¡Bummed!

As many things in life, the real outcome is far from the desired. But sometimes you have to make a bet in the name of heart and passion.

Germany won the first quarter final game against Argentina. That broke my bet with a final between Argentina and Brazil and a bronze game between England and Italy. It now looks like we'll have a Brazil - Germany final.

It was a nail biting game. The first half was slightly dominated by Argentina and the second half got off to a great start with a goal by Ayala 46 minutes into the game. Then Argentina started to play too defensive and let the Germans roll over them. The Germans are great at using their strong will and brute force to turn things around. And by God did they want to win this time.

Argentina came back nicely but it wasn't enough. Unfortunately El Pato got hurt and had to be replaced and that gave the Germans a great opportunity to even the score. The odds changed pretty quickly after that eventhough I think that the Argentina team played much more fun football. Their talent, passion and heart fell short of brute force, strong will and having the advantage of being the host country. Okay, okay - I'm being petty...