FIFA World Cup 2010 Results: Paraguay, Spain in Quarterfinals

It was heartbreak for Japan as they went out of the FIFA World Cup 2010 on penalties against Paraguay. In the other game, Spain just managed to beat Portugal to take the last vacant slot in the quarterfinals.

Japan 0(3) Paraguay 0(5) (Penalties)
It was sheer heartbreak for Japan. Both teams were goalless at the end of full time and extra time too. The game went into penalties. Paraguay managed to make all their penalties count, while for Japan, Yūichi Komano's shot hit the crossbar, to send them crashing out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Japan didn't need to take their last penalty as the game was already over by then, and Paraguay won 5-3.

Spain 1 Portugal 0
As expected, when Cristiano Ronaldo excels, Portugal perform. Otherwise, they just are not able to live up to their number 3 FIFA world ranking. They played with negative tactics and seemed scared of their opponents. Spain, on the other hand, do not rely on just one player so badly. David Villa scored the all important goal in the 63rd minute to take his team into the quarterfinals.

Round of 16 to Finals

Uruguay

South Korea

USA

Ghana

Holland

Slovakia

Brazil

Chile

Argentina

Mexico

Germany

England

Paraguay

Japan

Spain

Portugal

Uruguay 2-1

Ghana 2-1

Holland 2-1

Brazil 3-0

Argentina 3-1

Germany 4-1

Paraguay 0(5)-0(3)

Spain 1-0

Semi-Finalist

Semi-Finalist

Semi-Finalist

Semi-Finalist

Finalist

Finalist

Winner

(red = knocked out, green = progressed)
So now the 8 teams for the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup 2010 have been decided. 2 quarterfinal games will be played on Friday (July 2) and the other 2 will take place on Saturday (July 3). See you then.