Congrats to the Germans, can't argue with their record in shootouts and probably the better team on the night as well.
Buffon fluffs his chance to rescue Italy, dived over that, and couldn't get his hands back down quick enough. Germany through.
Never want to say that a keeper should save a pen, particularly a keeper as good in shootouts as Buffon. However...
Pelle isn't Saints penalty taker is he? If he is ....after that showing he shouldn't be anymore.......
Anyone else actually miss penalty shootouts with England? Be nice if we were good enough to get to one some day...
Quite. Now we know why Graziano doesn't take penalties. I suggest a few lessons with MLT. Zaza was almost worse. He only came on to take a penalty. Still. Enjoyable game, and I had a feeling all week that it would be one game too many for Italy. I'm sort of glad that if anyone beat them it was Germany. I like the way Germany play.
When will the Germany v Iceland semi be played? Actually, no, I've got the chance of winning money in a work sweepstake because I've got France, so sorry flt but it'll be Germany v France...