Playa Hatin’

Group F – Game 3

Paraguay vs. Italy

ESPN – 11:30 AM ET

Paraguay:

Paraguay finished in third place in CONMEBOL just behind Chile and Brazil and ahead of Argentina. Paraguay was kind of a sleeper team throughout qualification beating mighty Brazil at home! Paraguay won’t have names that the common soccer fan will really recognize, other than Cabanas who was shot in the head in Mexico early in January of 2010. They work as a team, they play as a team. They show heart and passion. Paraguay has now been considered one of the best teams to qualify that has come out of South America. This is largely due to their rhythm and style of play; it’s open and fast. Paraguay looks to impose their style of play on their opponents and will demand respect with their aggressive methods. Although they’ve never had an impressive run in the World Cup, now they look to change that with a fresh squad that has proven themselves through qualification.

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