2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™11 June - 11 July

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Loftus Versfeld StadiumTshwane/Pretoria (RSA)
29 Jun 2010 - 16:00 Local time
Round of 16
Paraguay
ParaguayPAR
Japan
JapanJPN
Full-time
FT
0-0
Paraguay win on penalties (5 - 3)
PSO (5 - 3)

Overview

Match summary

Justo Villar celebrates with Oscar Cardozo of Paraguay

Paraguay squeeze into the last eight

Paraguay reached the FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finals for the first time as they edged Japan 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out after a drab goalless draw in Pretoria.

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The penalty shoot-out is over.
CARDOZO (Paraguay) successfully converts the penalty!
HONDA (Japan) successfully converts the penalty!
H. VALDEZ (Paraguay) successfully converts the penalty!
KOMANO (Japan) rattles the crossbar from the spot!
RIVEROS (Paraguay) successfully converts the penalty!
HASEBE (Japan) successfully converts the penalty!
LUCAS (Paraguay) successfully converts the penalty!
ENDO (Japan) successfully converts the penalty!
E. BARRETO (Paraguay) successfully converts the penalty!
The penalty shoot-out is about to begin.
The referee blows for the end of the second period of extra time.
120'VERA (Paraguay) commits a foul.
118' RIVEROS (Paraguay) is yellow carded.
117'RIVEROS (Paraguay) illegally handles the ball.

Man of the Match

HONDA
JapanJPN
Midfielder

Statistics

Ball possession
58
%
42

Attempts

13Attempts12
6On-Target5
4Off-Target6

Disciplinary

26Fouls Committed29
1Yellow cards4
0Red Cards0

Attacking

6Corners5
1Offsides1
0Free kicks0
4Saves6

Line-ups

Paraguay
ParaguayPAR
Japan
JapanJPN
1
J. VILLAR
(GK)(C)
21
KAWASHIMA
(GK)
3
MOREL R.
2
ABE
Misses next match if booked 81'
6
BONET
3
KOMANO
9
SANTA CRUZ
Misses next match if booked 94'
4
TULIO
10
BENITEZ
60'
5
NAGATOMO
Misses next match if booked
13
VERA
Misses next match if booked
7
ENDO
Misses next match if booked
14
DA SILVA
8
MATSUI
65'
16
RIVEROS
16
OKUBO
106'
19
LUCAS
17
HASEBE
(C)
20
ORTIGOZA
75'
18
HONDA
21
ALCARAZ
22
NAKAZAWA
SubstitutesSubstitutes
12
D. BARRETO
(GK)
1
NARAZAKI
(GK)
22
BOBADILLA
(GK)
23
KAWAGUCHI
(GK)
2
VERON
6
UCHIDA
4
CANIZA
9
OKAZAKI
65'
5
J. CACERES
10
NAKAMURA
7
CARDOZO
94'
11
TAMADA
106'
8
E. BARRETO
75'
12
YANO
11
SANTANA
13
IWAMASA
15
V. CACERES
Not eligible to play
14
K. NAKAMURA
81'
17
TORRES
15
KONNO
18
H. VALDEZ
60'
19
MORIMOTO
23
GAMARRA
20
INAMOTO
CoachCoach
Gerardo MARTINO (ARG)Takeshi OKADA (JPN)

Match Facts

Tshwane/Pretoria

The city of Tshwane/ Pretoria

Tshwane/Pretoria's rich and colourful heritage makes the city come alive with a unique blend of new and old.

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

FIFA Confederations Cup stadiums
  • Stadium nameLoftus Versfeld Stadium
  • CityTshwane/Pretoria

Weather

  • Cloudy
  • 17° CTemperature
  • 20 m/sWind
  • 44 %Humidity

Officials

  • Referee: Frank DE BLEECKERE
    Belgium
    BelgiumBEL
  • Assistant Referee 1: Peter HERMANS (BEL)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Walter VROMANS (BEL)
  • Fourth official: Peter O'LEARY (NZL)

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