Surprise sides Paraguay & Japan eye the quarter-finals

Paraguay v Japan, World Cup 2010 final 16, Jun 29, 2010

Tuesdays initial second turn compare as good as the seventh of eight, pits Paraguay opposite Japan for the right to confront Spain or Portugal in the quarter-finals. Both teams have surprised most people in South Africa this summer as good as will know this is the golden opportunity.

Neither Paraguay or Japan have ever done it to the final eight as good as the bookies have the South American side as favourites. Japan manager Takeshi Okada agrees with this assessment: Honestly speaking, we trail the rest of the world in most senses in the footballing arena, though our great strength is we fool around as the unit. We have valid which football is the organisation sport (Paraguays) counterclaim is solid as good as they press forward as the whole. They know how to win in the clutch.

Okada has played down his own side who have looked great in the organisation stages. The Blue Samurai came approach with the 1-0 win in the apocalyptic compare opposite Cameroon in their opener as good as afterwards undone Holland in the second diversion notwithstanding losing 1-0. Against Denmark yet they came to life as good as thanks to an inspired display by Keisuke Honda ensured they came second in the difficult group.

The CSKA Moscow playmaker scored the leader opposite the Indomitable Lions in the initial diversion as good as afterwards non-stop the scoring versus the Danes prior to environment up the late third for Shinji Okazaki. Paraguay will be wary if they give any free-kicks divided around the box after both Honda as good as Yasuhito Endo valid their bravery from the passed ball in the final match. (Keisuke Honda is 8.00 to measure the initial goal.)

A strong organisation ethic as good as the solid counterclaim have meant which Japan have been tough to mangle down. Central defen! der Tuli o will fool around after recuperating from the behind injury picked up in the win over Denmark. The complaint for Japan is which they might have to change their tactics. In the 3 organisation games they faced sides which came during them as good as were able to hit them on the break, though Paraguay fool around in the similar style to Japan as good as this could be the cagey, closely fought encounter.

Paraguay did supremely good to finish tip of the organisation including Italy, Slovakia as good as New Zealand. They were buoyed by their opening diversion draw with Italy as good as afterwards eased past Slovakia 2-0 who have given shown their quality with the famous win over the Azzurri.

They were yet fairly poor in their final diversion opposite New Zealand as good as Paraguay manager Gerardo Martino hopes his sides attack will fire opposite Japan. The South Americans have the number of clinical strikers including Lucas Barrios, Oscar Cardozo as good as Manchester Citys Roque Santa Cruz. Barrios as good as Cardozo were both in clinical form for their clubs in the past season though have yet to measure during the World Cup so far. (Borussia Dortmund striker Lucas Barrios is 6.00 to measure the initial goal.)

Paraguay have lost all 3 of their second turn matches in World Cup history though have been unbeaten in their final six World Cup meetings opposite non-European sides. They have been one of the surprise teams of the 2010 book as good as have, similar to Uruguay as good as Chile, shown the quality of football in South America.

Expect the cagey confront with the clarity of occasion weighing heavily on the players. Japan played really tight in their organisation games as good as Paraguay also know how to defend. It might take the moment of brilliance from Honda or Barrios, or it could take additional time as good as penalties.

101gg predicts: Paraguay 0 Japan 1 (7.50)

Paraguay 2.09; Draw 3.14; Japan 3.80

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