Top rate tipping from Tom here, as the match finished 3-2 to Germany.


Readers of my previews before the start of the tournament will know that I was very keen on the chances of the Germans.

They have yet to impress me however and having failed to win Group B now face a tougher quarter-final than was anticipated. Portugal stand in their way of a place in the last four and I really don't know what to expect.

Germany have mastered the art of progressing at major tournaments more often than not over time and if you have backed them in the outright you'll cling to the hope that they've one big performance in them.