Soccer Update - 28 June 2012: Catching up on a few games

Okay, since I last wrote about the Euros, there have been a few games - namely the last 2 quarterfinals:

As well as the first semifinal:

You may notice that the last 2 games have both 'ended' 0-0 after full time (that's the standard allotment of 90 minutes + 2 overtime periods of 15 minutes each, total of 120 minutes) and were settled by a penalty shootout. The shootouts were even won 4-2 in both cases! Yes, it's been a bit painful but nevertheless fascinating to watch the symmetry unfold.

Today's game is the second semifinal match:

The winner of this game will face Spain in the final. I have to say that Germany is likely the favorite here, as they've mostly dominated in their games against a strong slate, while Italy has had 2 fewer days to rest and is coming off that slog of a game against England. We'll see, however.

Germany v. Italy kicks off at 2:45PM EST.