vagi@vagi

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Jun 1

What a stunning advert for staying in bed Both teams came out with 1 singular mission do not lose and succeeded magnificently at not winning Matsui hit the crossbar in the first half Barrios had a shot saved Those were the highlights For a 120 minutes Paraguay had completely neutralised Honda following him around 7 fouls 1 yellow 0 shots Then penalties Komano stepped up third for Japan hit the crossbar and that was genuinely the end Cardozo buried the fifth and Paraguay stormed the pitch First ever World Cup quarter-final in their history Nakamura retired Heavy afternoon for Japanese football Narrative: 3 Tactics: 2.5 Chances: 1.5 Drama: 3.5 2/5

Player of the match

Óscar Marín

Paraguay