And so it ends the Big Phil reign with the Portuguese. Not the ideal “tchau” as a weak Portugal was defeated by a booming Germany. Well deserved for the Germans, and a lot of frustration for the Lusos. Maybe that will bring C. Ronaldo’s cockiness a little bit down, maybe not. But the fact is, he was not able to do anything really significant. Neither could Deco.

Now Scolari is off to boss Chelsea. Who will be the next boss?

Portugal 2 - 3 Germany - goals by Klose, Ballack, Schweinsteiger (for the Germans) and Postiga and Gomes hit the Portuguese goals.