Here's one for the Germans....

...after their valiant and commendable third place win against Portugal. :)



I'm looking to put 10 bucks on France tonight, simply because it personally doesn't matter who wins tonight's game and I'm only sore that the damn Italians cheated their way into the finals.

Last night's third-placing match was a joy to watch... sure, no one will remember it in a couple of months, but I suspect that Schweinsteiger is going to have a brilliant career ahead of him for what he did. The first half was exciting enough, even though no goals were scored. I'm proud of the Germans for playing quite cleanly most of the time (except for you, Frings, tsktsk), and not resorting to bloody Cristiano Ronaldo's diving tactics.

Schweinsteiger's first goal was brilliant, and I'm waiting for the replays so that I can see his second (which I heard was almost like his first) as I was already falling asleep at the time.

Overall, Deutschland, you may not have won in the WC, nor even got into the finals, but I'd say, what with Schweinsteiger's brilliant showing, Klose being top scorer and Podolski being young Player of the Year, you have a lot to be proud of.