A resounding defeat for Uruguay has to be on the cards. After that despicable handball on the line, it is no less than they deserve although one must question Asamoah Gyan's intestinal fortitude for planting an easy penalty against the crossbar instead of, as he'd done consistently in 2 prior matches, the back of the net.
I am forecasting a Holland advance to the final. Mark van Bommel's distribution and the offensive acuity of van Persie, Robben and Sneijder are quite simply irresistible, and with the industry of Kuyt and the direct running of the young newcomer Eljero Elia available to call on, Uruguay will find the going quite difficult.
As for Germany versus Spain, this is a harder game to call but perhaps this is the year Spain can go all the way. A great deal depends on how well Spain's back-line is able to handle the powerful and creative running of the rampant German forwards. While Spain keeps it tight at the back, they have not encountered a team boasting the pace and power of the German offense. This one is a bit too dicey to call.
Tradition dictates that Germany must win this match, but tradition is not certainty, and I will be joining the purists in rooting for a Spain win to see a Spain v. Holland final --and another break from the Brazil or Germany championship game hegemony.
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