Quarter Finals, Day 1

Well the early match saw Germany face Argentina. As a loyal England follower, it was hard to know who to cheer for as our two old footballing enemies went head to head. The first half was a dire affair with no chances, no imagination and almost nothing of interest. Ayala bravely headed the South Americans in front shortly after the break only for Klose to get his fifth of the tournament with 10 minutes left and the tie livened up a bit. Extra time was tense; penalties were inevitable; the Germans were lethal. 4 almost perfect pens from the hosts has taken them through to yet another semi final. It was after everything had finished when everything kicked off, so to speak. There were some pretty ugly scenes as the two sets of players clashed after the final whistle. Then the Argentinian head coach resigned, which was only fair given the terrible substitution decisions he made during the game.

The Germans’ opponents in the semi-final will, in another mouthwatering tie, be Italy. Zambrotta opened the scoring early against Ukraine and a 1-0 result looked to be a dead cert. However, in a more lively second half, Ukraine began to threaten only for Luca Toni to double the lead when Italy counter attacked and then score his second and Italy’s third after 70 minutes. It was easy in the end, but if we’re honest we’re only worried about tomorrow afternoon’s match, England v Portugal is sure to get masses of viewers, and I’ll be one of them. C’MON ENGLAND!!!!!

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Tags: BBC1, Football, Gary-Linekar, Match-Of-The-Day, Sport, World-Cup