"The Italy vs Germany game yesterday was fantastic! I watched every single second. Am I alone?"
Fantastic game, indeed.
And, NO, you're not alone as 1,300 millions people around the world are watching the sport that completes life.
I predicted a 2-0 Italy win against Germany and a France win (forgot the score) on a previous thread, with Italy the ultimate winner in the final.
Yellow cards:
France: Thuram, Sagnal, Vieira, Zidane, Ribery, Saha.
Portugal: Ricardo, Carvalho, Valente, Maniche, Figo. Petit, either injured or red carded.
Italy has only one yellow (Camoranesi), but it's irrelevant as he will be able to play the final. Ergo, Italy will play the final in full. Whereas, France, if as I predict will beat Portugal, could have two or more of their star players not able to play the final, depending on the ref.
Forza Azzurri! Make the world bite their tongues!
I wish Italy would stick to playing like that because they're so good when they want to be. They are the nearest team Europe has to, say, Argentina (I've given up on Spain ever getting anywhere). The defensive mindset is being cast off, which is good. Now just lose the rolling around and silly red cards (yes, I know England need to lose the silly red cards too, amongst other things).