The 1st match in the World Cup to be decided by penalty kicks went the way of Paraguay in 2010 World Cup sports wagering.

With 120 minutes of scoreless, dull play, Paraguay took the most tough route to its 1st World Cup quarterfinals. It is tough to say that they won the competition so much as they put it out of its misery. After the competition concluded in a scoreless tie, and after added time, they beat Japan 5-3 in penalty kicks. Paraguay will now progress to the quarterfinals in World Cup odds in internet betting for the 1st time in their history.

2010 World Cup wagering preferred Paraguay in the match against Japan but it took a penalty shootout for Paraguay to at last win. Japan defender Yuichi Komano hit the crossbar whilst Paraguay converted all five of their penalty kicks and that was the difference.

The match between Paraguay and Japan did not have many good chances so a penalty shootout was not a surprise turn. Both teams played quite cautiously throughout the match. Paraguay had most of the possession nonetheless they did not do much with it as they only had three shots and only 1 on goal. Japan actually had more shots on goal but none were serious threats. The 1 scoring chance they did have was when Daisuke Matsui hit the crossbar in the 22nd minute.

The scoreless tie between Japan and Paraguay was only the third 1 in World Cup history for a round of 16 games. Paraguay made all five of their penalty kicks although they had not practiced penalty kicks much leading up to the World Cup nonetheless they sure looked good on Tuesday. The scorers for Paraguay were Edgar Barreto, Lucas Barrios, Cristian Riveros, Nelson Valdez and Oscar Cardozo.

Japan’s scorers were Yasuhito Endo, Makoto Hasebe and Keisuke Honda. The miss by Komano was a hard 1 however the perplexing part is why he was shooting whatsoever. He is a defender who never scores goals and has no experience taking penalty shots. And he actually went before Honda who is a goal scorer.

Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino said the team only practiced taking penalty kicks one time. Though clearly nobody could say they weren’t prepared, he admitted that their execution in practice was not too good.

Japan coach Takeshi Okada took full responsibility for the failure and insisted he was proud of his team. He said that he was simply not in a position to make them win by not getting them excited enough.

Paraguay and Japan were the 2 lowest ranked teams left in the 2010 World Cup. It is the fourth straight World Cup appearance for Paraguay and it’s the 1st time the team has ever reached the quarterfinals. Paraguay will be sound underdogs in the quarterfinals as they face Spain. That quarterfinal match will be played on Saturday with the champion relocating into the semifinals.

The Paraguayans are the fourth South American team into the final eight; only Chile didn’t make it, and it lost to Brazil in the 2nd round. Asia’s last remaining team and opportunity for the World Cup was Japan.


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