Portugal VS Spain 1 - 2
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| Ronaldo sad.. |
These teams are both heavily oriented to the offensive. Both have fairly porous defense, and very skilled offensive players. Portugal has the more talented scorers (Ronaldo, come on) and Spain has the FAR superior midfield. Portugal maybe has a more cohesive defense, but not enough to make a big difference. As a result, though Ronaldo puts Portugal up a goal in the 1st half, Spain's possession game simply wears them down and, eventually, the Spaniards pot 2 goals in the 2nd half, from Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas, and Spain heads to the final.
Germany VS Italy 2 - 0
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| Though he didn't score a goal, Mesut Ozil is happy with his 2 assists. |
Italy employs a strong defensive game from the back 4 out (which was utilized to great effect against Spain's possession game). However, relying on that alone will be Italy's undoing, as Germany is the deeper, more talented team, and possesses both better fullbacks and (slightly) better goaltending than Spain had. Therefore, Germany's patient, relentless game eventually wears down Italy's defense, and scores 2 goals in the 2nd half, courtesy of Thomas Muller and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
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