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Villar: Paraguay must close down Spain (AP)
Goalkeeper Justo Villar says his Paraguay lineup has a game plan to stop European champion Spain in the World Cup quarterfinals: "Don't give them any space." Villar, who turned 33 on Wednesday, plays for Valladolid in the Spanish league, so he has a good idea of what to expect in the quarterfinal at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Defeated Ghana join Germany in the second round
African football celebrated reaching the second round despite defeat by Germany in Johannesburg. Ghana may have lost 1-0 to the Germans in an entertaining encounter at Soccer City, but the result was still enough for the Black Stars to become the first, and possibly only, African team to reach the last 16 of the 2010 World Cup.
Llorente's WCup debut proves decisive for Spain (AP)
Fernando Llorente's World Cup debut for Spain played a big part in turning around the team's fortunes against Portugal. Llorente replaced the fading Fernando Torres in the 59th minute Tuesday, and his introduction changed the dynamic of Spain's attack. Four minutes later, David Villa scored the goal that sent the European champions into the quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory.
Argentina through without breaking sweat
Argentina maintained their 100 per cent Group A record with a comfortable 2-0 win over a disappointing Greece side. Late goals from Martin Demichelis and substitute Martin Palermo were enough to see off a subdued Greek side whose performance did little to suggest that they would have embellished the knockout stages.
Uruguay and Mexico advance at South Africa's expense
The Latin challenge at this World Cup remains on course after Uruguay and Mexico both qualified for the second round at the expense of South Africa. A forward-thinking Uruguay side claimed the points and topped the group with a 1-0 victory thanks to Luis Suarez's goal just before half-time.
MLS Soccer Headlines
United's Emilio Named Newcomer Of Year, All-Star
Luciano Emilio of D.C. United adds another award to his trophy case after being named MLS newcomer of the year and selected to the Best XI all-star team.
The Jaquas: A Redskin Begets a Dynamo
Former Redskin Jon Jaqua used to call RFK Stadium home, now he returns to watch his son Nate play for the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup.
A Furious Final Flurry Leads to Fire's Victory
Gonzalo Segares and Wilman Conde scored in the final 10 minutes to lead the visiting Chicago Fire to a 2-1 win last night over the New England Revolution.
Blanco Is Banned From Open Cup In 2009 and 2010
Cuauhtémoc Blanco , a Chicago Fire standout who was named MVP of last week's MLS All-Star Game, will not be allowed to play in the U.S. Open Cup for at least two years because of his actions during a match against D.C. United this month, the U.S. Soccer Federation ruled yesterday.
Klein scores winner in 2-1 Galaxy victory over FC Dallas
Chris Klein sends a 19-yard drive into the upper-right corner of the net to give Los Angeles (5-13-6) only its second MLS victory since Aug. 5.
Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary
Fifa's Worst Nightmare Sunday's World Cup second round matches could hardly have panned out worse for the game's governing body Fifa. In Bloemfontein Frank Lampard's 'goal' was ruled out for England despite clearly crossing the line, while in Johannesburg Argentina's Carlos Tevez was yards offside when scoring his first goal. The referee and linesman knew this, but could not change their decision.
What's more fun than Oliver Kahn and a big stein of beer?
World Cup Observations Some more observations from the tournament so far: Why does Maicon get so emotional after Brazil's goals? Twice I have seen him holding back the tears, including after scoring this goal against North Korea. The Portugal match is the only one of Brazil's encounters where he has not been found sobbing, the first time since 1978 that the Selecao have failed to score in a World Cup group match. Surely this warrants tears even more.
Keita: The Rivaldo of 2010 When Rivaldo committed one of the worst acts of cheating in World Cup history in 2002, Fifa banned him for two matches. They looked at the video of him feigning injury and threw the book at him.
Barca Stars Should Show a Little Respect Throughout this World Cup, and in the weeks leading up to it, Barcelona's players have seemingly engaged in an orchestrated attempt to assist in Cesc Fabregas' move from Arsenal. The Gunners rejected Barca's first offer for their captain at the beginning of the month, with the Catalans' expected to come in with an improved bid.
Emotional Donovan Carries US Through "We're not done yet", vowed Landon Donovan after scoring a dramatic 92nd minute winner against Algeria on Wednesday to send the US through to the second round of the 2010 World Cup.
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