Quarter Finals - France vs Germany (17:00 BST) & Brazil vs Colombia (21:00 BST)

[el sid]

Khedira there

[Pukey]

Pass it sooner ffs

[EnterUsernameHere]

Had £10 on Khedira to be booked today, cheers Sami

[Leppard]

Kroos can do much better than that.

[JD nawrat]

France's long passing is really good

It is, think Cabaye is probably a big part down to that, but it's not just him playing the passes obv.

[Noob21]

Nice of the cameraman to close in on the ugliest French girl out there

[JD nawrat]

Germany looking much better defensively this half... think they'll win this 2-0 in the end, now.

[el sid]

Matuidi Should've put that first time

[JD nawrat]

Don't get why France are so insistent on long balls when they're high up the pitch. Doing it when they're deep and there's plenty of space is fine, it's also effective. But high up the pitch and scudding it high into 5'6 Valbuena, 5'9 Griezmann and Karim Benzema is not going to pay dividends...

[Noob21]

France are dominating with counters now, Varane good header but Neuer is huge

[el sid]

Valbuena got KOed there

[JD nawrat]

Matuidi has been poor today, first time this tournament really. Looks out of his depth up against the German trio in midfield... should bring on Sissoko or Schneiderlin soon.

[noikeee]

Matuidi has been poor today, first time this tournament really. Looks out of his depth up against the German trio in midfield... should bring on Sissoko or Schneiderlin soon.

He's been the best player on the pitch since half-time.

[JD nawrat]

He's been the best player on the pitch since half-time.

I can't say I agree, unfortunately.

[JD nawrat]

Mueller is pathetic

[craigcwwe]

Valbuena got KOed there

Schweinsteiger got Spain 82 going through his mind before that challenge.

Awful and no booking. Lawrenson saying "what's wrong with that"

[el sid]

France are looking out of steam now :/

[Chr1s Lawson]

There's a whistle every 30 secs, its killed the game

[georginho_juventusygr]

Deschamps is right. France need to up their tempo.

[ReggaeBwoy]

What a bloody awful game!

[el sid]

Klose going off Schurrle coming on

[sean_oc16]

No record for Miro today

[el sid]

Muller Whiny brat

[Noob21]

Schurrle looks like one of these characters in 19th century movies (civil war era)

Muller such a missing ****

[georginho_juventusygr]

Booo, Löw. Boooooooo.

[georginho_juventusygr]

What a bloody awful game!

I think the closer you get to the final, the more cautious the approach becomes.

[craigcwwe]

That's a corner.

Think they dragged the two linesmen off the streets for this game. Awful the both of them.

[noikeee]

This match has been a bit disappointing... it had started so well, but never really got going after the goal.

[EnterUsernameHere]

Sakho worries me. Can't believe other Liverpool fans think he's good enough to build the defence around, dreadful on the ball.

[EnterUsernameHere]

...Deschamps agrees

[Noob21]

Changing CBs in a knockout match

Unless Sakho is injured

[darren1983]

France have been poor today.

The stop/start nature of the game hasn't helped, but it's not been the best game.

Hardly noticed Pogba at all really

[pearcey_90]

Every time I see Sakho play I always chukle at how much Liverpool paid for him. Just looks so clumsy and really can't play passing football.

[JD nawrat]

Sakho worries me. Can't believe other Liverpool fans think he's good enough to build the defence around, dreadful on the ball.

He's not dreadful on the ball, he's average.

And as far as CBs go, he's fantastic defensively. Switch Sakho and Varane for the goal this afternoon and there's no goal. Sakho doesn't get bullied like that.

[CaptainPlanet]

This is a terrible game.

[JD nawrat]

Rémy on for Cabaye. Very ambitious move.

[ReggaeBwoy]

I think the closer you get to the final, the more cautious the approach becomes.

I hope Brazil and Colombia is a better game.

[el sid]

Sakho finally ****s off

[EnterUsernameHere]

He's not dreadful on the ball, he's average.

And as far as CBs go, he's fantastic defensively. Switch Sakho and Varane for the goal this afternoon and there's no goal. Sakho doesn't get bullied like that.

Sakho probably wouldn't have, you're right, but Varane is simply a class above,

[JD nawrat]

I hope Brazil and Colombia is a better game.

Don't be surprised if it is worse than this. Brazil are not a good team to watch in the first place and Colombia could be edgy because of Brazil's home advantage... however if Colombia attack like they have in every game so far it could be cracking. That style of play would suit Brazil more too, who prefer to counter-attack.

[el sid]

I'm hoping this becomes better in the last 15 atleast

[Anti Spiral]

lmao benzema

[aiston]

Oh Benzema

[Noob21]

No space for Benzegol

[Leppard]

Hummels

[JD nawrat]

Sakho probably wouldn't have, you're right, but Varane is simply a class above,

On current ability? I disagree. They're about the same quality. Varane is a solid defender, undoubtedly, and with a ball at his feet he's very comfortable. But Sakho is like an "old-fashion centre half". No-nonsense, stops everything. He's very good, imo.

[ri916]

Hummels really is a fantastic centre back.

[JD nawrat]

Benzema is such a tit. He's wasted all of France's best chances.

[el sid]

Neuer makes goalkeeping look so easy

[cyclonus1010]

Every time I see Sakho play I always chukle at how much Liverpool paid for him. Just looks so clumsy and really can't play passing football.

What we paid for him is made even worse that he only had 1 yr left on his contract. The mind boggles