FIFA World Cup 2010 · Round of 16

Paraguay 0–0 Japan

Tuesday 29 Jun 2010 · Pretoria, South Africa (neutral) · after extra time · Paraguay won on penalties

Paraguay0–0Japan

Goals0

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Paraguay

Came on

18Nelson ValdezFW↑60′
8Édgar BarretoMF↑75′
7Óscar CardozoFW↑94′

Japan

Came on

9Shinji OkazakiFW↑65′
14Kengo NakamuraMF↑81′
11Keiji TamadaFW↑106′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Paraguay: 1833 → 1833
Japan: 1833 → 1833

Expected score for Paraguay: 50% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 12, 1995–2025.

Paraguay wins: 2
Draws: 5
Japan wins: 5

Form either side

Paraguay

Before

2–2 v Ivory Coast 30 May 2010 · Friendly
2–0 v Greece 2 Jun 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v Italy 14 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–0 v Slovakia 20 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
0–0 v New Zealand 24 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

After

0–1 v Spain 3 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–0 v Costa Rica 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
0–1 v Japan 4 Sep 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v China PR 7 Sep 2010 · Friendly
0–1 v Australia 9 Oct 2010 · Friendly

Japan

Before

1–2 v England 30 May 2010 · Friendly
0–2 v Ivory Coast 4 Jun 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Cameroon 14 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
0–1 v Netherlands 19 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
3–1 v Denmark 24 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010

After

1–0 v Paraguay 4 Sep 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v Guatemala 7 Sep 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Argentina 8 Oct 2010 · Friendly
0–0 v South Korea 12 Oct 2010 · Friendly
1–1 v Jordan 9 Jan 2011 · AFC Asian Cup 2011

Road through the tournament

Paraguay

1–1 v Italy Group stage
2–0 v Slovakia Group stage
0–0 v New Zealand Group stage
0–0 v Japan Round of 16
0–1 v Spain Quarter-final

Japan

1–0 v Cameroon Group stage
0–1 v Netherlands Group stage
3–1 v Denmark Group stage
0–0 v Paraguay Round of 16

Every Paraguay v Japan match12

From Paraguay's side.


10 Oct 2025	Japan	2–2	Away	Kirin Cup 2025	—
2 Jun 2022	Japan	1–4	Away	Friendly	—
5 Sep 2019	Japan	0–2	Away	Kirin Challenge Cup 2019	—
12 Jun 2018	Japan	2–4	Neutral	Friendly	—
4 Sep 2010	Japan	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
29 Jun 2010	Japan	0–0 (won on pens)	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Round of 16
27 May 2008	Japan	0–0	Away	Kirin Cup 2008	—
11 Jun 2003	Japan	0–0	Away	Kirin Cup 2003	—
1 Jul 2001	Japan	0–2	Away	Kirin Cup 2001	—
2 Jul 1999	Japan	4–0	Home	Copa América 1999	Group stage
17 May 1998	Japan	1–1	Away	Kirin Cup 1998	—
20 Sep 1995	Japan	2–1	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul