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Summary
Paraguay beat Japan 5-3 on penalties on Tuesday to reach the World Cup quarter-finals and book a meeting with Spain or Portugal. The last 16 tie had ended 0-0 after 90 minutes and extra-time. Oscar Cardozo netted the winning kick after Yuichi Komano missed Japan's third kick to send the Paraguayans through to the last eight for the first time in their history. Japan missed their chance of going beyond the last 16 for the first time.
