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  • South Africa 2010: The Interviews

    South Africa 2010: The Interviews

    During the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, some of the tournament's biggest names spoke to FIFA.com. Here, we look back at a selection of what they had to say.

  • A tournament of firsts

    A tournament of firsts

    South Africa 2010 was bursting with unprecedented events in a whole range of areas, from team results to player landmarks. FIFA.com now takes you through a full list of firsts.

First stage - Group F
14 June ITA1:1 (0:1)SummaryPAR
20 June SVK0:2 (0:1)SummaryPAR
24 June PAR0:0SummaryNZL
Round of 16
29 June PAR0:0 a.e.t. 5:3 PSOSummaryJPN
Quarter-finals
03 July PAR0:1 (0:0)SummaryESP
TeamMPWDLGFGAPts
ParaguayParaguay3120315
SlovakiaSlovakia3111454
New ZealandNew Zealand3030223
ItalyItaly3021452
  • A Spain fan enjoy the atmosphere
  • Spain fans enjoy the atmosphere
  • The Spain team celebrate
  • Sergio Busquets of Spain jumps over the challenge by Cristian Riveros of Paraguay
  • Gerardo Martino, head coach of Paraguay, attends a press conference
  • Vicente del Bosque head coach of Spain attends a press conference
    Paraguay
    FIFA.com profiles Paraguay's qualification for South Africa and highlights the star players, the coach and the country's football history.
    Paraguay delight, Italy despair
    Paraguay and Slovakia made it through, New Zealand made history but the big story in Group F was the elimination of reigning world champions Italy, co...

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      Statistics

      Matches Played5
      Top ScorerAntolin ALCARAZ
      Yellow cards9
      Red Cards0
      Goals forGoals against
      3
      2
      Average
      0.60
      Average
      0.40

      Head-to-Head

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      Paraguay

      Squad List

      Paraguay
      • 1 Justo VILLAR
      • 12 Diego BARRETO
      • 22 Aldo BOBADILLA
      • 2 Dario VERON
      • 3 Claudio MOREL
      • 4 Denis CANIZA
      • 5 Julio Cesar CACERES
      • 14 Paulo DA SILVA
      • 17 Aureliano TORRES
      • 21 Antolin ALCARAZ
      • 6 Carlos BONET
      • 8 Edgar BARRETO
      • 11 Jonathan SANTANA
      • 13 Enrique VERA
      • 15 Victor CACERES
      • 16 Cristian RIVEROS
      • 20 Nestor ORTIGOZA
      • 7 Oscar CARDOZO
      • 9 Roque SANTA CRUZ
      • 10 Edgar BENITEZ
      • 18 Nelson VALDEZ
      • 19 Lucas BARRIOS
      • 23 Rodolfo GAMARRA
      • Gerardo MARTINO

      The Road to South Africa

      • And Uruguay makes five

        South American qualifying for South Africa ended with Uruguay and Chile making their returns to the top alongside Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

      Statistics

      Goals scored24