Day 8 Predictions

Germany vs. Serbia
7:30am - ESPN, Univision
Winner: Germany
Germany is better, so they'll win. Might take them longer to break down Serbia's defense than it did against Australia though. Before Germany's first game, I sent a text message to a friend that said, "Mesut Ozil will be a breakout star of this World Cup." And he had a pretty good game. So admit it, I at least know a little about soccer.

U.S.A. vs. Slovenia
10:00am - ESPN, Univision
Can't make a prediction on this. Too nervous. Oh wait, here's a prediction: I will be blowing my vuvuzela for the entire match.

England vs. Algeria
2:30pm, ESPN 2, Univision
Winner: England
England gets the nod in this one, though there will be an enormously bright spotlight on whoever ends up playing in goal. There are rumors that Algeria's players are unhappy about their coach's decision to play an overly defensive formation, and as the U.S. showed in their first match, a team needs to be united and has to be able to handle some adversity to have success against England. This doesn't appear to be the case with Algeria.