Germany vs Spain: Spain deserve to win.

The second semifinal match between Germany and Spain was expected to be a thrilling match. Germany have a long tradition in the World Cup tournament and Spain are the recent European champion. It was a tight match with both teams trying to take initiatives in order to control the match. After a while, it was clear that Spain were more superior and they started to control the match. It was not a surprise when they won the match by a single goal. In my opinion, there are some reasons why Spain deserve to win.

First, they got hold of the midfield and looked more composed in that part of the pitch. Orchestrated by Xavi and Iniesta, Spain controlled the play during the match. They passed the ball quickly from one player to another. They rarely made a mistake in doing so. As a result, German players couldn't get a touch of the ball. They tried to win the ball but to no avail since Spanish players were very effective in passing the ball. In that match, It was clear that midfield belonged to Spain.

Next, the counter attack that has been the German trademark during the tournament did not work. They did it very well against Argentina or England. It did not happen against Spain because Spanish players were very disciplined. They returned to their half so quickly  when they lost possession that it did not give much space to German players to create goal-scoring chances. To make things worse, German players were not able to play one-two touch football and failed to show individual skills to open up resolute Spanish defense.

Then, Germany lost a key player in a shape of Thomas Mueller, the Bayern Munich striker. Before the match against Spain, Mueller has been an important player in the team. His collaboration with Klose and Podolski has created a solid trio in the German front line. Without Mueller's presence upfront, German attack was somewhat less menacing than the ones before. Piotr Trochowski who took over Mueller's place failed to carry out his role as Klose and Podolski's partners.

In brief, Spain really deserve to win the semifinal match. They controlled the midfield, were very disciplined and were a bit fortunate with Thomas Mueller's absence in the German team.