Spain beat Paraguay to enter World Cup semifinals

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Spain striker David Villa fired his team into the World Cup semifinals with a late goal to sink plucky Paraguay 1-0 at Ellis Park on Saturday.

The game was heading for extra-time after both sides missed a penalty in a dramatic 90 minutes before Villa got his fifth goal of the tournament to set up a last four clash with Germany, who earlier thrashed Argentina 4-0 in Cape Town.

In Image: Spain's David Villa, foreground, celebrates with teammates Andres Iniesta, left, and Cesc Fabregas, second right, after scoring

Text: Reuters

Images: AP

Coverage: FIFA World Cup