Well the group stage is over now and there have been a lot of surprises. Holland has kicked ass, and I only hope they can keep it up cause they’re not known for it. Germany, Italy, and France were all extremely disappointing. They lacked an attacking mindset and their defenses have been soft. Amazingly Germany and Italy have advanced though. It’s been very refreshing to see attacking teams actually do well. It’s against the trend of playing defense first which is so ugly and boring. Turkey has been amazing to win twice coming from behind. I’d like to see them go further, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. Anyway, here’s how the rest of the tournament should shape up. (I was completely wrong that France might find their form again. Very disappointing.)

Quarter Finals
Portugal to beat Germany
Croatia to beat Turkey (I’d like to see Turkey advance though.)
Netherlands to beat Russia
Spain to beat Italy (This might be optimistic if Italy has their tails up.)

Semi Finals
Croatia to beat Portugal (It’s possible, and Portugal has been known to collapse.)
Netherlands beat Spain (If this game happens, it might be the game of the tourney.)

Final
Netherlands beat Croatia

Croatia loses their “dark horse” status, and Holland takes all the glory. Or at least I hope so, cause it’s been awesome to watch them play and they are my favorite team. Hopefully their form continues over the next week and a half.

In my Fantasy league I actually won my group with three wins, so I’m into the knockout quarterfinals. Hopefully, I can keep up the streak!