After scoring four goals in a game for the third time at this FIFA World Cup, Germany is within touching distance of the title.

Sunday's emphatic 4 0 thrashing of Argentina has taken Germany through to the last four in convincing style and put them well on course for the fourth title in their history.

This young German team is storming from win to win with a kind of football which is spellbinding the whole of the world.

A newspaper named Welt even risked making a comparison between Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lionel Messi, and after a game like Sunday's, it is no surprise that the Bayern Munich midfielder came out on top.

Even the injury to Michael Ballack in the build up to the FIFA World Cup is now regarded as a blessing in disguise.

Looking at the semi finals of the FIFA World Cup, Netherlands will take on Uruguay at 6.30am on Wednesday while Germany will play Spain at 6.30am on Thursday.

In the quarter-finals, Brazil went down to Netherlands 2-1, Uruguay beat Ghana in penalty kicks 4-2, Germany thrashed Argentina 4-0 and Spain beat Paraguay 1-0.

Story by: Dhanjay Deo
Source: ESPN