Berlin here we come!!!

France have done it again!!! Zidane, having scored two headers in the final of 98 against Brazil to help Les Bleus lift the title then, once again proved the hero of the night striking a penalty hard and low into the bottom left (or right, depends on where ur lookin on from right???) corner of Ricardo's goal after Henry had won the penalty going down from a Carvalho challenge as early as the 33rd minute (i think...). And as he did eight years before, hopefully Zizou will be able to end his glorious career with another win on the world stage...

That being said, i have to say also that in fact, it was the defending prowess of the french team that basically stole the show with one special Lilian Thuram at his best... Being capped for the 120th time for France (duh...) Thuram steered the defense well and Les Bleus managed to hold on to their early lead to advance to their second final in eight years...

Though France started this Cup campaign rather shakily during the group stages, they have managed to come into their own over the last few games with aspiring performances from players the likes of Sagnol, Viera, Thuram, Ribery and one very scintilating Zidane who was absolutely awesome against Brazil... of course the others play well too, Barthez and Makelele workin their asses off and the rest of the team... (damn it's difficult to please everyone ain't it...?)

In short, it was an awesome match between France and Portugal and though the latter fought hard and nearly got back into the game a couple of times, they were just lacking in flair and creativity... oOoOooooOOOooooOoo... =p

P/S; I also lost all my respect for Cristiano who went down numerous times in the penalty box with hardly any contact from the opposition... asshole!!! and oh yeah, we're goin to Berlin for the finalé!!!

-aDRiANo-