Germany Goes Dutch- by Marc Young
Today, all Germans must be Dutchmen. Despite how horrible and unnatural that sounds to most Teutonic football fans, Germany must support a Dutch victory this evening when Holland plays Argentina -- at all costs. That's because the last Group C match between the effective Dutch and utterly lethal Argentines on Wednesday could have serious repercussions for the World Cup hosts down the line. Just as importantly -- to me at least -- it could have serious repercussions for the quarter-final match in Berlin for which I have tickets.
That's why I'm pimping for a Dutch victory on Wednesday, which would see the Netherlands top Group C. That would set up a classic German-Dutch quarter-final showdown in Berlin's Olympic Stadium on June 30. Sure, Germany would still have to flatten Sweden and Holland would need to beat Mexico or Portugal in the last 16 next week, but that's eminently doable. And to be brutally honest, Germany would have a much better shot of downing the Dutch than they would the Argentines, who appear to be the tournament's most dangerous team.
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