The Quarter Finals Holland 2 Brazil 1 Holland produced a stunning second-half comeback to reach the semi-finals. After taking an early lead through Robinho, Brazil were pegged back after a defensive mix-up early in the second-half gifted Holland an equaliser and were behind soon afterwards when Wesley Sneijder headed in. Felipe Melo was sent off [...]
Tuesday 29th June – Day 19 The first shootout Paraguay 0 Japan 0 Paraguay win 5-3 on penalties With both sides looking to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in their history, Paraguay won the first penalty shoot-out of thisWorld Cup scoring all five of their penalties after a disappointing match had finished 0-0 [...]
World Cup 2010 Day Fourteen Results Thursday 24th June – Day 14 Paraguay booked their place in the knockout round after an uneventful draw against New Zealand ensured they finished top of Group F. Before the game the All Whites still had a chance of qualifying but blew their chances by not getting a single [...]
