The penultimate game of the round was between Paraguay and Japan. It was bound to be interesting, but would you say its interesting at 0-0? I certainly would. It was a brilliant game of attacking, flowing football that showed two emerging powers in world football. It finished that way at full time, and then again at extra time, so it was time for the tournament's first penalty shoot-out. Time for someone to step up and become a hero. And it fell to Oscar Cardozo. After Yuichi Komano missed his penalty, Cardozo stepped up and smashed Paraguay into the quarter finals. To watch the highlights, click here.
So then, the final game was between Spain and Portugal. It looked to be the best game of the entire competition so far - an Iberian derby that was going to showcase the best teams in Europe. And how wrong we were. It was a very, very poor game, with the only piece of excitement occurring in the 63rd minute, when David Villa put the ball in the net after a rebound from the keeper. It meant that Spain finished off the quarter final draw, and now face Paraguay in the next round. To watch the highlights, click here.Quarter-Final Draw
Netherlands vs. Brazil
Uruguay vs. Ghana
Argentina vs. Germany
Paraguay vs. Spain
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