World Cup 2010: Results For Thursday 24th June
By Paraguay 0 New Zealand 0
A dour 0-0 draw saw Parguay qualify top of the group whilst New Zealand were eliminated after finishing third in the group. Not many chances in the game, and the best of those all fell to the South American side. Results elsewhere mean that Paraguay top the group and face Japan in the next round.
Slovakia 3 Italy 2
Slovakia clinched a place in the last 16 by beating and knocking out Italy. Robert Vittek scored a goal in each half, after 25 and 73 minutes, to knock out the reigning champions. Antonio Di Natale pulled a goal back with less than 10 minutes left only for Slovakia substitute Kamil Kopunek to beat goalkeeper Federico Marchetti in the last minute. Although Fabio Quagliarella score a superb injury-time goal to pull it back to 3-2. Slovakia claim second place and face the Netherlands in the next round.
Cameroon 1 Netherlands 2
The Dutch took the lead on 36 minutes when Robin van Persie scored from 12 yards following a one-two with Rafael van der Vaart. Cameroon equalised on 65 minutes when Samuel Eto'o scored from the spot after Rafael Van der Vaart had handled in the box. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scores into an empty net after 83 minutes following an Arjen Robben shot that rebounded off the Cameroon right-hand post. The Netherlands qualify from this group with a 100% record and move on to face Slovakia next.
Denmark 1 Japan 3
Two stunning first-half free-kicks helped secure this Japanese win and a place in the last 16. Keisuke Honda sscored the first after 17 minutes although Thomas Sorenson should have done better. Yasuhito Endo curled the second in after 30 minutes. Jon Dahl Tomasson became Denmark's joint all-time top scorerwhen he followed up his own penalty to pull one back after 81 minutes. It was his 52nd international goal. However, a greate piece of solo skill saw Keisuke Honda set Shinji Okazaki to score the 3rd with 3 minutes left. It was a result that Japan full deserved and earned.
Second round ties:
Netherlands vs Slovakia
Paraguay vs Japan
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It's surprising some of the teams that are getting through. It's almost as if the other teams have seen them and thought of them as walk overs and not bothered. But if they have got into the league stages, then they are capable of winning the trophy. Maybe France, Italy and Denmark should have thought of that first. It was a harsh lesson for England too. I want a 5-1 victory on Sunday though in England's favour. LOL