Germany takes care of business in the third place game, vanquishing the side nobody seems to like, Portugal, by a final of 3-1. An exciting second half, with Bastian Scweinsteiger accounting for the first and third goals, and having a hand in the second, an own-goal off of his free kick. Both of Schweinsteiger's goals, from just outside the 18', were rockets. Kim Jung Il wished his missiles worked half as well.
Not the game Germany wanted to be in at the conclusion of the Cup, but a solid finish nonetheless. This is a young squad that's should be dangerous in South Africa (or Australia?) in 2010.
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'Not the game Germany wanted to be in at the conclusion of the Cup, but a solid finish nonetheless.'
I made Ryon watch this semi-final and I think he's getting into it a little. (Well a little, he was asleep during the Final today) We watched it in a Pub in central London not far from where he's working (Green Park, you've been there). It was a great atmosphere and there were a handful of Germans. It was a good game, not as tense and agressive as the Argentina one. Still, I saw us going into penalties and winning. And then this little or rather grosso Schwein scored within the last minute or two. What a shame! But yeah, I'm quite satisfied with how we've performed against Portugal! It leaves a nice after taste of this years Worldcup even though whole Germany was hoping for the Final! But at least we have re-discovered our national pride. We're really good at waving the flag now too, you know?
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