RECOVERY TIME: Not only did Germany play their semifinal a day early, by half-time they were 5-0 up against Brazil. They clearly didn't need to stretch too much after the break. The likes of Matts Hummels, Miroslav Klose, and Sami Khedira all got a nice mid-match rest after being substituted. Argentina emerged from their attritional display against the Dutch as "sore, beaten, and tired as a result of a war," according to their boss Alejandro Sabella. Add the dose of emotional exhaustion of a penalty shoot-out, and Germany look clear favourites.