Germany 3 Portugal 1

thus ends my World Cup 2006. no, i'm not watching the final because i have a visceral distaste for the italians and french and will not disrupt my lovely sleep to watch them play. anyway, i think the 3rd place playoff was a rousing finale. there wasn't the gripping tension of a final, so the two sides played some really good, open football. the fact that the first half ended 0-0 was more telling of some poor finishing rather than poor play.

both portugal and germany played some nifty tricks and delicate passes throughout, and ronaldo had one of his best games in his career [imho], deco was instrumental and figo embellished his cameo with a lovely assisting cross. but the day really belonged to bastian schweinsteiger [who has the most german name ever, according to mak]. he scored two cracking goals and set up the a-bit-sad-case portugese own goal with a brilliant free kick. the first was a bit tyco lah, with the sheer speed and unpredictable spin of the ball helping with his shot. the second was exquisite though, pumped right into the side of the net from out the area.

Germany it is then, for 3rd place. a bit sad for Portugal, but they can't score, so it's too bad. Kahn gets his farewell, Figo a bittersweet swansong, Schweinsteiger and Ronaldo look to have very bright futures and it's a great day for world football.

oh, and i watched Finding Nemo at my cousin's place today [for the 6th time]. everytime they get to the typically-disney parts, i still feel all weepy inside, even though i've watched it so many times and it's so contrived. it's just a very sweet movie that would ndoubtedly repel owlballs but i love nonetheless :D

alright, it's 530am. i should get some sleep. have to be early in church tmr. at least i sent out two emails tonight, more to follow suit soon.