It's MTV's World Cup of Rock! The World Cup is the greatest sporting event on the planet, a super-sized stage where legends are born with every strike of the ball, where infamy is just a moment away and where the dreams of millions live or die by the minute. That's why, in the spirit of the 2010 MTV Musical March Madness competition, we've created "The World Cup (Of Rock)," a FIFA-style tournament that takes 16 of the biggest nations — rock-wise (sorry Algeria) — and pits them against one another to determine just which is the most rockingly awesome. Heavyweights like the U.S.A., England, France and Germany are all here, but so are a handful of surprisingly strong sleeper countries. As the Cup progresses, we'll be unveiling the match-ups, and it's up to you to vote your favorites through. In the end, only one nation will be left standing: the world champion of rock.
Uruguay and the Netherlands (or Holland, if you swing that way) are currently embroiled in a tense match for the right to advance into the finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Two slots in the finals are also up for grabs in the MTV World Cup of Rock, and the two teams below will compliment the winner of the South Korea/Mexico tilt announced earlier today. As a reminder, the voting for the two semi-final matches will close at 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 8.
Germany vs. Australia
Like their actual counterparts on the soccer field, this German team has been absolutely unstoppable, not only pushing themselves through the tournament but also knocking off rival Japan in the process. That sentiment helped out Australia, who advanced to the semis on the back of AC/DC enthusiasts. Can the Tokio Hotel-fueled Germany take their place in the finals, or will Australia score an upset? Only you can decide!
Be sure to vote in all the games in the MTV World Cup of Rock! Which nation's stars rock the hardest and best? Only you can decide!