France 3:1 Spain ... Message to Aragones: Stick to bullfighting, please.
Day 1: Aragones calls Thierry Henry "una mierda."
Day 2: The French team is verbially abused by Spanish fans en-route to the stadium in Hanover.
Day 2: La Marseillaise cannot be heard - there is tremendous booing and whistling from Spanish fans. Talk about no respect.
Day 3: A casa, a casa!!! Mama, te quiero! WAAAAA!!!!!
Day 4: Aragones wishes he had a player like Titi
Someday in 2010: Spain gets kicked-out of the World Cup again.

France 1:0 Brazil ... Did somebody say Ronaldinho?
Defending world champions Brazil, with its "magical quartet" of Ronaldinho, Kaka, Adriano, and Ronaldo, was the uncontested favorite of this quarterfinal clash. Having conceded just one goal and scored ten, Brazil looked set to clinch a record sixth title.
And France? Well, they were riding a wave of confidence after having sent Spain home (3:1), but what could grandpa Zidane and Thuram do against such a mighty Brazilian team?

The result was, simply, an all-around thrashing. Zidane displayed the old magic left in him that made Ronaldinho - also a World Player of the Year - wish he were back in Brazil playing indoor and making Joga Bonito ads. "Never grow-up, my friends," to echo Eric Cantona. The defensive shield of Vieira and Makelele had no trouble containing the speedy Kaka and persistent Juninho. Lilian Thuram and William Gallas, meanwhile, could have gone around the stadium taking autographs instead of marking Ronaldo...the latter never moved. Henry's lone goal in the 57th minute, and the 1:0 scoreline, was all too flattering for the Brazilians.

France vs. Portugal ... Message to Christiano Ronaldo: Didn't know it wasn't only the ladies who liked your sexy wink, but also your damn coach.
Portugal has been the ugliest team of the tournament, even with that jewel of theirs, Christiano Ronaldo. They dive, kick, push, elbow, slap, headbutt, and still manage to make it to the semifinals of the World Cup. That's quite an astounding feat, considering they've left teams such as Holland and England rotting in the dust. And yet at some point, luck runs out.

Also.....
After France gives Portugal a good spanking, expect a mass-exodus of Portuguese players from the Premierleague, with golden-boy Ronaldo leading the pack.