I had planned on actually giving you a summary and/or reason why I thought each team would win, but I really am blogged out right now.  So, before I can start with the knockout rounds, I will remind you about the Group Stage Predictions that I made over the last 3 weeks.  So, here I go.

Group 1                                      Group 2

1. Portugal                                 1. Germany

2. Czech Republic                        2. Croatia

3. Turkey                                    3. Poland

4. Switzerland                             4. Austria

Group 3                                     Group 4

1. Italy                                     1. Spain

2. Netherlands                           2. Russia

3. France                                   3. Sweden

4. Romania                                4. Greece

Quarter-Finals

1. Winner A (Portgual) vs. 2nd Place B (Croatia)

Winner: Portugal

2. Winner B (Germany) vs. 2nd Place A (Czech Republic)

Winner: Germany

3. Winner C (Italy) vs. 2nd Place D (Russia)

Winner: Italy

4. Winner D (Spain) vs. 2nd Place C (Netherlands)

Winner: Netherlands

SEMI-FINALS

1. Winner of 1 (Portugal) vs. Winner of 2 (Germany)

Winner: Portugal

2. Winner of 3 (Italy) vs. Winner of 4 (Netherlands)

Winner: Italy

FINAL

Portugal vs. Italy

Winner= Portugal