World Cup Wrap-Up Matchday 18

Germany 4-1 England

20' GER Klose (1-0)

32' GER Podolski (2-0)

37' ENG Upson (2-1)

47' GER Friedrich (YC)

67' GER Muller (3-1)

70' GER Muller (4-1)

82' ENG Johnson (YC)

Germany dominated the entire game save for a period of about 10 minutes before the end of the first half, where England scored once and had a goal from Lampard that bounced off the bottom of the crossbar, into the net, then back out again which was disallowed. Even though the goal was disallowed, England was outplayed the other 80 minutes of the game, and the Germans took advantage of their continuous miscues.

GER Verdict: The Well-Oiled Machine run by Joachim Low has once again dominated the opposition. All of Germany's hyped young players are playing extremely well, and are looking like the favorites for the next couple of World Cups. Germany advances to play Argentina.

ENG Verdict: Another poor poor game from the English, who are heading home early. Really nothing else to say.

Man of the Match: Miroslav Klose (GER)

Argentina 3-1 Mexico

26' ARG Tevez (1-0)

28' MEX Marquez (YC)

33' ARG Higuain (2-0)

52' ARG Tevez (3-0)

71' MEX J. Hernandez (3-1)

Mexico looked the better side for the first 20 minutes, and once a controversial ruling where Carlos Tevez was awarded a goal from a blatantly offsides position, El Tri lost all of their momentum and began to play with less intensity and creativity. Argentina from that point controlled the majority of the game. Tevez made up for the miscued goal from the first half by firing an absolute laser that stunned the Mexicans for the next few minutes. One of the best goals of the tournament surely.

ARG Verdict: It's starting to look like Maradona has done a very good job preparing for the world cup, but when your toughest opponents are Mexico and South Korea, it's hard to prove anything. Their game against Germany should see if they are actually capable of matching up with the worlds best.

MEX Verdict: The "best ever Mexican side: sure didn't look that way against mighty Argentina. Their young players look very good, and the future of Mexican soccer is looking strong.

Man of the Match: Carlos Tevez (ARG)