Upsets galore!!!

Champions Italy crashed out of the World Cup as Slovakia beat Azurri 3-2 in their final group match!!
Robert Vittek scored a brace for Slovakia. 
Italy coach Marcello Lippi said: "I take all responsibility for what happened, because if a team shows up at such an important game with terror in their head, heart and legs and if the team is unable to express its abilities it means the coach didn't train that team as he should have done, psychologically, technically or tactically."


Slovakia 3-2 Italy
Vittek 25 73
Kopunek 89
Di Natale 81
Quagliarella 90


New Zealand hold Paraguay for a 0-0 draw but failed to go through to next round . Paraguay qualify for the knockout phase after they finished second in the table. New Zealand remain unbeaten in WC2010!!!

Paraguay 0-0 New Zealand

The Oranje made it three out of three as they beat Cameroon 2-1. Holland came into the match on an unbeaten run of 21 international matches and had produced wins against Denmark and Japan to secure their progression.


Cameroon 1-2 Holland
Eto'o pen 65
van Persie 36
Huntelaar 83
Japan booked their place in the last 16 of the World Cup after fantastic first-half free-kicks from Keisuke Honda and Yasuhito Endo sent them on their way to a 3-1 victory over Denmark in Rustenburg.

Denmark 1-3 Japan
Dahl Tomasson 81
Honda 17
Endo 30
Okazaki 87

 IN: Slovakia, Paraguay, Holland and Japan
OUT: Italy, New Zealand, Denmark and Cameroon


England v Germany in the next round!! England to wear Red!!

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