We have not been treated to a seven goal game in this tournament and it was overdue, especially a top team versus a minnow. The national rankings do not lie and Iceland have been punching above their weight. It only makes England's defeat to Iceland look even worse - there is no hiding that. Still Iceland will feel that being in the top 8 in Europe is a trophy and congratulations to them for giving us a lot of excitement.

So France v Germany will be a mouth-watering game. Will the sequence continue? Spain, the holders, fall to another top team, italy. Italy then fall to Germany. In turn will Germany then fall to France? Sure, the French have not yet faced a top team but their strikers are on form and all of Giroud, Payet and Griezemann have several goals each - Griezemann could get the Golden Boot! By contrast, the German strikers are struggling to find the net - Muller could not even score in the penalty shootout! Where would the Germans be without Ozil goals? and he is not an out and out striker.

It depends on how the game is played - If Germany's defense holds and it is 0-0 or 1-1 at 90 minutes you have to fancy them to qualify for the final. But if France's attacking game dominates, you have to fancy France in a high scoring match. So it is all about the tactics. We will have to wait until 3 am on Friday July 8 our timezone for the match - with Wales v Portugal a day before. Exciting!