World Cup quarterfinal lineup almost complete as Spain meets Portugal, Japan plays Paraguay
The lineup for this week´s World Cup quarterfinals will be completed today when Spain meets Iberian neighbour Portugal and Japan takes on Paraguay.
European champion Spain has recovered from an early stumble against Switzerland but now comes up against Portugal and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo in Cape Town. Ronaldo has not shown his best form at the tournament but Portugal still progressed to the second round after an avalanche of goals.
Neither Japan nor Paraguay have ever made the quarterfinals.
Five-time world champion Brazil beat South American rival Chile 3-0 Monday to reach the quarterfinals for a fifth straight tournament. The Netherlands beat Slovakia to join Uruguay, Ghana, Germany and Argentina in the last eight.
