Let’s face it – Germany and Spain haven’t had smooth-sailing journeys to the last lap of the Euro 2008 competition. But kudos to both teams for doing well so far and coming within a hair’s breadth away of lifting that coveted trophy on Sunday evening (Switzerland/Austria time). The Germans have proven that they’re a well-oiled tournament-trained team during last gasp 3-2 win against Turkey in the semifinal. Deutschland has the mental and physical strength to come through victorious when the odds are turned against their favour.