Almost there: Semifinal #2, Germany v. Italy

As I might have predicted about my prediction yesterday, it wound up being wrong, but only just. A single Portugal chance converted would have had me looking like a footballing Nostradamus, but alas, it wasn't to be.

Moving ahead, I'm a bit pressed on time to offer much analysis for Germany v. Italy, so I'll keep it short and to the point. Balotelli could be rather troublesome for the likes of Badstuber and Hummels, but the right-back woes for Italy could be even more problematic for Italy.

With that said, Italy will probably do their best to keep things tight and organized as they are so known for, and it just might work for much of the game...whether it's 90 minutes or 120 minutes. I have a feeling that it will just barely not suffice.

Prediction: 2-1 Germany, ET