Spain beat Germany 1-0

With the fantabulous form the Germans reached the semi-finals of the world cup, it looked very hard for Spain to beat their opponents . But the Spanish team made a mockery of it as they displayed awesome passes and ball possession skills to beat Germany 1-0 on the road to finals.

Spain created lots of chances but it was during the 73rd minute when a cross from Andres Iniesta was headed by Carles Puyol to give the Spaniards, a lead of 1-0. The dominance of the masterly Spaniards was even praised by the German coach and the Captain. The Germans were defeated by the same scoreline in the Euro Championship final.
All through the game the Spaniards showed why they were the augured favourites to bring home the bacon. The action packed final will see a new world cup winner when Spain takes on Holland. Tough to predict between the two teams, let me see;... Spaniards or Dutch? ...Oh wait! Let us check with Paul first.........

FIFA World Cup - Germany thrash Argentina

When Miroslav Klose netted the ball during the 89th minute of the game, it completed a ritual of sorts which had begun within a few minutes after the start of the match. Such was the dominance of this young German side that it seems that they are growing stronger with each passing game in this world cup. The South American side were left wanting for more from there champion players like Lionel Messi who ended his world cup campaign without scoring a goal.
The German team had a dream start when the free kick on 3rd minute was headed to goal by Mueller, the Argentinian defense nowhere in sight. At 20, he is probably a future star for Germany. Argentina had opportunities but could not get the ball behind the German goalkeeper.At the end of first half the score line was 1-0 in favour of Germany. During the second half the Germans showed their excellent counter attacking skills, exposing the weak left line of Argentina. The European powerhouse humbled Diego Maradona's men 4-0 at the end of the game, an unexpected scoreline for sure.

FIFA World Cup - Brazil Crashes Out

Five time world champion Brazil was knocked out of the tournament in the round of last eight. The disgraceful exit of the world's top ranked team came as a heart break for the Brazilian soccer fans all around the world. For the first 50 minutes the Samba boys played as the fantastic team as they are, but for the rest of the match, they completely lost their rhythm. The Dutch, currently ranked third in the world played resolutely to beat a fantastic team 2-1.
Brazil had early lead in the match and also opportunities to extend the lead . But everything changed when Felipe Melo provided the first own goal in the history of Brazil's world cup matches.The second goal was headed by Wesley Sneijder. Then came the idiotic stamping by Melo, which led to 10 man Brazil for the last 18 minutes of the game. It is second successive time that Brazil has been knocked out in the quarters.

Hat-trick for Saina Nehwal

The star shuttler Saina Nehwal had a grand reception at the Indian airport.She had just clinched hat-trick of titles after winning the Indonesia Open Super Series at Jakarta. This was her third super series title in this season, while outclassing her opponents with excellent play. The world number three had recently won the Indian Open Grand Prix and the Singapore Open Super Series Tournament beating the world champion Lu Lan after coming from behind.
At 20 years of age, she has set a tremendous record for herself and will probably be one of the best woman sportsperson of India. She reached the quarter finals of the 2008 olympics, being the first Indian woman to do so, and is a great hope for the next Olympics.