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Paraguay 0-1 Spain

Quarter-final: David Villa scored the only goal seven minutes from time after both teams missed a penalty
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Hand of God belongs to me, says Suárez

Uruguay's Luis Suárez has hailed his handball in the quarter-final against Ghana as 'the best save of the tournament'
- Match report: Uruguay 1-1 Ghana (4-2 pens)
- Sean Ingle: Ghana capture the imagination
Van Persie cleared after injury scare

Holland pair Robin van Persie and Joris Mathijsen can play in the semis after undergoing hospital scans
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Argentina 0-4 Germany

Quarter-final: Miroslav Klose got two as Germany secured a thoroughly deserved spot in the last four
Dunga steps down after Brazil crash out

Quarter-final: Brazil coach Dunga will step down in the wake of his side's defeat at the hands of Holland
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sopitas: Pero la nota se la llevan los senadores mexicanos, que recibieron al Presidente de Corea del Sur, con la bandera de Corea del Norte!
about 4 minutes ago
fislas: 10.- Algunos sibaritas extrañan a la #ESP de hace dos años, la que ganó la Eurocopa. Nada puede ser lo que fue...
about 7 minutes ago
fislas: 9.- Como sea, la saca de quicios #PAR hizo que #ESP metiera el freno de mano; aparcó su habitual juego para pensar mejor los aceleres...
about 7 minutes ago
fislas: 8.- #PAR no juega, empuja. Confunde la adversidad con la mezquindad...
about 8 minutes ago
fislas: 7B.- De todo el que nació gaucho esta es la suerte maldita... ¿Alguien recuerda un partido memorable de #ARG con Maradona de técnico?
about 8 minutes ago
fislas: 7.- A #ARG le dio el síndrome de Marín Fierro: Si uno aguanta, es gaucho bruto: si no aguanta, es gaucho malo (sigue)...
about 9 minutes ago

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The Dutch might just be coming round to the benefits of efficiency. The Brazilians are in pieces

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England assured by call for new blood

Compensation was not an issue in the FA's decision to retain Fabio Capello as England's manager
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Brick-by-brick: Germany 4-1 England

Video (3min 00sec), Watch Germany break Fabio Capello's team to pieces in our big-match recreation
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You are the Ref: World Cup special

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World Cup 2010 Group A

Team	Pld	GD	Pts
URU	3	4	7
MEX	3	1	4
RSA	3	-2	4
FRA	3	-3	1

World Cup 2010 Group B

Team	Pld	GD	Pts
ARG	3	6	9
KOR	3	-1	4
GRE	3	-3	3
NGA	3	-2	1

World Cup 2010 Group C

Team	Pld	GD	Pts
USA	3	1	5
ENG	3	1	5
SVN	3	0	4
ALG	3	-2	1

World Cup 2010 Group D

Team	Pld	GD	Pts
GER	3	4	6
GHA	3	0	4
AUS	3	-3	4
SRB	3	-1	3

World Cup 2010 Group E

Team	Pld	GD	Pts
NED	3	4	9
JPN	3	2	6
DEN	3	-3	3
CMR	3	-3	0

World Cup 2010 Group F

Team	Pld	GD	Pts
PAR	3	2	5
SVK	3	-1	4
NZL	3	0	3
ITA	3	-1	2

World Cup 2010 Group G

Team	Pld	GD	Pts
BRA	3	3	7
POR	3	7	5
CIV	3	1	4
PRK	3	-11	0

World Cup 2010 Group H

Team	Pld	GD	Pts
ESP	3	2	6
CHI	3	1	6
SUI	3	0	4
HON	3	-3	1

Second Round

1
Sat 26th June 15:00
Uruguay v South Korea
2
Sat 26th June 19:30
USA v Ghana
3
Sun 27th June 15:00
Germany v England
4
Sun 27th June 19:30
Argentina v Mexico
5
Mon 28th June 15:00
Holland v Slovakia
6
Mon 28th June 19:30
Brazil v Chile
7
Tue 29th June 15:00
Paraguay v Japan
8
Tue 29th June 19:30
Spain v Portugal

Quarter-Finals

QF1
Fri 2nd July 15:00
Holland v Brazil
QF2
Fri 2nd July 19:30
Uruguay v Ghana
QF3
Sat 3rd July 15:00
Germany v Argentina
QF4
Sat 3rd July 19:30
Paraguay v Spain

Semi-Final

SF1
Tue 6th July 19:30
Holland v Uruguay
SF2
Wed 7th July 19:30
Germany v Spain

Final

Final
Sun 11th July 19:30
Win SF1 v Win SF2

3rd Place Playoff
Sat 10th July 19:30
Loser SF1 v Loser SF2

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sidlowe: A mate just said: "Of semi finalists only Germany have actually been any good at World Cup." Caveats but am tempted to agree
about 15 minutes ago
sidlowe: Here's why they think things falling their way: no brazil/iv coast in 2nd round, no italy, no arg, no brazil, escape pen, ger w/o muller
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guardian_sport: Relive Paraguay v Spain with our Twitter replay. Noticeable appearances for 'WTF' and 'OMG' around the 57-minute mark http://bit.ly/9MFapQ
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guardian_sport: FT: Paraguay 0-1 Spain http://bit.ly/bReIup
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