Spain Reach Semi-final with 1-0 win over Paraguay


IANS

Johannesburg, Jul 4: Spain reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time by defeating a resilient Paraguay 1-0 Saturday to set up a final four showdown with Germany.

David Villa scored the only goal of the quarter-final match for the European champions in the 83rd minute at Johannesburg's Ellis Park Stadium.

The game featured a Paraguay goal which was disallowed and two missed penalties within three minutes, the second which Spain's Xabi Alonso converted but had to re-take and was blocked.

  

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