Spain and Germany was not as exciting as was expected. The Spaniards slowed down the game with the flurry of short passes that had the Germans playing catch up the whole game. It was a shame that Muller had to sit this one out because he would have opened up the game for Germany. Podolsky played in a defensive role and it was basically only Ozil how threatened the Spaniards up front. The Germans can be very happy with the tournament and be optimistic about their future.