South Americans rule the roost in South Africa
Four South American teams have reached the quarter finals of the World Cup.
Argentina saw off the challenge of Mexico
on Sunday, beating them 3-1. Once again there was a controversial and wrong refereeing decision when Carlos Tevez's opening goal was from a clearly offside position.
Meanwhile, Brazil eased past Chile with a 3-0 win despite never leaving first gear. Juan and Fabiano scored in the first half, and Robinho sealed the deal in the second.
They will face Holland, who beat Slovakia 2-1 on Monday. Robben scored a cracker in the first
half, and Sneijder sealed the deal in the last ten minutes, before Slovakia scored from the penalty spot in injury time with the last kick of the game. Holland have won all their matches at the World Cup, and are unbeaten in 23 games. It sets up a mouthwatering tie with Brazil in the quarter finals.
Paraguay and Japan played out a rather unexciting last 16 match which ended scoreless after extra time. But Komano, a defender who has never scored for his country, was the unfortunate villain for Japan, striking his penalty off the crossbar. Paraguay, on the other hand, scored all five of their penalties.
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