Fantastic game to watch. It had everything. Paraguay should be very proud of their team. Based on Spain's performance I dont think they will progress any further.


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DAVID Villa enhanced his reputation as the World Cup's outstanding striker with a late winner to give a below-par Spain an historic 1-0 victory over Paraguay.

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I still have hope that Spain will stop the rampaging Germans. :D

Crazy game around the hour mark.

You wouldn't tip Spain over Germany, but who knows? Serbia beat them, so Spain certainly can!

If Spain wear their red shirts they will give Deutschland a run for their money.

This game was nailbiting stuff - got very lucky in the end!

Will be an interesting game that's for sure. I know that the Germans have had a good tournament and are playing some great football but you would have to be crazy to write this Spain team off, they have been playing some of the best football in the world consitently for the last two years.

Think Spain will have alot of possession and Germans will hit on the break, will be different to the Argies though as Spain alot better organised and more discplined in thier build up play.

Can't wait for this one it should be a cracker. Will be watching it from the Greek Islands as well so will be at a normal hour! NICE.

Germany will win it!

davidvilla !!!! i can see espana getting their shit together agains the germans !! and with llorente on for torres itll be a great match

I felt so sorry for Cardozo afterwards. But anyways, Spain got lucky.
But Villa, best striker in the world.

thats why barca bought him in!! wonder how zlastan is going to feel coming off the bench?/?

He wont. Villa will go into Henry's old spot on the left wing, just like he did for Spain in the first half.

Villa------Ibra------Messi
---Xavi--Iniesta--Fabregas?:P

Some attacking lineup that is.

Another game, another team cheated by a horrible referee decision. Had Nelson Valdez’s perfectly legitimate goal stood Paraguay could have kept Spain out of this game. How many more teams are going to be cheated before FIFA introduce video technology.

I heard Tottenham, Man City & Liverpool were after him

Given the size of his ego I very much doubt he would move to any of those three.

Credit to Paraguay but I thought that Spain had the edge over them. Paraguay shut them down so quickly but the sheer weight of possession was likely to be decisive and so it proved to be. Great technical game of football, particularly in the second half when Spain probed and pushed but could not find a way to goal against a stubborn Paraguay that were also dangerous on the counter.

Spain rely too much on Villa to score for them. Take him out of the match and they can't seem to score.

Germany will win the semi.