To borrow from Star Wars, Help me Paraguy, you are our only hope.
Brazil is out. Argentina is out. Netherlands is in. Germany is in.
It will be an injustice for the overall superior futbol that South America has shown if Europe gets 3 teams in the semifinals, and South America only gets 1. It's bad enough that we won't see more of "El Diego", we can still hope for a second "guay" in the semifinals.
Paraguay has its work cut out for them, however. Their biggest problem is that they don't know how to score goals. As noted by the brilliant John Harkes, "In soccer you need to score goals." (Thanks, John) They certainly seem to be missing Salvador Cabanas. Maybe the Paraguayan coach should inform his players before the match that the guy who shot Cabanas was a Spaniard ex-pat who had predicted a Paraguay/Spain quarterfinal. That would be excellent coaching.
Alas, Spain is too good and will likely win this one. They haven't played well yet in the tournament but they still managed to get to the quarterfinal. They do just enough to win, and will do that again today. The futbol hotline expects a 1st half Spanish goal followed by a drab second half where Spain plays keep away and Paraguay shows that it has no one on its roster who can create goal scoring chances.
Spain: 1
Paraguay: 0
Adios, nuestros hermanos americanos
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