While a Spain - Denmark final would be just about perfect for the pundits to lose their minds over, Italy and England have really looked like the two strongest team and both for the opposite of their usual persona: Italy with flair and England with sturdy defense. It's very bizarre as someone who grew up learning about the histories of these teams to see them re-invent themselves this way. Italy for certain have a chip on their shoulder after missing the World Cup and England is the land of chips.... makes for a great final few games before soccer goes to sleep for a few weeks.

Also, something tells me Messi finally might break his international curse at the Copa and a Brasil-Argentina final would be a lot of fun.

Take care all.