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Paraguay, Spain Advance to World Cup Quarterfinals

   VOA News 29 June 2010
   Spain's  David  Villa  (L)  scores  a  goal  past  Portugal goalkeeper
   Eduardo,  on the ground, during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match
   between Spain and Portugal in Cape Town, 29 Jun 2010

Photo: AP

   Spain's  David  Villa  (L)  scores  a  goal  past  Portugal goalkeeper
   Eduardo,  on the ground, during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match
   between Spain and Portugal in Cape Town, 29 Jun 2010

   Paraguay  and  Spain both advanced Tuesday to the quarterfinals of the
   World Cup football tournament in South Africa.
   Paraguay's  football  team defeated Japan 5-3 in a penalty shootout to
   reach the quarterfinal round for the first time in team history.
   Oscar  Cardozo hit the winning penalty shot Tuesday in Pretoria, after
   the  match  remained  scoreless  through  regulation and 30 minutes of
   extra time.
   No  Asian  country  has ever beaten a South American team at the World
   Cup in 14 attempts.
   In the final match of the second round, Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 to
   move on to the quarterfinals.
   David  Villa  scored  the only goal in Cape Town.  The Barcelona star
   scored  on  his  own  rebound  in  the 63rd minute following a save by
   Portuguese  keeper  Eduardo.   It  was  the striker's 4th goal of the
   tournament.
   Portugal created several scoring opportunities in the 2nd half but was
   unable to score an equalizer.
   The  European  champions  will  play  Paraguay  in  the final-eight on
   Saturday.  Â
   The final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is July 11 in Johannesburg.

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   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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