Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

The remaining two quarter-finals spots will be drawn between Paraguay and Japan, and Spain and Portugal.

On the 29th, at 4 p.m., at the Loftos Stadium in Pretoria, the match between Paraguay and Japan was about to start!

Previously, the two teams had never reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup, and the two sides have met six times in their history, with Japan having a slight advantage with one win, three draws and two defeats.

After the start of the game, the Japanese were very active, and in the twentieth second, Yoshito Okubo broke the ball in front of the field and shot a powerful shot from 30 meters away from the goal!

Soccer ball misses the goal!

In the third minute, Japan attacked from the right and Yuichi Komano fired a long-range shot from 30 meters from goal!

The football was confiscated by Paraguayan goalkeeper Bilal!

In the seventh minute, Paraguay also colored, Santa Cruz crossed from the right, and Benitez fought hard outside the edge of the small penalty area!

Soccer ball misses the goal!

After the opening attack, the two sides slowed down the tempo, trying to control the situation on the field with possession, and did not give the opponent more attacking space in the defense.

Paraguay almost scored in the 20th minute, Riveros passed, Barrios turned the ball and burst into the left side of the penalty area 10 meters with a one-knife push!

The football was blocked by Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima with his legs!

In the 22nd minute, the Japanese team also colored, and Daisuke Matsui shot a hard shot from 30 meters from the goal!

The soccer ball roars through the ten fingers of the Paraguayan goalkeeper!

Just as the Japanese fans were about to cheer, "Pong! ......" with a loud bang, and the football hit the crossbar and popped up the bottom line!

After missing goal chances again and again for 90 minutes, both sides had to accept a 0-0 result and the game went to extra time. The two sides were more cautious in extra time and still did not break through the opponent's goal, so the two sides entered the most brutal penalty shootout!

The tense and suffocating air put the players on both sides under great pressure, and in the third round, Japanese defender Yuichi Komano hit the crossbar with a shot!

Paraguay took advantage of the opportunity to score the remaining two penalties, five to three!

Paraguay eliminated Japan and reached the quarterfinals for the first time in history!

The Paraguayan fans at the scene let out a frantic roar. The Paraguayan bench rushed onto the pitch, and the Japanese could only shed tears of grief and pain......

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The match between Portugal and Spain is undoubtedly the most suspenseful and eye-catching match in the quarter-finals. Will Cristiano Ronaldo continue to move forward with Portugal, or will Spain, the winner of Euro 08, advance to the quarterfinals?

At half past eight in the evening, at the Green Point Court in Cape Town, the "battle of the teeth" began on time. The two teams have met a total of 32 times in their history. Spain have the upper hand with 15 wins, 12 draws and 5 defeats, but the two teams have never met in the World Cup finals.

The two teams are quite familiar, and Spain took advantage of the strong central and backfield strength to control the game and attack Portugal after the opening.

Less than a minute into the game, Capdevilla passed the ball and Torres fired a powerful shot from the edge of the box on the left!

The football was saved by the Portuguese goalkeeper Eduardo!

In the third minute, Xavi passed the ball in front, and Villa shot a powerful shot from 30 meters away from the goal on the left side, and the football was once again saved by Eduardo!

Seventh minute. Xavi passes the ball in midfield, Villa takes the ball and bursts into the box and shoots from a tight angle on the left side of the box!

Once again, the football was saved by Eduardo!

In the twelfth minute, Xavi took a tactical corner, and Torres swept the right side of the penalty area in front of him!

The soccer ball grabs the beam!

The Spaniards were on the offensive, and the Portuguese, after withstanding a round of bombardment, finally recovered and launched an attack on Spain. The two sides then got tangled into a struggle until the end of the first half, with neither being able to break the deadlock.

Both sides ended the first half with a score of 0-0.

After a fifteen-minute break. The two teams changed sides and fought again, with Cristiano Ronaldo isolated in front of the field, and could only threaten Spain's goal with long-range shots and free-kicks.

The Spaniard continued to dominate the tempo with his possession of the ball.

In the eighteenth minute of the second half, Spain's continuous passes on the edge of the penalty area were linked. Xavi's back-heel pass and Villa's powerful shot from the edge of the six-yard box!

The football was saved again by the brave Eduardo!

The alert Villa stepped forward two steps and shot with one kick!

Football hits the net!

1 to 0!

The Spaniards break the deadlock!

It was Villa's fourth goal of the tournament!

In the following time, Portugal had the intention to launch an onslaught, but in front of the Spaniards, who were strong in the middle and back, they could only return again and again.

The Spaniards used the pass to kill time and the fighting spirit of the Portuguese, towards the end of the game. Portuguese centre-back Ricardo Costa was sent off by the referee for elbowing Capdevilla in a huge disappointment.

The Portuguese have lost their momentum and can only accept the fate of being eliminated 0-1. After the game, a disappointed Ronaldo looked gloomy and walked straight to the dressing room, and his second World Cup journey was over.

Caught in the grief of being eliminated, Cristiano Ronaldo did not say hello when he met his Real Madrid team-mate outside the dressing room, much to the surprise of Casillas and Ramos.

Cristiano Ronaldo apologised to his Portuguese team-mates in the dressing room, but he refused to give any media interviews as he left the pitch and passed through the mixed zone, which also sparked displeasure in the Portuguese media.

After the game, the Spanish media praised their team, with the newspaper saying: "Spain are on the right track, the confident and strong Spanish team that won the Euros in '08 is back! ”

Villa, who scored the goal, was praised by the Spanish media, with Marca saying: "After the game, Portuguese defender Pepe said 'Villa is Spain's Ronaldo, he is the embodiment of the goal. ’。

Villa is Spain's brightest figure at this World Cup, scoring twice against Honduras and a beautiful long-range lob against Chile, and he scored the only goal of the game last night!

It is worth mentioning that Villa also equalled a dusty record, becoming only the second Spanish player to score in three consecutive games at the World Cup, the last being the legendary goalscorer Sala in 1950!

Villa, the scorer, was full of confidence and said in an interview with this newspaper: 'We shouldn't doubt this team, we have been proving for several years that this team can win everything. Spain has generations of great players, however, the current generation is the one with the best results. ’

Villa, keep going, Spain needs your goals! ”

The focus of the praise from World Sports was Xavi: "Villa's goal came from Xavi's assist, and FIFA awarded the best of the game to the Barcelona midfield superstar, which is enough to show Xavi's great performance.

Spain's first defeat to Switzerland in the group stage was largely due to Xavi's sluggish form, which had something to do with the league just ended. Over time, Xavi gradually recovered and became the driving force for Spain to move forward, and we believe that with his recovery, Spain will get better and better! ”

Spain are back as favourites to win the tournament thanks to their dominant performance.

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