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Villa ends Portuguese dreams

Spain booked a quarter-final date with Paraguay by beating Portugal 1-0 in Cape Town, a 63rd-minute David Villa goal proving the difference between the two sides.

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Line-up

1 Iker CASILLAS (GK)(C) (GK) EDUARDO 1
3 Gerard PIQUE BRUNO ALVES 2
5 Carles PUYOL RICARDO CARVALHO 6
6 Andres INIESTA (C) CRISTIANO RONALDO 7
7 David VILLA Goal Out (-88' ) (-72') Out SIMAO 11
8 XAVI (-72') Out PEPE 15
9 Fernando TORRES Out (-58' ) RAUL MEIRELES 16
11 Joan CAPDEVILA (-58') Out HUGO ALMEIDA 18
14 XABI ALONSO Yellow Card Out (-90'+3 ) Yellow Card TIAGO 19
15 SERGIO RAMOS Red Card RICARDO COSTA 21
16 Sergio BUSQUETS FABIO COENTRAO 23
Substitute(s)
12 Victor VALDES (GK) (GK) BETO 12
23 Pepe REINA (GK) (GK) DANIEL FERNANDES 22
2 Raul ALBIOL PAULO FERREIRA 3
4 Carlos MARCHENA In (+90'+3) ROLANDO 4
10 Cesc FABREGAS (+72') In PEDRO MENDES 8
13 Juan MATA (+72') In LIEDSON 9
17 Alvaro ARBELOA (+58') In DANNY 10
18 PEDRO In (+88') MIGUEL 13
19 Fernando LLORENTE In (+58') MIGUEL VELOSO 14
20 Javier MARTINEZ DECO 20
21 DAVID SILVA DUDA 5
22 Jesus NAVAS RUBEN AMORIM 17
Coaches
Officials
  • Misses next match if booked
  • Injured
  • Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal (C) congratulates Fernando Llorente and Pedro
  • Fernando Llorente of Spain in action
  • Dejected Eduardo of Portugal is consoled by team mates after his side is knocked out of the tournament during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Round of Sixteen
  • Dejected Eduardo of Portugal is consoled by a member of the coaching staff after his side is knocked out of the tournament
  • Dejected Eduardo of Portugal after his side is knocked out of the tornament during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Round of Sixteen match
  • Spain celebrate as a dejected Ricardo Carvalho of Portugal leaves the pitch

"We looked comfortable out there today. When we're in that form it's difficult to stop us. This is a team that wants to make history and we'll just have to wait and see if luck's on our side. At least we're through to the last eight now," Vicente del Bosque, Spain coach.

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Latest Comments:
avinaash2003
25/08/2012 at 12:51
avinaash2003 (Germany)
Villa was blasting spain to quarter finals
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Mr.adudy
12/07/2012 at 02:05
Mr.adudy (Canada)
boring game :(
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avinaash
17/03/2012 at 09:10
avinaash (Malaysia)
villa was blasting spain
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Statistics

SpainSpain PortugalPortugal
19Shots9
6Corner kicks3
1Yellow cards1
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards1
60%Possession (%)40%

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