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- Martino - It's a team game
Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino played down the absence of Roque Santa Cruz as his players went for a stroll at the Free State Stadium ahead of their match against Slovakia.
Santa Cruz has been troubled with a leg muscle injury and only played a small part in the draw against Italy in their opening game. And while View more »- Slovakia v Paraguay - Weiss keen to prove his place
- Vladimir Weiss, son of the Slovakia coach of the same name, says he will continue to work hard to maintain the respect of his team-mates. The Manchester City winger, who ended last season on loan to Bolton, is expected to retain his place tomorrow against Paraguay at the Free State Stadium. Weiss, 20, was impressive View more »
- De Rossi spares Italy's blushes
Defending champions Italy had to come from behind to salvage a 1-1 draw in their World Cup Group F opener against Paraguay in Cape Town.
Having played well in the first half at Green Point Stadium, the 2006 winners were shocked when Wigan-bound defender Antolin Alcaraz rose to head home a 39th-minute free-kick.
View more »- Italy 1-1 Paraguay
Defending champions Italy had to come from behind to salvage a draw in their World Cup Group F opener against Paraguay in Cape Town.
Having played well in the first half at Green Point Stadium the 2006 winners were shocked when Wigan-bound defender Antolin Alcaraz rose to head home a 39th-minute free-kick.
Italy's View more »- Italy held in opener
- Defending champions Italy had to come from behind to salvage a 1-1 draw in their World Cup Group F opener against Paraguay in Cape Town. Having played well in the first half at Green Point Stadium the 2006 winners were shocked when Wigan-bound defender Antolin Alcaraz rose to head home a 39th-minute free-kick. Italy' View more »
- HT Italy 0-1 Paraguay
Alcaraz header gives South Americans shock interval lead
World Cup holders Italy were stunned by a late first-half header from Antolin Alcaraz which handed Paraguay a shock lead in Cape Town.
While the defending champions' passing was clearly superior in the first 45 minutes on a cold night in Cape Town, chances we View more »- Lippi hints at Di Natale omission
- Italy coach Marcello Lippi has dropped the strongest hint yet that his country's best goalscorer will not start Monday's World Cup Group F opener with Paraguay. On Sunday night Lippi put his men through their paces in an 11-a-side practice match featuring what seems likely to be his starting XI, before telling the med View more »
- Cardozo could face Italy
Paraguay have dismissed suggestions that Oscar Cardozo could be out of the World Cup through injury and declared the striker could yet make next week's opening match against Italy.
Cardozo, who scored 36 goals in all competitions for Benfica last season, has been struggling with an ankle injury that he sustained i View more »- Paraguay Have To Work Harder - Gerardo Martino
- Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino has made it clear that his men have to continue to work very hard if they are to be successful at the upcoming 2010 World Cup in South Africa. "I have been to South Africa before. I think now we know what to expect. We have been preparing well for this World Cup. I believe we will be in View more »
- Paraguay maintain fine form
Paraguay got the better of Greece with a 2-0 win in Winterthur, Switzerland, as both sides continued their preparations for the World Cup.
Gerardo Martino's side battled back to draw 2-2 against Ivory Coast on Sunday after going two goals down and they continued that momentum with two early goals on Wednesday nigh View more »
