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The FIFA World Cup fever is getting hotter with fresh reading from Paraguay:

2010 FIFA World Cup: Paraguay v Japan 0-0 [Paraguay Win 5-3 Penalties] In fifty-fifth match video, we relive the game played between Paraguay & Japan. Paraguay won the first penalty shoot-out of the 2010 World Cup to reach the last eight for the first time and clinch a quarter-final place against either Spain or Portugal. Coach Gerardo Martino’s men scored all five of their penalties after a disappointing match had finished goalless at the end of extra-time. But Paraguay’s joy was Japan’s agony as Yuichi Komano’s spot-kick brushed the crossbar and flew over as the Blue Samurai’s tournament came to an agonising end. As with their opponents, Japan were bidding to reach the quarter-finals for the first time and came closest to scoring during a game of few chances when Daisuke Matsui smashed a long-range strike against the crossbar in the first half. Japan coach Takeshi Okada had targeted a semi-final place before the tournament. But, in a game during which neither side really gambled on scoring a winner, it is Okada’s team that ultimately paid for their lack of ambition. Their defeat ended Asia’s participation in the tournament, but Tuesday’s result in Pretoria ensured that there will be four South American sides in the last eight. Martin’s Paraguay have conceded only once in their four games in South Africa and were defensively solid against a Japan team that had previously looked dangerous on the counter attack. Okada’s men aimed two long-distance strikes towards the Paraguay goal in the opening minutes but the tie soon deteriorated into a. From: comfortablynumb1975x Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 08:31 More in Sports

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