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Paraguay Eliminate Japan in Penalty Kick Shootout

Paraguay Eliminate Japan in Penalty Kick Shootout

Jun. 29 | Paraguay defeated Japan on penalty kicks at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time in their history. The first half, while scoreless, was an open affair featuring lots of...

Paraguay Tops Impotent Slovakia

Paraguay Tops Impotent Slovakia

Jun. 20 | Paraguay needed to come into today’s Group F match against Slovakia and build off its solid showing against Italy, while the Slovaks were hoping to shake off a disappointing draw against New Zealand that resulted from an injury time equalizer. Paraguay...

Defending Champions Italy Draw Against Paraguay

Defending Champions Italy Draw Against Paraguay

Jun. 14 | Defending champions, Italy kicked off their World Cup campaign with a draw against a dogged and determined Paraguayan side on Monday.  The match was played out on a windy and rainy night at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. Italy have gone into this...

World Cup Qualifying Preview:  South America

World Cup Qualifying Preview: South America

Oct. 10 | CONMEBOL has been the focus of football’s international intrigue thanks to the poorly-scripted reality show that is Diego Maradona, but given Argentina hosts Peru on Saturday – a team with two wins in sixteen qualifying matches – there’s...

Inside the Six, Ep. #10 w/ Juan Arango

Inside the Six, Ep. #10 w/ Juan Arango

Aug. 12 | You know him from his contributions Goal.com, Examiner.com, and his site Mad About Fútbol, and for Episode #10 of Inside the Six, Juan Arango is also “podcast guest” as he joins host Richard Farley to talk about all things Argentine football:...

World Cup Qualifying Preview:  CONMEBOL

World Cup Qualifying Preview: CONMEBOL

Jun. 10 | Last Saturday, Brazil took control of CONMEBOL qualifying with a decisive victory in Montevideo over Uruguay. They pulled into a tie with Paraguay with 24 points in 13 matches, but with the group’s best goal differential, Dunga’s team lays...

World Cup Qualifying Preview: CONMEBOL

World Cup Qualifying Preview: CONMEBOL

Jun. 5 | If UEFA’s qualifying is the most complicated, South America’s is the densest. CONMEBOL has only ten nations, but the lowest ranked amongst them (per FIFA’s World Rankings) is Peru at 89. Sixteen nations in Europe fall below that threshold,...