v
Paraguay
Group F, 11:30 GMT, June 20, 2010
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Team Stat Comparison
Competition Stats
Slovakia player to watch: Vladimir Weiss - As the son of the manager the spotlight is always going to be on the young winger and against New Zealand he put on a scintillating display. Weiss provides a constant threat and is always quick to go the attack.
Paraguay player to watch: Cristian Riveros - The Cruz Azul player is the hub around which Paraguay's midfield operates. He offers a mix of sharp tackling, box-to-box running and an excellent pass-and-move game. Although not prolific, he is a scorer of important goals.Key battle: Marek Hamsik v Victor Caceres. Slovakia's playmaker is rumoured to be attracting the attention of Europe's top clubs and will be given the task of unlocking Paraguay's rear-guard. Caceres is the tough tackling, tactically astute defensive midfielder charged with stopping Hamsik. But if he picks up another yellow card he will miss Paraguay's final group game.Trivia: Robert Vittek scored in his first appearance in the 2010 finals, this after failing to score in any of his nine appearances for Slovakia during qualification.Stats: Six of the last ten goals Paraguay have conceded at the World Cup finals have come from set-pieces. And they have won just one of their last 12 World Cup games against European opposition.Odds: Slovakia (3.75), Paraguay (2.10) and the draw (3.20) are all on offer atBet365, but a 2-2 draw will get 21.00.Prediction: This will be a closely fought match and with both sides struggling to win recently a draw looks the likely result.
A hard fought 1 all draw...
A bonus special photo for all the Paraguayan fans... :)
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