Spain Beats Paraguay at World Cup; Germany Routs Argentina
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Spain beat Paraguay 1-0 last night to reach the semifinals of the World Cup for the first time. Germany defeated Argentina 4-0, handing the South Americans their worst loss at the tournament in 36 years.
David Villa scored in the 83rd minute to give Spain the quarterfinal victory in Johannesburg, while Germany’s Miroslav Klose scored twice in the second half in Cape Town. The two teams meet July 7 in a rematch of Spain’s 1-0 victory in the 2008 European Champions final.