Live Match Commentary
Up-to-the-Second Score: Spain 3, Paraguay 1 -- FINAL Match Report
94+ - Referee whistles to end game. Spain earns first berth in second round.
92+' - Gavilan's shot is deflected for a corner, which Casillas punches away
90' -- Casillas punches clear the corner
85' - Spain's Javi on for Valeron
83' GOAL SPAIN-- Hierro smoothly converts a penalty kick. Raul earns the spot kick with a brilliant turn in the box that causes his opponent to grab him
80' -- With Chilavert sprinting back to his goal, Santa Cruz tries to delay the play by holding his hand up in front of Casillas
79' -- Casillas saves Chilavert's free kick with an easy dive to his left
77' - Paraguay's Estanislao Struway on for Denis Caniza
71' -- Paraguay called offside as Casillas stuffs breakaway.
69' GOAL SPAIN-- Morientes scores from six yards after Chilavert misses de Pedro cross from left.
67'-- De Pedro hits free kick from 30 yards into wall; Puyol shot off rebound is poor.
64' -- Morientes tries to chip Chilavert but clears the crossbar, too
64' -- Santa Cruz is loose in the area but Casillas thwarts the foray
63 - Jorge Campos on for Cardozo
60' -- Gavilan of Paraguay is booked for shirt-pulling
53' GOAL SPAIN-- Substitute Morientes leaps high to power a header past Chilavert.
50 - Raul is whistled offside before a scramble ensues in the Paraguay goalie box
49 - De Pedro hits a free kick that is an easy save for Jose Luis Chilavert.
46 - Spain kicks off second half. Ivan Helguera for Luis Enrique, Fernando Morientes for Tristan
Second Half
47+ - Referee whistles for halftime. Paraguay leads Spain 1-0 thanks to an own goal from Carles Puyol.
44' -- Arce is booked for time-wasting
41' -- Paraguay's Acuna tries from distance but is nowhere close
35' -- Casillas leaves his net, attempting to catch a floating through ball. Cardozo leaps high to nod the ball to Roque Santa Cruz, who is between strides, and can't take a first-time shot. By the time he settles, Spain knocks the ball away.
34' -- Cardozo's hopeful effort is wide left
31' -- Raul turns a half-chance into a smart chance by whipping a turning half-volley past the left post
28' -- Tristan is ruled offside while trying to latch onto Raul's through ball. No matter, as Chilavert blocked Tristan's shot
26' -- Francisco De Pedro's corner is just a bit too high for a leaping Luis Enrique
25' -- Juanfran's drive is deflected at the top of the Paraguay area
22' -- Tristan's half-volley sails high
19' -- Puyol almost makes up for his mistake but his sizzling cross is just a little too far for Tristan
15' -- Luis Enrique's through ball is just a tad to far for Diego Tristan
10' GOAL PARAGUAY.-- Chilavert hits the ensuing free kick into the Spanish penalty area, where the ball is headed but not cleared. Francisco Arce's rocket is well-saved by Iker Casillas, but the rebound bounces off Carles Puyol for an own goal
9' -- Spain's Ruben Baraja is booked for a hard foul
5' -- Paraguay's Cardozo hits a header harmlessly wide
Opening Whistle The match is under way
Kickoff at 5 a.m. EDT; 9 p.m. GMT