Man it has been quiet around here for a couple of days. It's like nothing's been happening. But the English press is stirring it up in preparation for Portugal. And Thierry Henry takes the high road. I am booking lunch tomorrow for the second half of Germany v. Argentina and Saturday may well be a right write-off with two great games: Brazil and France as well as England and Portugal.

It will be interesting to see what England (#10) can do against a team that is three places ahead of it in the FIFA rankings as opposed to teams 25 or more places behind. They have had a very soft run to date.