I'm gonna put $50 on Denmark over Germany...pretty good odds.
1. Denmark has not lost to Germany in the last 16 years ... no kidding. Germany is one of the favorite teams to play against. I must admit the Germans do look rock solid right now, but they won 12 in row, and tomorrow will be #13....superstisious ? I hope the Germans are.
2. Denmark's coach, Morten Olsen, played in Germany for many years, and know every damn thing there is to know about German soccer, and mentallity.
3. Denmark took Germany to the barber before, in international tournaments...do we need to remind about the final in '92 ? (We like to...lol) ... and they can do it again.
4. I'm originally from Denmark, so I should support them....
For first goal, I'll go for Nicklas Bendtner from Denmark, the 2X scorer against Portugal, and a very sharp attacker. I think Germany might underestimate him, and get a surprise.
I'm hoping Holland will take points from Portugal, both because it'll make things easier for Denmark, in case Germany beat Denmark, and because Holland is really a better team, than we have seen so far, in this tournament, so they'll get my other $50 tomorrow (today depending on where we are), and then it'll be bye Portugal, and bye Holland.
Fingers crossed.