Surprisingly, my World Cup round of 16 predictions were all spot on– the teams I predicted to move on to the quarterfinals have all advanced, and so here are my predictions for the next round:

Germany vs. Argentina: I know Germany has the home court advantage, and that may be enough to get them past Argnetina, but Argentina is still my favorite team, so I’m going to have to pick them over Germany.

Italy vs. Ukraine: Italy wins over Ukraine in another close but boring game.

England vs. Portugal: England may be a proud soccer nation, but her run ends here. Portugal just has too many good players on its team. Besides, if you need Beckham to score for you in an international game, you know you’re in trouble.

Brazil vs. France: Do I even need to say anything here?

I’m hoping for an Argentina vs. Brazil final match but wouldn’t be surprised of Germany knocked them out in the quarterfinals. Still, I’m picking them to advance past Germany and Italy in the semis.