Odds: 10/1 World Ranking: 6 13 June vs Australia, 18 June vs Serbia, 23 June vs Ghana Based on current form, it is hard to see the German national team progressing far in South Africa. But then again, German teams often don’t look like real contenders on paper, but then go on to do a lot...

I’ll be watching this match @ Souled Out Hartamas, with some of my fellow colleagues of Total Sports Asia (TSA). As such, since our CEO is coincidentally a German, just like the country I’ve been supporting since Lothar Matthaeus’ West Germany’s World Cup victory in...

Will Smith a GERMAN fan like me? (in Germany for HANCOCK premiere) As predicted, Turkey defeated Croatia, Russia destroyed Holland. As hoped, Germany ousted Portugal. Tournament by tournament, teams like Holland, Spain and Portugal flatter to deceive. They usually do really well in the group...

I watched the kickoff at 2:45am, filled with excitement and expectation at the same time. The first 20 minutes were breathtaking stuff. Germany played at full speed, like a runaway train threatening to smash everything in its wake. This is unlike the Germany before 2006, where they played like...