France - Oh my god they did it, they beat Spain, who many bet on for going a lot further than this. They didn't score in 6 consecutive World Cup matches but they managed to score 3 against the steel defense of Casillas and Puyol. Applause.
Spain - They played very well throughout the whole tournament but their finishing wasnt good enough.
Even when they beat Ukraine 4-0, one goal was from a free kick, another from a penalty and after that Ukraine was broken, they were no match.
Even when they beat Tunisia 3-1, it took them about 70 minutes to score the first goal and then Tunisia lost hope so they scored 2 more, one of them, again, from a penalty.
And today, what happened? they played good, they were better even for the most of the game but their only goal came from a penalty shot. I don't think Barthez had to deal with any real danger all match long.
Ribery - Before the World Cup I've never seen him play and I was disappointed by the first 3 matches but finally he has shown me what he can do. I know he was known for being a bad boy, but so was Guti and he grew up, maybe Ribery has a bright future infront of him.
Vieira - After a weak season at Juventus many people said he was over the hill. Today he faced his replacement in Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas, and he showed us all who is the man behind France.
when France played Togo he had one goal and one assist, today he had one goal and one assist. Without this defensive midfielder with extrordinary abilities to run forward, France wouldn't even have made it to the second round.
Zidane and Henry - Great goal by Zidane today but these were generally weak for the entire tournament and they arent the ones who need to carry France forward.
Puyol - A man every player fears when his team faces Barcelona but for some crazy reason he has made mistakes (notice the plural) in this cup. This is witch-craft, I tell ya!
Gallas - Poor guy, took a shot to the nuts from Marcos Senna.
