GERMANY 0-1 SPAIN

Watching these two sides made me think of England, and what would have happened if we had made it through this far.

It would have been a travesty, because this was a proper football match between two seriously decent teams.

I enjoyed it so much that I ordered room service (burger and chips) in my Middlesborough hotel to celebrate. This is something I'm not used to. Room service that is. I've had plenty of burgers in my time. And chips.

But there's something very odd about room service. All that silver tray malarkey, and not knowing whether or not to tip the waiter; I find the whole experience as foreign as a World Cup final.

It's all Greek to me. Or should that be Spanish?



THE STORY SO FAR

Match of the tournament: Germany 0-1 Spain

Player of the tournament: Diego Forlan (Uruguay)

Goal of the tournament: Tevez (Argentina v Mexico) - [2nd goal]