Paraguay finished top of group F on 5 points. A win against Slovakia was sandwiched in between draws against Italy & New Zealand. Alcarez, Vera and Riveros are their joint top scorers with one each.
Japan qualified for the round of 16 from group E on 6 points. They beat Cameroon and Denmark but were narrowly defeated 1-0 by Holland. Keisuke Honda is Japan's top scorer with 2.
Paraguay 0 Japan 0 After Extra Time (Paraguay win 5-3 on pens
Both sides were feeling the tension as neither of them wanted to make mistakes. So it was a match of few chances . No clear cute chances. In extra time it opened up but no one could find that killer pass or shot. Paraguay won 5-3 on penalties Oscar Cardozo scored the winning penalty.
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