Let's hope these two teams come out firing at their 3gpg rate instead of playing not to lose. At least the defensive Italians are long gone, so there's hope for some attacking futbol on Sunday.

Any predictions from the RR world?

I'm going w/my heart over my head and saying Spain.

And as a former keeper, I'm trusting Casillas much more then Lehman at this point.

If it's all about the keepers, then it's definitely Spain over Germany. Casillas actually looks like he knows what he's doing most of the time. And if Spain play anything like they did in the second half against Russia, I don't see how Germany will win. But we'll see - Fabregas was the architect of a lot of Spain's good play, but Aragones has been reluctant to start him. If he plays from the beginning...look out. That said, the Germans have an advantage on set pieces. That could be the X-factor.

My Germans best come through.

I think Spain has been foolish in not playing Fabregas as a starter the entire tournament but depending on Villa's health, he may finally start. However, missing Villa on the pitch will slow down Spain's attack as Torres has looked clumsy and sluggish at times - especially against Russia. Casillas is one of the best keepers in the world and better than Lehman but I like Germany as a more solid team on D and equally as talented up front.

i believe german discipline will win out over spanish flair. neither was my favorite (love me some portugal) but this is as much fun as the world cup.

Great game - plenty of good chances on both sides (though the Spanish definitely had more). And what a great goal from Torres. The Spanish were definitely the better side, and deserved the win, but the Germans put up a pretty good fight, I thought.