Wow. What a week in football! My take on the two games I watched were:
a) Brazil vs Netherlands - This was definitely a game of two halves. I definitely felt that Brasil had a dominant opening half, before the Netherlands gathered pace and more importantly, did not lose their composure, even while they were down. The sheer determination of the Dutch was inspiring. The way that some Brazilian players lashed out (or stamped on) the Dutch just was not the beautiful game we all love.
b) Germany vs Argentina - Have to really think about backing the Germans following yet another demolition of a quality side in Argentina. However, the Argentinian back three were stretched and masterly exposed (heck they were troubled by Greece in the group stages, so I never thought that they would hold up well against a side which could finish). The German efficiency meant that Argentina could barely manage a shot on goal behind the back four. Interesting that the last team that Australia lost to in both the 2006 and 1974 World Cups were the eventual winners.....who knows what will happen with this German side?
In other news, the World Press Photo exhibition is showing at the State Library. The photos were powerful in their delivery of happenings in the world. The collection of photos were such a cocktail of emotions which really captured the moments and sad truths of events. The photographers were truly talented - in some cases risking their lives in the hopes of capturing 'that' moment. This was my first time going to this event, but will definitely try and see this next year.
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