It certainly was very interesting to see both the teams that where seen as the underdogs in their respective matches win through.
Germany simply took apart a poor Portuguese defence while Turkey simply are the come back kings of this tournament so far. Holland and Croatia who went into their games as slight favourites couldn't find the magic that had propelled them to win their groups.
Normally I am not one to applaud a German victory however the one on Thursday night was a very good performance which has shown that Germany have the potential to go on and win the tournament.
Turkey could very well do a Greece this year, however this believes most a step too far. They have shown some serious weaknesses in their team in their team in the group stages and passion sometimes can only carry a team so far, class will out.
So will Netherlands and Spain fall also over the next few days?
Both Russia and Italy can be very hard to break down and could easily cause the same upset that both Portugal and Croatia have suffered. While Luiz Felipe Scolari's pain might ease because of his juicy new position your heart must go out to Slaven Bilic.
Please have a look at this fantastic piece written on him (click)
Certainly it has been worth listening or watching most of this tournament and I for one am eagerly awaiting the rest of the matches.
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