World Cup Day 21 - Argentina vs Germany

Argentina 0 Germany 4 (Muller 3, Klose 67, 89, Friedrich 74)

Germany took the lead within 3 minutes. A wonderfully floated freekick in from Bastian Schweinsteiger which was met by the slightest of touches from Thomas Muller his Bayern Munich team mate which helped it beat Sergio Romero in the Argentine goal. 1-0 to Germany. The Germans were in full control of the first 15-20 minutes causing Argentina all sorts of problems. Then Argentina came slowly back into it. On 23 minutes Lionel Messi played a lovely pass into the Germany box but Carlos Tevez couldn't get there ahead of Manuel Neuer. It could and probably should have been 2-0 when Muller got down the wing and played it into Miroslav Klose who could only sky his shot way over. The Argentinians had a goal disallowed on 37 because 4 players were in an offside position. At the break it was 1-0 to Germany but it could easily have been more.

Argentina started the better in the second half and had a few chances but nothing that was clear cut. Then on 68 minutes Germany went 2 goals ahead. Muller found a pass to Lukas Podolski who played a perfect pass along the six yard box where Miroslav Klose tapped the jabulani home. Germany went further ahead on 74 minutes after a great run by Schweinsteiger on the wing he got into the box and was able to find Arne Friedrich with the pass who toe poked it home for his first goal for Germany. Germany grabbed a fourth a minute from time to seal the game and confound Argentina's misery. The German's broke with pace as Podolski sent Mesut Ozil away, his floated cross came perfectly for Klose to volley past Romero. That was 4-0 and Germany will take some beating.

World Cup Day 20 - Uruguay vs Ghana

Uruguay 1 (Forlan 55, Suarez sent off 120) Ghana 1 (Muntari 45+2)

The game was punctuated by the referees whistle in the 1st half. Both teams had chances to take the lead but in injury time Ghana took the lead. Sulley Muntari picked the jabulani up in the Uruguay half and he struck a 35 yard shot which curl past Fernando Muslera whose positioning was all wrong.

10 minutes into the 2nd half, Diego Forlan brought Uruguay back into the game with a stunning freekick which sailed past Richard Kingson. There were chances for both sides but neither could find the killer touch and they were both tiring. The game ended 1-1, so we moved to extra time.

Both sides were still very tired and that's how the first half of extra time went along. Neither really looked like scoring. Asamoah Gyan, Stephan Appiah and Kevin-Prince Boateng all had chances in the 2nd half of extra time to win it for Ghana. The last minute was when the drama came to the boil. A Ghanian corner was glanced on and Muslera couldn't clear it. Dominic Adiyiah had a shot which was blocked by Luis Suarez on the line, before Adiyiah's next effort was batted away by Suarez. Suarez was sent off and Ghana had a penalty to win the game deep into injury time at the end of the 2nd half of extra time. Gyan stepped up and struck his thunderous effort against the crossbar.

We went on to penalties and so the drama continued. The first 5 penalties were scored until Ghana's John Mensah's penalty was saved by Muslera. Maxi Pereira smacked his effort way over for Uruguay which brought Ghana back into the game. Adiyiah's penalty was saved by Muslera down to the right. That left Sebastian Abreu knowing that if he scored Uruguay would go into the semi finals of the World Cup. He duly obliged by chipping his penalty right down the middle, sending the Uruguayan fans, players and staff mad.

World Cup Day 20 - Holland vs Brazil

Holland 2 (Felipe Melo Own Goal 53, Sneijder 68) Brazil 1 (Robinho 10, Felipe Melo Sent Off 73)

Robinho put Brazil ahead on 10 minutes after a lovely through ball by Felipe Melo and he side footed it past Maarten Stekelenburg. At half time their only looked like one time winning this match and it wasn't Holland.

Holland didn't look like scoring until they got a freekick. It was worked to Wesley Sneijder who curled in a cross. Julio Cesar came out to punch but couldn't get near it. That was because Felipe Melo attacked the jabulani which came of his head and ended in the net. Arjen Robben curled in a corner which Dirk Kuyt flicked on at the near post and Sneijder was there in the middle of the box to head home on 68 minutes to make it 2-1 to the Dutch. Minutes later Felipe Melo's day was compounded went he was sent off for a stamp on Robben.

Holland were able to hang on as Brazil could not fashion a chance to equalise. Brazil go out at the quarter-final stage for the second World Cup running. Holland go through to semi-finals for the first time since 1998. They will play the winners of Uruguay vs Ghana this coming Tuesday.