It was heartbreak for Japan and Portugal as they both went out of the FIFA World Cup 2010 Japan went out on penalties against Paraguay. In the other game, Spain beat Portugal to take the last slot in the quarterfinals.
Japan 0(3) Paraguay 0(5) (Penalties)
It was sheer heartbreak for Japan. Both teams were goalless at the end of full time and extra time too. The game went into penalties. Paraguay managed to make all their penalties count, while for Japan, Yūichi Komano's shot hit the crossbar, to send them crashing out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Japan didn't need to take their last penalty as the game was already over by then, and Paraguay won 5-3.
Spain 1 Portugal 0
As expected, when Cristiano Ronaldo excels, Portugal perform. Otherwise, they just are not able to live up to their number 3 FIFA world ranking. They played with negative tactics and seemed scared of their opponents. Spain, on the other hand, do not rely on just one player so badly. David Villa scored the all important goal in the 63rd minute to take his team into the quarterfinals.
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