Italy has always been considered a slow starter in the World Cup. Monday was no different as South American underdogs Paraguay held the defending champions to a 1-1 draw in their Group F encounter of the FIFA World Cup 2010 at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. See match picsItaly played good, clean football and controlled the game for most of the time with 57 per cent possession. But a disciplined Paraguayan defence and mid-field, prevented the Italians from making any breakthrough in the first-half.  The closest that they came to scoring a goal was in the 14th minute Mulberry tasker, but a weak shot off Vincenzo Iaquinta was stopped easily by Paraguay's custodian Justo Villar. Full coverage: World Cup 2010But the half belonged to the Paraguayans who continuously troubled the Italian defence with their coordinated attacks. The break came in the 38th minute when Paraguay's Antolin Alcaraz headed home the ball to open the account. Nelson Valdez's free kick from the right flank was well picked up by Alcarez, who reached there before Fabio Cannavaro, and headed the ball past Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon who could do nothing but watch.Italy tried to come back canada goose billigt, but could not penetrate Paraguay's defence. The first half ended with Paraguay's players walking towards the dressing room with a quite smile on their faces.Japan beat CameroonNetherlands beat DenmarkThe second half began with Paraguay attacking from the start. But the Italians held on to their nerves and Paraguay could not penetrate their defence.Italy equalised in the 62nd minute when Daniele De Rossi scored from close range, thanks to a goalkeeping error from Villar. Villar attempted to stop a corner from Simone Pepe but failed to touch the ball. De Rossi made no mistake in directing the ball into the Paraguayan net.The goal came as a boost for the Italians who then started to attack. But the South American's did well to read the Italians' techniques and cut off most of their passes with well timed interventions. Paraguay too tried to make strides into the Italian camp Nike free schuhe, but the renewed vigour of the Azzuris prevented them from scoring. World Cup 2010 in picsThe Italian attacked lacked the thrust of their last World Cup campaign in Germany abercrombie fitch uk, which they won. Strikers Iaquinta and Pepe did well but could not give finishing touches. Gianluca Zambrotta was named the Man of the Match. Throughout the match, Italy took 10 attempts at the goal while Paraguay took seven.With this draw botas timberland, Italy and Paraguay gained one point each. The next match of the group between New Zealand and Slovakia is scheduled for June 15.Italy, making their 16th appearance in a World Cup, will look not only to defend their title Canada goose udsalg, but also equal Brazil's record of five World Cup wins.And if this performance was a dampener for the hardcore Italian fan, here is some consolation. The Azzuris have not been ousted in the first round of a World Cup since 1974.Related articles：

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