Germany. They just can't miss penalties, can they? I missed most of their quarter-final clash against Argentina today but I caught the penalty shoot-out and the German spot kicks were nothing short of clinical. Not a prayer for the substitute Argentinian goalkeeper, whereas the South Americans rolled a couple of England-esque howlers into the open arms of Jens Lehmann.

And from there the game quickly swapped open arms for clenched fists. Someone stuck a foot out, someone fell over, someone else waded in with a right hook and it all kicked off. Expect to hear more from FIFA about that one, even though an Argentinian sub was sent off for his involvement.

The big one tomorrow, England v Portugal. Were I gambling, my money would still be on Portugal I'm afraid. At least it'll save us losing to the Germans on penalties.

On a related note, check out the updated DayoRimet goasl per game per TV channel counter on the right of the home page. There's now just 0.06 goals per game between the BBC and ITV coverage! It's getting very close indeed but Auntie just has her head above water for now (despite the setback that was Switzerland v Ukraine).

Speaking of the BBC, I'm off to play American Football in Reading on Sunday for an article on the Berkshire website. Everything I know about American Football I learnt playing the John Madden video games produced by EA Sports, so there may be a steep learning curve. Who knows, maybe I'll adopt it full time and join the club?