It's a shame that we won't get a Messi vs. Ronaldo world cup showdown. If they had each won today, it would have been fantastic.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! I think they were 0-3 in world cup penalty shootouts prior to this one.
I am German, I cannot root for Brazil or England (unless they play against each other). Also: those two have already won a world cup at least once, and so have Uruguay and France, so I would like to see someone win who hasn'T had one yet.
They are the only ones who have more world cup wins than Germany has, so to overtake them they shouldn't win another one. And England... well... Let's just say one number: 1966 But.... well, actually you could. I am not really that nationalist nor a big football fan, I want the best football team to win actually.
I had hoped Sweden would play against Belgium in the final game but Sweden didn't make it unfortunately. Curious how RUS-CRO will end. I like Croatias play style a bit more but of course the Russians are very motivated.
my initial prediction was that Croatia would have made it to the semi-final. But Russia plays home. We'll see...