It has been brought to my attention that, should Spain falter in it's next match (not likely, but 'if' they do), there's a possibility that we could see an all South American semi-finals, and, of course, finals assuming again that:
Brazil beats the Netherland, (likely)
Uruguay beats Ghana, (quite possible)
Argentina beats Germany (possible) and
Paraguay beats Spain. (not likely, but possible)
These are one game, do or die elliminations, so anything could happen ... (including 3 European teams making into the semis, and zero South American representation)
But, wouldn't THAT be sumptin' !! After all, the only South American team to have been eliminated so far (they were allowed only 4.5 teams) was Chile and they were eliminated by Brazil, another South American team.