Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque hailed the all-round brilliance of match-winner David Villa after the forward's goal secured a 1-0 win over Portugal to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.

Del Bosque's side now move on to face Paraguay in the last eight after an excellent performance in Cape Town which was only rewarded when Villa found the net in the second half.

"David scored that goal which was enough for us to qualify," Del Bosque said. "But I shoulder underline the great work he has done because he's also contributed in other ways, for example defensively. That was extremely important."