Live Match Commentary
Up-to-the-Second Score: Paraguay 3, Slovenia 1 -- Final Match Report
90'+4 - Final whistle. The three goals by Paraguay's substitutes, combined with a 3-2 Spanish win over South Africa, send Paraguay into the second round.
90' - Cuevas again dribbles through a host of defenders. His shot is saved by Dabanovic.
88' - Only a few more minutes for Paraguay to hold on to advance, and second-half sub Nelson Cuevas stands to be the hero with his two goals.
84' - Goal Paraguay. Nelson Cuevas beats three defenders on the dribble and rips a left-footed shot from the top of the box. It rattles off the crossbar and bounces down into the goal.
81' - Slovenia's Nastja Ceh sent off, giving each side 10 men.
80' - Chilavert with a rocket of a free kick from 30 yards that nearly slipped under the crossbar. The Paraguayan 'keeper just missed a goal that could have sent his team to the next round.
79' - Zeljko Milinovic booked for a foul on Cuevas.
74' - Goal Paraguay. Jorge Campos fires a left-footed shot from outside the top of the penalty area and gives Paraguay a 2-1 lead.
71' - Osterc shot wide right.
69' - Mladen Rudonja cautioned.
68' - Amir Karic booked.
67' - Cuevas with another dangerous shot, saved by Dabanovic.
66' - Goal Paraguay. Nelson Cuevas dribbles all the way from the right corner to the middle of the box and buries a shot inside the right post.
63' - Slovenia sub: Nastja Ceh on for Acimovic.
61' - Milan Osterc's shot goes over the bar.
54' - Paraguay sub: Jorge Campos on for Alvarenga.
52' - Acimovic shot hits top left corner of the goal over a helpless Chilavert.
51' - Chilavert misplays easy ball at his feet, but Slovenia fails to take advantage.
46' - Milan Osterc's shot at the near post covered by Chilavert.
46' - Second half begins.
Second Half
45'+3 - Halftime whistle.
45'+1 - Goal Slovenia. Milenko Acimovic dribbles his way through three defenders, makes his way along the touch line and fires a shot from an impossible angle. The ball glances off the legs of Chilavert and into the net.
42' - Jose Luis Chilavert tested twice at the other end. He stops a shot by Milan Osterc, and moments later he makes a diving save against Sebastjan Cimirotic.
41' - Mladen Dabanovic tips a hard shot by Guido Alvarenga over the top.
36' - Roque Santa Cruz puts a header over the bar.
35' - Bad news for Paraguay from the other Group B match, as South Africa has drawn even with Spain, 1-1, on a Benedict McCarthy goal in the 31st minute.
30' - Mladen Dabanovic saves shots by Franciso Arce and Jose Cardozo.
22' - Paraguay's Carlos Parades with a dangerous challenge, and he is sent off for his second bookable offense.
18' - Paraguay enjoying an overwhelming majority of possession, but it has been unable to create any true threats on the Slovenia net.
16' - Slovenia's Miran Pavlin cautioned.
9' - Rising above a crowd in the box, Paraguay's Jose Cardozo flicks a header wide of the left post.
4' - Paraguay's Carlos Parades cautioned.
1' - Roque Santa Cruz attempts to get Paraguay off to a quick start, racing downfield on the opening kickoff and nearly connecting on a long pass from midfield.
1' - The match is under way. Paraguay must earn a victory today and hope for help from Spain against South Africa if it is to advance to the next round. A win by Paraguay and a loss by South Africa would leave the teams tied at four points. South Africa currently holds a three-goal advantage in goal differential.
Kickoff at 7:30 a.m. EDT; 11:30 a.m. GMT