Paraguay v New Zealand, 24 June 2010

Score0-0
RefereeYuichi Nishamura
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals group F
VenuePeter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Attendance34,850

View Paraguay v New Zealand head to head

Kick-Off: 16:00 Local (15:00 BST) Man of the Match: Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay) Assistant referees: Toru Sagara (Japan) Jeong Hae-sang (Korea Republic) Fourth official: Koman Coulibaly (Mali) Fifth official: Inácio Manuel Cândido (Angola) New Zealand ended up being the only unbeaten team at the 2010 World Cup finals. They drew all 3 matches but were still eliminated.

0 Paraguay

Manager: Gerardo Martino

0 New Zealand

Manager: Ricki Herbert

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Justo Villar
Defender Julio Caceres
Defender Denis Caniza (captain)
Defender Paulo da Silva
Defender Claudio Morel
Midfielder Victor Caceres
Midfielder Marcos Riveros
Midfielder Enrique Vera
Forward Oscar Cardozo
Forward Roque Santa Cruz
Forward Nelson Valdez

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Paston
Defender Tony Lochhead
Defender Winston Reid
Defender/Centre back Ryan Nelsen (captain)
Defender/Centre back Tommy Smith
Midfielder Simon Elliott
Midfielder Ivan Vicelich
Midfielder/Forward Leo Bertos
Forward Rory Fallon
Forward Chris Killen
Forward Shane Smeltz

Substitutions:

Lucas Barrios for Oscar Cardozo 66
Edgar Benitez for Nelson Valdez 67

Substitutions:

Chris Wood for Rory Fallon 69
Jeremy Brockie for Chris Killen 79

Cards:

Victor Caceres 10 Y
Roque Santa Cruz 41 Y

Cards:

Ryan Nelsen 56 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Diego Barreto
Goalkeeper Aldo Bobadilla
Defender Antolin Alcaraz
Defender Dario Veron
Midfielder Edgar Barreto
Midfielder Carlos Bonet
Midfielder Nestor Ortigoza
Midfielder Jonathan Santana
Midfielder Aureliano Torres
Forward Lucas Barrios
Forward Edgar Benitez
Forward Rodolfo Gamarra

On the bench:

Goalkeeper James Bannatyne
Goalkeeper Glenn Moss
Defender/Right back David Mulligan
Defender Andrew Boyens
Defender Ben Sigmund
Midfielder Andy Barron
Midfielder Jeremy Brockie
Midfielder Tim Brown
Midfielder Jeremy Christie
Midfielder Aaron Clapham
Midfielder Michael McGlinchey
Forward Chris Wood