Earlier I wrote about the European version of "March Madness" (the NCAA college basketball playoffs, for those not familiar with American sports). June has been the month of European soccer. And it was not something that could be ignored by those who hate sports.Sixteen countries have battled it out over the last four weeks. Last night, the championship game was played between Germany and Spain. Although the final score was 1-0, Spain clearly dominated the game -- consistent with all of their games throughout the tournament.
However, Germany placed much higher than most experts had expected. Italy (the winners of the World Cup in 2006) and France (who placed 2nd in 2006) along with Holland were tipped to be favorites. Spain hadn't won a major tournament in 44 years.
So...last night was the last gathering of our church for a soccer game...until the World Cup begins in 2010.
2 comments:
My deepest commiseration about your loss on the grand final Euro Cup. I watched the match and I think that 1-0 win for Spain was about right. Icaro.
If it weren't for Jens Lehmann (Goalie), Germany would have lost at least 3-0, if not greater. It was interesting to watch the German commentators on Monday morning. Everyone agrees, Spain was simply the better team in every respect.
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