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Enlarge PhotoParaguay's Cristian Riveros celebrates his goal during the 2010 World Cup Group F soccer match... Paraguay play New Zealand in their final Group F match of the World Cup on Thursday.Where: Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Capacity: 45,000
When: Thursday June 24, 1600 local (1400 GMT)
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
World ranking: Paraguay 31, New Zealand 78
Teams: Likely formation, shirt numbers, age, caps, goals:
* denotes misses next match if booked
Paraguay (4-3-3) New Zealand (4-3-3)
1-Justo Villar 32-75-0 1-Mark Paston 33-25-0
6-Carlos Bonet 32-67-1 *4-Winston Reid 21-5-1
21-Antolin Alcaraz 27-8-1 *6-Ryan Nelsen 32-43-6
14-Paulo Da Silva 30-74-2 5-Ivan Vicelich 33-68-7
3-Claudio Morel 32-31-0 *19-Tommy Smith 20-6-0
*13-Enrique Vera 31-31-3 *3-Tony Lochhead 28-33-0
*15-Victor Caceres 25-29-0 11-Leo Bertos 28-37-0
16-Cristian Riveros 27-52-9 7-Simon Elliot 36-65-6
9-Roque Santa Cruz 28-73-22 9-Shane Smeltz 28-36-19
18-Nelson Valdez 26-40-9 10-Chris Killen 28-38-17
19-Lucas Barrios 25-5-3 *14-Rory Fallon 28-7-2
Also available:
4-Denis Caniza 35-99-1 2-Ben Sigmund 29-14-1
5-Julio Cesar Caceres 30-63-2 23-James Bannatyne 34-3-0
8-Edgar Barreto 25-49-1 20-Chris Wood 18-11-0
10-Edgar Benitez 22-13-1 18-Andy Boyens 26-16-0
12-Diego Barreto 28-3-0 21-Jeremy Christie 27-24-1
17-Aureliano Torres 28-30-2 22-Jeremy Brockie 22-18-0
20-Nestor Ortigoza 25-6-0 13-Andy Barron 29-12-1
2-Dario Veron 30-29-0 16-Aaron Clapham 23-0-0
22-Aldo Bobadilla 34-19-0 15-Michael McGlinchey 23-5-0
23-Rodolfo Gamarra 21-3-0 17-David Mulligan 28-25-3
7-Oscar Cardozo 27-31-4 8-Tim Brown 29-25-0
11-Jonathan Santana 28-24-0 12-Glen Moss 27-15-0
Trainer - Gerardo Martino Ricki Herbert
Injured - None None
Suspended - None None
Changes:
* Paraguay are expected to keep the same side that beat Slovakia so comfortably last time out. Jonathan Santana could return to the bench if he has recovered from injury.
* New Zealand are likely to keep the same team that drew with Italy with Tim Brown again on the bench. Mark Paston will again start in goal even though first-choice Glen Moss is eligible to play after his suspension.
Previous meeting
22.06.95 Santiago New Zealand 2 Paraguay 3
Key stat:
* This is the 750th match played in the World Cup.
GROUP F STANDINGS
P W D L F A PTS
Paraguay 2 1 1 0 3 1 4
Italy 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
New Zealand 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
Slovakia 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
Previous results:
June 20
Slovakia 0 Paraguay 2
Italy 1 New Zealand 1
June 15
New Zealand 1 Slovakia 1
June 14
Italy 1 Paraguay 1
Next group fixture:
June 24
Slovakia v Italy, Johannesburg 1400 GMT
(Compiled by Neil Maidment; Editing by Tom Pilcher)
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