A final requires just 2 teams
A semifinal requires 4 teams (the 2 wining trams make it to the final)
A quarter final must deliver 4 teams to compete in the semi final and thus there need to be 8 teams competing - no more, no less.
This is true for ALL "finals" of two team sports, no matter how large the competition.
There are 4 teams left in the semi finals. That would make for 2 matches. The winners would play a 1 match final.
Three, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United.
Semi-Finals.
32 in the group stage of 8 groups with 2 going through to the last 16 knockout followed by the quarter finals, semi-finals and final.
Italy France Germany Portugal
We are currently on the semi-finals not finals. The teams playing are: Uruguay X Netherlands (July 6); and Germany X Spain (July 7)
Barcelona have been recently getting beat in the semi finals of the champions league because over the years teams have mastered there technique.
How I heard,in 2010 world cup ,there will be 32 teams,in 8 groups of 4.It means 4 quarter finals games,2 semi-finals and 1 final.
The Netherlands have been in the semi-finals twice, once in 1974, and the other time in 1978.
Germany and the US are still in, but Mexico is out
Ghana has never been in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals.
Yes there is a draw for UEFA champions league semi-finals ,quarter finals as well as the group stages .The Semi finals are played in April-May .