Fifa World Cup 2006: Quarter Final

Round 2 is over. Finally got time to rest as there would be a 2-day break, not that I have watched a lot of matches though. Not much surprises in round 2 where 6 of the 8 group winners go through.

Of the 8 teams that are still remaining, Brazil and Germany certainly looks good. However, this could not be said of Italy and England, who only managed to scrape through their game by a single goal. Portugal might have a problem with players missing through suspension after having 2 men sent off in round 2. France did perform better than in the group stage, but still got a lot of work to do if they want to progress further. Ukraine might be the surprise package of this round, but their inexperience might cost them against the Italians. And Argentina might have peaked too early.

So my prediction for the quarter final (teams in bold to progress):

Germany vs Argentina
Italy vs Ukraine
England vs Portugal
Brazil vs France