It was the same old Spainish teams as of old. Promising much but delivering little.

What happened to them? The first half was one of the best games of this tournament and despite conceeding a goal - Spain had the better of it. The second half they never looked like winning and even in the time left, after France's second goal, they didn't seem to want to know.

Talk about a game of two halfs - or is that halves?

I must admit my predictions for the quarter finals were not very accurate - but I did get Brazil, England, Portugal and Argentina right.

I confidently predict that the semi finals will be Agentina v Italy and England v Brazil.