In two quarterfinals games on Friday, a depleted Germany scraped though with a solitary goal against an impressive French side, while Brazil defeated Colombia 2-1 in a bitter fight with painful consequences. It was the fourth straight semifinal entry for four-time World Cup winner Germany, who went into the match with as many as seven injured players on the benches and effectively thwarted the challenge posed by France’s frontline players, whose luck deserted them. As for Brazil, despite a good show in the first half, they lost their nerve in the second half,