The first semi-final provided action, not as much as you would want from a Portugal-Chile match but penalties and was definitely one of the better Confederations Cup matches. The winner of this semi will face Chile, who beat Portugal on penalties 3-0 and Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t even get to take one, for the trophy in Saint Petersburg on July 2.
Germany brought its “B” team to this tournament. Well, more like a B+ team because many of their best young players are at the U21 UEFA Championships, where they are in the final after beating England on penalties.